The 19th District of The American Legion Department of Illinois will hold their quarterly meeting March 2 at Post 105 in Decatur. The district meeting of the Sons of the American Legion will begin at 10 a.m. Lunch and the Legion meeting will begin at 1 p.m. … Read More
Hagerman leads the way with 25, Still with 23 by Kirk Whitaker Arthur/Sullivan Reporter Early and often Okaw Valley (6-17) got inside on Central A&M (4-22) and used a large rebounding advantage to advance past the Raiders 76-68 in Monday night’s Arthur regional opener. Peyton Hagerman lead all scorers with 25, and Devon Still added 23 for the Timberwolves to go with a game high 17 rebounds. Joe Jeffers also contributed eight points and 10 boards to the cause. Early on, it was Hagerman’s nine first quarter points that largely kept the Timberwolves in the game—including five of the first … Read More
Seniors Atchison and Stain Combine for 23 by Kirk Whitaker Arthur/Sullivan Reporter Oh how time changes things. As freshmen four years ago, this year’s seniors for the Sullivan Redskins boys’ basketball team didn’t look like a team that would or could beat itself out of a wet paper bag let alone a state ranked team or win the OVC tournament in the next few years. But this year, they did just those two things—defeating eighth ranked in Class 2A Decatur St. Teresa, and winning the Okaw Valley Conference Tournament—among others that nobody expected they could, and the four remaining seniors—Derrick … Read More
Schuring scores 28 Kirk Whitaker Arthur/Sullivan Reporter With 3:07 to go in the first half, Tyler Schuring finally sank the Knights’ first 3-point field goal of the game Wednesday on senior night against Shiloh. The bucket was a part of a 12-4 half-closing run for the Knights as they took a 30-28 lead into the locker room at halftime. “It was obvious early we weren’t making outside shots,” Knights head coach Dale Schuring said. “I told them to attack at the half and at times we did, but we didn’t do as well as we could have. We missed way … Read More
by Joash Tiarks Bethany Reporter The Okaw Valley school board voted to accept the resignations of two staff members, effective at the end of this 2013-14 school year; that of cheer coach Jennifer Crowder and that of long time school librarian Sharon Lowry as she retires. … Read More
M. Louise Marshall M. Louise Marshall, 95, of Bethany died at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday Feb. 18, 2014 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Bethany with visitation after 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Marrowbone Township Cemetery in Bethany. … Read More
Sullivan McDonald’s employee chosen for regional award by Jake Dilley Reporting in Sullivan If you’ve gone to McDonald’s in Sullivan, especially the drive-thru in the morning, you’ve probably been greeted by Trudy Fleshner. Having worked at the Sullivan location for over 10 years, Fleshner has greeted quite a few faces. And now, it would seem, she’s greeted so many, that now it is her turn for a warm gesture. … Read More