Obituaries 9-25-2013
Anna Floyd Anna L. Floyd, 71, of Lovington passed away at 9:52 a.m. Friday Sept. 20, 2013 in her home in Lovington. … Read More
OV Unable to Improve on First Set Win, Falls in Three
Chances of making it three wins in a row dashed by Emily Scott Bethany Reporter The Okaw Valley Timberwolves volleyball team lost in a conference matchup on Tuesday to the Bement Bulldogs in a 25-19; 17-25; 21-25 match. The Lady T-Wolves started out ahead in the first game by executing their plays well despite a few rotation and miscommunication errors. After an OV timeout, Bement began to gain momentum and the two teams battled back and forth. But OV made some more strong plays to cause Bement to trail as they made their way to a win, taking the game … Read More
Sullivan High School 78, 79 Class Reunion October 5
The alumni classes of 1978/1979 have combined their reunions this year and are gathering at 6 p.m. Saturday, October 5. Reservations are $10 per person, and checks should be made payable to SHS Classes of 1978/1979. Money may be sent to Mary Kay Welsh at 414 N. Main Street, Sullivan, IL. 61951. To date, 30 classmates from the two classes have expressed their intent to attend, but organizers would like to see more. For more information, call 728-7618. … Read More
FCCLA Selling T-Shirts
The Sullivan High School Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America is selling Sullivan Redskin T-shirts. The shirts come in charcoal and available in infant-adult sizes. Order forms can be picked up in the SES and SHS offices or by contacting Ginger Voegel at 728-8311, ext. 284 or by email at voegelg@sullivan.k12.il.us … Read More
Arthur-Lovington School Board Adopts Budget
Despite reorganization incentive funds being cut, budget in the black by Ariana Cherry Arthur/Sullivan Reporter The Arthur-Lovington School Board adopted a new tentative budget for the 2013-2014 school year last Wednesday, with a beginning cash balance on hand of $2,125,989 as of July 1, 2013. The district estimates their ending cash balance at $1,598,966 for June 30, 2014. “It’s a little better than I thought it would be a few years ago,” commented Superintendent Travis Wilson. “All funds are in the black. “We received a few more thousand dollars from the state incentive money that we were promised,” Wilson noted. … Read More
Understanding Illinois: Open Enrollment Makes Sense
By Jim Nowlan Outside Columnist In research for a book on “Fixing Illinois,” I have been impressed that Iowa and Indiana often “get it right” when it comes to their state governments. The two states seem to focus on what is good and useful for the state and its citizens. In contrast, in Illinois our response to a new idea is too often “Where’s mine?” “What’s in it for me,” or “Let’s protect what we have.” … Read More
SOV Hosts Real Men Wear Pink Game
Sullivan Okaw-Valley will be supporting breast cancer awareness during its varsity football game at 7 p.m. Friday. Football players and supporters will wear pink at the game in order to encourage their mothers, aunts, grandmothers, and other female friends and family members to get biennial mammograms once they reach the age of 50. SOV is supporting the cause in other ways as well: “Paint the Stands Pink” for Friday night’s varsity football game. Survivors, family members or anyone who knows someone who has been touched by breast cancer, should unite in the end zone by 6:45 to form a “Pink … Read More
Bethany Woman Injured in Collision
by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com Debra Yowell of Bethany was transported to St. Mary’s hospital Tuesday afternoon after sustaining injuries in a two-car collision at the intersection of New Hope and Route 121. Occurring around 2:20 p.m. Yowell was heading north on 121 when she began to brake with the intention of turning left and heading west on CR 1775. She was then rear-ended by Brian Ganz of Arenzville, Ill. a small village in Cass County located approximately 30 minutes northwest of Jacksonville. Yowell’s black Pontiac suffered damage to its rear bumper, which was separated from the vehicle. Ganz’s Hyundai Elantra … Read More
First Half Alone Enough for Trojans to Defeat SOV
48-7 routing comes almost entirely on the back of first half performance by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com Maroa-Forsyth’s quarterback Jack Hockaday demonstrated Friday night that he doesn’t have to be on offense to score. The junior who helped lead the trojans to a class 2A state title last year as a sophomore, recorded 77 yards rushing, including two touchdowns and 239 yards passing, responsible for another two scores, but then had an interception and run back for the Trojan’s final points Friday in the third quarter. … Read More
Lancers Sweep Own Tournament to Improve to 8-0
Third straight accomplishment for Cornwell and company by Kirk Whitaker Arthur/Sullivan Reporter For the third straight year the Arthur-Lovington Lancers swept their home tournament, defeating Deland-Weldon, Cowden-Herrick, Villa Grove, and Atwood-Hammond. The Lancers exhibited dominance at times throughout the day but weakness at others. The biggest challenge for the Lancers came in the 8 a.m. opener against Deland-Weldon, who incidentally forgot some jerseys and had to wear the Lancers’ basketball uniforms to play. … Read More