ALAH boys, girls take 8th, 10th At the 11 team Tuscola Open, SOV’s girls’ track team finished second with 87 points, finally beating Neoga by 13 points but losing to Central A & M by 27. … Read More
Eastern Illinois Foodbank will distribute a truckload of food to hungry area families at Okaw Valley High School 9-11 a.m. May 3. All Okaw Valley School District residents who meet income eligibility criteria are welcome (see table below). Those attending are asked to bring bags or boxes to transport food. … Read More
Senior Education Ministries, Inc. in partnership with the Sullivan community has scheduled Dr. Jeffrey Brummer, D.O. of Family Care Associates of Effingham for next month’s Dine with a Doc®. The program will be held from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on May 6 in the Max J. Knight Community Building Banquet Hall located at Mason Point. The program is free and welcomes the local senior public to hear an educational topic while enjoying a complimentary lunch. … Read More
Seegmiller’s grand slam wins game one, Miller’s delayed steal seals the second by Kirk Whitaker Arthur/Sullivan Reporter Kauryn Karmazinas batted in her sister Klaire for the first run of the game in the home half of the first for Arcola in game one of their double-header against ALAH, but the Rider defense fell apart in the top of the third. Mycaela Miller led off with an infield single, but the next three batters reached base on error before Brooke Tabb batted Katie Wildman home. … Read More
Eugene Hertlein Eugene Hertlein, 95, of Sullivan died at 2:41 a.m. Wednesday April 23, 2014 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. Celebration of Life services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with visitation 3-5 p.m. Sunday. Burial with military rites by Sullivan American Legion Post #68 will be in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. … Read More
Inconsistencies continue to plague Lady T-Wolves by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com Hosting the Heyworth tournament Saturday at Overlot Field in Bethany, the Okaw Valley softball team dropped both of their games, though battled in their second after being down by 10 runs. First inheriting undefeated Meridian in the morning, OV trailed 5-0 going into the top of the fifth and let a dropped infield flyball with two outs spell utter disaster. … Read More
Donald E. Miller, 81, of Sullivan died at 7:40 p.m. Tuesday April 22, 2014 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. Celebration of Life services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with visitation 5-7 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. … Read More
SOV linebacker heads to Decatur come fall by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com Sullivan senior and SOV middle linebacker Walker Byers thought he might want to continue football in college a year ago. So following the end of his senior season last October, he asked then head coach Charles Brown if he could see if any colleges might be interested in his talents. Two came knocking but only one caught Byer’s attention–Millikin University in Decatur. “I was hoping it would happen, but I didn’t know if it would or not,” said Byers, who also received a substantial academic scholarship from the university. … Read More