OV Drama Club to Host Soup Supper Dec. 12

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December 10, 2014 The Okaw Valley Drama Club will host a Soup Supper before the boys’ basketball game on Friday, December 12 from 5-7 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. Menu items will include chili or cheese soup, ham and cheese sandwich, various desserts and tea or lemonade. For more information about pricing, call the OVHS office at 665-3631. The Timberwolves will take on the Tri-County Titans. Basketball play will start at 5 p.m. with a Fresh/Soph game and the JV and varsity games will immediately follow. The OVHS Drama Club produces two plays a year, with their most recent … Read More

Obituaries 12-10-2014: Velma Bailey

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Velma Bailey Funeral services for Velma H. Bailey, 89, of Bethany were held at 10:30 a.m. today (Wednesday) in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Bethany. Burial was in Marrowbone Township Cemetery in Bethany. She passed away peacefully at 6 a.m. Saturday Dec. 6, 2014 in her home in Bethany. … Read More

Donating a Quarter at a Time

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December 10, 2014 Bethany quarter auctions make for fun philanthropy by Ariana Cherry Reporting in Bethany A quarter may just be a mere 25 cents, but over time, it can add up. And for Noelle Yeakel, she came to possess the good sense that she could make a difference for Bethany and surrounding organizations by holding quarter auctions which started this past August. “So far, we have raised over $1,000 for charities in the area. I have had experience with quarter auctions for the past two years, and I felt there was a need in Bethany so I decided to … Read More

Knights Win Again, Overcoming Rival Tuscola 61-48

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December 10, 2014 Plank’s 13 helps solidify win By Matthew Kracht NP Sport Reporter The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Knights improved to 4-0 on Tuesday night with an impressive win over the Tuscola Warriors who fell to 0-1 on the season. Leading the way for the Knights was Tyler Schuring who scored a game high 17 including three deep 3-pointers in the first quarter. Tuscola came out ready to play and surging to an early 8-4 lead behind hot shooting guards nailing back-to-back 3-pointers. But Schuring responded with his own deep threes including a circus shot with less than 10 seconds left in … Read More

Fixing 911?

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December 10, 2014 County to vote on 911 improvements Thursday by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com The Moultrie County Board will decide Thursday whether to sign off on 911 upgrades totaling more than $45,000. Given the current state of 911 here in Moultrie County, the board and its public health committee have long struggled with how to address the issues with both the lack of automatic location information as well as the extra time it takes in paging out emergency responders. Right now, if you dial 911 from your cell phone in the county, here is what happens: Your call gets sent … Read More

Lady Knights Split Four at Mike Walsh Memorial Tournament

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December 10, 2014 By Matt Kracht NP Sport Reporter The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond varsity girls’ basketball team played four games in three days with losses to tournament champion Cerro Gordo Bement on Thursday and runner up Shelbyville on Friday. However, the Lady Knights rebounded on Saturday to win in dominating fashion over Judah Christian and Buckley. The tournament started for the Lady Knights with a 43-33 loss to the Lady Broncos and continued Friday night with an agonizing 53-42 defeat to the Lady Rams of Shelbyville. In both games the Lady Knights seemed to struggle rebounding and had terrible luck missing several … Read More

Timberwolves Hang On for Win Over Shelbyville

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December 6, 2014 Endure 11-0 run by Rams in fourth quarter by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com Friday night’s season opener at Shelbyville might not have resulted in the 68-58 victory for Okaw Valley had it taken place last year. “Not to look back, but last year we lost 10 games that we led or tied in the fourth quarter, so it’s encouraging to start off this year with the result being the opposite,” said OV head coach Tony Sparks. “But again, that’s the difference between playing sophomores and juniors and then juniors and seniors.” After managing to keep a double-digit lead … Read More