Bob Hermann Services for Robert Allen “Bob” Hermann, 47, of St. Leonard, Md. were held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Rausch Funeral Home in Lusby, Md. He passed away peacefully at his residence March 23, 2014 with his loving family at his side. He was born May 31, 1966 in Decatur to Lynnette and Ronald Hermann. He married his soulmate Melinda Kristie “Mindy” Parks Aug. 29, 2009 in Westminster, Md. … Read More
Miller goes 3-4, batting in three by Kirk Whitaker Arthur/Sullivan Reporter After a 5-4 loss to Tuscola and a surprising 7-2 loss at Argenta, Arthur head softball coach Matt Darling knew there needed to be a switch in the lineup. So before Friday’s game against LSA, Arthur brought freshman Mycaela Miller up to lead off from fifth, junior Brooke Tabb went from leadoff to second, and freshman Logan Kauffman dropped from second to eighth in the order. The change worked. … Read More
Both now set sights on Arthur Invite Friday by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com Competing for the first time outdoors this track season, both the SOV boys’ and girls’ teams took first overall in a triangular meet at home. For the boys, they compiled 91 points, besting second place Tuscola by 27 points and third place Cerro Gordo by 67 points. Those taking first place for the boys included Zach Devore in the 400m dash (58.46 seconds), Dalace Ray in the 110m hurdles (21.87), Gage Duran in the long jump (5 feet, 6 inches), Adam Davis in the pole vault (10-00), Ethan … Read More
Customers will have opportunity from April 2-28 by Barry Featheringill Sullivan Reporter The Sullivan IGA is hoping customers will roundup so that come the Fourth of July spectators will be able to look up. With the American Legion having difficulties in raising funds for the annual Fourth of July fireworks show, IGA manager Pat Stinson is giving the community the option to round up their purchases to the next higher dollar amount beginning April 2. “We have done similar programs for the Moultrie County Food Pantry with very good results,” said Stinson. “This is an opportunity for the community to … Read More
Nine unearned runs cost Sullivan potential upset by Kirk Whitaker Arthur/Sullivan Reporter Take away the second and third innings in the field against Teutopolis Tuesday and in the end, there would have been a 2-1 upset win for the Redskins against a perennial state power instead of a 10-2 loss; if only that would have happened. A home run over the left centerfield wall was the only run in the first, and turned out to be the only earned run allowed by Sullivan in the game. That was when the Redskin defensive woes that plagued them in losses to Cerro … Read More
by Florence Hallford Lovington Reporter Local farmer John Stinson has long supported the Lovington Ambulance Service. As a former board member, Stinson knows how much the ambulance service relies on donations to stay up and running. So when he had a chance to apply and win a $2,500 grant from Monsanto, he did. That, in turn, led to an award ceremony March 24 where the grant check was given to the ambulance service. The Monsanto fund is through America’s Farmers Grow Communities Program. Since its inception in 2010, more than $16 million has been donated to more than 6,500 non-profit … Read More
National Library Week will be observed from April 14-20, and the Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library staff encourages everyone to stop by and see what the library has to offer. If a member of the public doesn’t already have a library card, stop by the desk and become a registered patron. (Individuals who live outside the city are required to pay a non-resident fee. Those who fall in that category should call 728-7221 for details. … Read More
ALAH’s Goodman earns first in shot put by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com SOV’s nucleus of four girls (Emily Neuhauser, Amanda McClain, Mollie Bowman, and Ashlynd Risley), qualified for six events at the indoor state track meet last Saturday in Bloomington. And while the meet did not, this year, tally team scores, head coach Kali Taylor says, according to her math, the team would have finished near fourth place overall. … Read More
High school students will have an opportunity to learn journalism hands-on from award-winning reporters, editors and photographers at the Illinois Press Foundation workshop at Eastern Illinois University on June 15-27. Applications for the 13-day workshop, which is funded by the IPF, Dow Jones Newspaper Fund, Robert R. McCormick Foundation and EIU, will be accepted through May 10. Eighteen students will be selected to participate in this free journalism experience. Go to IPFworkshop.wordpress.com or contact director Joe Gisondi at jjgisondi@eiu.edu for further information. … Read More
The statewide average temperature for March in Illinois was 33.8 degrees, which was 7 degrees below average and the eighth coldest March on record. Combined with the colder-than-average January and February made this the fourth coldest start (23.6 degrees) for Illinois for the year to date, according to State Climatologist Jim Angel at the Illinois State Water Survey, University of Illinois. … Read More