In an article titled “Prairieland Open House Oct. 17,” which ran in last week’s paper, it was reported that the Prairieland Service Coordination, Inc.’s office was at 220 South Water Street, Suite 220M, in downtown Decatur. The office’s location is actually located at 100 South Water Street. The error was made in the original submitted news release. … Read More
Sullivan finishes sixth Kirk Whitaker Arthur/Sullivan Reporter With a record of 13-0—a school record accomplished after last Thursday’s victory over Cerro Gordo—the Arthur-Lovington Lancers took their perfect record into the Arcola Invitational Saturday, but with a slightly different lineup. Junior Jessica Davis fractured the tip of her right ring finger and was unable to play in the tournament Saturday. But that didn’t stop the Lancers from opening the day bright and early facing a pumped up Arcola squad. … Read More
Sullivan and Windsor men also place Aaron McManaway of Altamont weighed in a two-day total of seven bass totaling 20 pounds, 13 ounces Sunday to win the Walmart Bass Fishing League Illini Division Super Tournament on Lake Shelbyville. For his victory, McManaway earned $6,840. Sullivan’s Mario Cordes took second place with 10 bass weighing in at 18 pounds, earning him $2,270. … Read More
Both the seventh and eighth grade OVMS girls basketball teams defeated Shelbyville Thursday evening to begin the season 1-0. The seventh grade squad got out to a quick 8-2 lead in the first, and proceeded to score seven points in the second followed by six in the third. They capped off the game with 14 points in the final quarter, all while holding Shelbyville to just one more point on their way to a 35-3 blowout. Bella Benning went 5-of-20 from the field, scoring a team high of 11. Madison Voge went 4-of-11 for eight points, and teammate Kate Jeffers … Read More
First win over Raiders since A&M formed by Kirk Whitaker Arthur/Sullivan Reporter After getting blown out by Maroa-Forsyth last week, SOV had to prepare for Central A&M, whom the Redskins had never beaten before. The stakes were even higher, due to the fact that this was the homecoming game for the athletes from Okaw Valley. “Okaw Valley really does a great homecoming, and our kids do enjoy going over and participating in it,” Redskins head coach Charles Brown said. “The atmosphere was great today.” Despite whatever distractions may come from the school festivities, Brown said his boys prepared well this … Read More
Moultrie County Deputies responded to East Williams Street in Lovington late Tuesday night after receiving a call that a man had been found dead. … Read More
Submitted by Ann Wheeler From the early 1900s until the 1950s, one-room school houses dotted the landscape in east central Illinois. Today, most of these structures have gone the way of the rotary dial phone: only a few exist and even fewer are actually used for their original purpose. Perhaps only Center School, which has found a home among the pumpkins and mums at The Great Pumpkin Patch in Arthur, has been used as the site for a winning raffle ticket. … Read More
First year of many to come by Jake Dilley Reporting in Sullivan Christina Whitford knows all too well what the struggle with Alzheimer’s is like. The Sullivan resident lost her grandmother Nora Hatley five years ago to the disease and has since worked to not only honor her but to help others who are affected. According to the Centers for Disease Control, an estimated five million Americans 65 years and older have Alzheimer’s, and the number is expected to triple as high as 13.8 million unless other, more effective measures, are discovered and put into practice in the treatment of … Read More
Sullivan takes third in triangular by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com Improving to 13-3 on the season, the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond/Arcola golf team shot a combined 167 at home Monday evening, easily ousting second place Altamont, who shot a 201, and third place Sullivan, who shot six strokes back at 207. The Purple Rider Knights’ Chris Davis was the triangular’s medalist with a 39 after nine holes. Teammate Noah Yantis was just two strokes back with a 41, followed by Clayton Miller’s 42, Cole Drake’s 45, and Robert Hill and Shandon Herschberger’s 48s. … Read More
By John Golden NP Columnist Hello, reader, do you have time for a quick story? It will probably take just five minutes of your day, and I feel that you may find that it is worthy of your attention. Just try and take a brief break from the barrage of your bill burdens, your constant children concerns, and all of your fears for the future. I think that this story is a genuinely cool story so I have decided to share it with you today. For the sake of confidentiality and anonymity, I have changed the names of the people … Read More