Rebecca A. Cox of Lovington earned her Master of Science in Education degree during commencement exercises at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Dec. 14, 2013. Cox, the daughter of David and Sharon Cox, majored in Workforce Education and Development, which is within the College of Education and Human Services. … Read More
Joycelyn Padgett will conduct Sullivan Art Club’s second workshop of the 2014 season Saturday, April 19, in the First United Methodist Church hall. Padgett, artist and art teacher, has recently moved to the area from Chicago. … Read More
Troy Reed Celebration of Life services for Troy E. Reed, 66, of Bruce were held at 11 a.m. Friday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with Pastor Gene Godfrey officiating. Burial with military rites conducted by Sullivan American Legion Post #68 was in French Cemetery in Allenville. He passed away at 10 p.m. Monday April 7, 2014 in his residence surrounded by his family. … Read More
by Christina Brown According to the First Amendment, everyone has the right to religious freedom, everyone can cherish one’s god in his or her own way, everyone can freely speak of their religion. Somehow, public schools have gone against the right to have freedom of religion within its walls. The children, kindergarten to fifth grade, the preteenagers, sixth grade to eighth grade, and the teenagers, freshmen to senior, all have the right of religion taken away for eight hours five days a week. Why do schools believe they have the power to monitor what is said about religion within the … Read More
Final inning nearly provides comeback for Raiders by Kirk Whitaker Arthur/Sullivan Reporter Pitching has been pretty good recently for the Redskins baseball team. Saturday Nick Frerichs two-hit Danville Schlarman en route to a 14-0 win, and Tuesday Shane Atchison returned the favor with a complete game two-hit gem of his own against Central A&M, striking out nine and walking three along with the two hits. “Shane has been solid all season,” Redskins head coach Troy Rogers said. “He knows how to pitch, he’s a bulldog on the mound—he’s out there with no sleeves because he’s crazy—he worked ahead in the … Read More
Lady Wolves out strong but can’t sustain by Kirk Whitaker Arthur/Sullivan Reporter It’s not often that in one inning with one hit, a team can score five runs. But that’s exactly what happened last Wednesday in Arthur as Okaw Valley’s softball team stumbled with two errors to let Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond take a lead they wouldn’t give up. “If you take away the one inning where we gave Arthur-Lovington five runs off one hit and two errors, we played them well,” said OV head coach Dave Benning. “You can’t give a team five runs in an inning, especially a good team like … Read More
Larry McGlade Larry L. McGlade, 79, of Decatur died April 9, 2014 in Decatur memorial Hospital. He was born Aug. 26, 1934 in Decatur, a son of Chester and Velma Leibongood McGlade. He was employed as a heavy equipment operator in steel fabrication and served in the U.S. Army. … Read More
Boy Scout Troop 39 will hold its annual pancake breakfast 6:30-10 a.m. Saturday, April 19 at the Sullivan American Legion. The menu includes pancakes, sausage, biscuits, and gravy, orange juice, milk & coffee. Money raised will help pay for summer camp and other troop activities. … Read More
The Lovington women’s auxiliary is having a garage sale 7 a.m.-2 p.m. April 26 at Lucky Bidders Auction House in Lovington. All proceeds to go the Danville VA. Anyone wishing to donate any clean item to the sale may bring it to the auction house at 5 p.m. April 25. For more information contact the Lovington American Legion at 873-4465. … Read More