Poker Tournament Fundraiser Nov. 16

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The American Legion Post 507 in Bethany will host its third poker tournament fundraiser Saturday, November 16. The event will benefit students at Okaw Valley High School through academic scholarships awarded annually. The Texas Hold’em poker tournament starts at noon. Fifty seats are available. Pay-outs for a full field will be $425, $350, $275, $225, $175, $125 and $75. Due to charity gaming license restrictions, pay-outs over $250 will be awarded as a Walmart gift card; all others will be cash. All players will be eligible to win door prizes donated by local businesses. Porkburgers and refreshments will be available … Read More

Lovington Continues to Tackle Drainage Issues

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Updates to alleviate flooding by Florence Hallford Lovington Reporter For years, Lovington residents have been flooding the village hall with complaints about the rising waters during rainy seasons as the district’s aging and inadequate tiles, placed in 1916, became overwhelmed and backed up. By 2000, the increasing surface and basement flooding resulted in thousands of dollars in damage and burdened the village of Lovington with costly cleanups. But repairs on the system then began in 2005 with efforts made between Lovington’s Drainage District, the village of Lovington and the Moultrie County highway department. In 2006 and 2007, after aggressive inspection … Read More

Knights Do Enough Early to Keep Arcola at Bay

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27-7 first half lead too much for catch up by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Knights may have beaten neighbor Arcola 42-14 for Atwood/Hammond’s last homecoming this past Friday, but that didn’t stop head coach Dale Schuring from being critical of his team, especially the defense, which struggled to stop the Purple Riders from moving the ball and controlling the game. “We have responded well to adversity and when other teams get things going, but the simple fact is they dominated us tonight,” said Schuring. “I don’t care, you can look at the scoreboard all you want, but they had … Read More

OV Falls to Cerro Gordo in Three Sets

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by Kirk Whitaker Reporting in Bethany After falling to Martinsville a week ago in the LOVC tournament, Okaw Valley took on conference foe Cerro Gordo in Bethany Tuesday night. The Lady Timberwolves (5-11, 2-5 LOVC) started off the set down 5-1, but came back to take the lead at 6-5. In the first 12 points of the match, there were six ties. After OV initially taking the lead, the first multi-point lead was achieved by the Lady Broncos at 12-10, prompting an OV timeout. The two teams played each other closely after that point in the match, but it was … Read More

City Reports Increased Income, Sales Tax Receipts

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Combined, two taxes bring in additional $40,000 over last FY by Barry Featheringill Sullivan Reporter The Sullivan City Council received some good financial news from City Treasurer Myron Salmon Monday evening when he reported that both sales and income tax receipts were up from the previous fiscal year. The analysis of sales and income tax receipts for fiscal year 2013/14 through September showed the sales tax receipts up $10,621 and income tax receipts up $30,111 over fiscal year 2012/13. … Read More

Redskins Fall Narrowly to Shelbyville on Homecoming

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Playoff hopes dashed with best possible record of 4-5 on the year Kirk Whitaker Arthur/Sullivan Reporter Heartbreak has come again. This year it was dealt by rival Shelbyville on homecoming with three weeks left to go in the season. The Redskins needed to win out the rest of the season to make the playoffs for the first time in more than a decade. Instead, SOV fell short 14-12. The game was physical from the start, as both teams asserted their ground attacks early and often. Sullivan had three possessions in the first quarter but squandered each while Shelbyville also had … Read More