Redskins XC Continue Season

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•October 4, 2023• by E. Scott England The Sullivan Redskins XC teams ran in Taylorville and Mattoon last week. The first meet of the week took place at the Christian County Fairgrounds against four other teams. Sophomore Johnathan Iacobazzi finished fifth overall with a time of 17:17.32. Seniors Easton England and Davis Diepholz both finished in the top 20 at 16th and 19th, respectively. The Lady Redskins only had three runners compete at the race. Sophomore Eiley Poe was the top finisher for the team with an 8th place finish. Senior Allison Cullen crossed the line in 12th while junior … Read More

Cami Badman’s Honors English III Student Letters To The Editor (Continued from Sept. 27 issue)

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Dear Editor, Standardized testing is a very debatable topic in the United States. For many years, there has been talk about eliminating standardized testing from schools because they don’t improve education in America. However, there are many pros and cons to that argument. That being said, standardized testing should still be used in American education. “In his book Defending Standardized Testing, Dr. Richard Phelps presents his finding after analyzing 100+ years of research on standardized tests, and concludes that 93% of studies have shown standardized tests as having a positive influence on student achievement.” Although standardized tests can be a … Read More

Obituaries 10-4-2023: Thomas Winings

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Thomas Winings Thomas Raglan Winings passed away peacefully September 23, 2023, at age 79 from Parkinson’s Disease. He was born the second of three children June 26, 1944, in Decatur, Illinois to Ernest and Mary Winings. Tom grew up on a dairy farm in Lovington, Illinois. He learned to work hard milking cows and planting, weeding, and harvesting soybeans, corn, oats, wheat, and hay with his father and older brother. … Read More

The Point is Probably Moot

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•October 4, 2023• By Jim Baumann NP Guest Writer An editor told me of a recent conversation he had with a regular guest columnist regarding the columnist’s use of “moot.” Although the columnist offered a couple of alternatives, the editor decided to keep it in “on the theory that sometimes it’s interesting to readers to see a new word or a word correctly used in an unfamiliar way, even if at first it might send them running to the dictionary.” I think most people who read a newspaper do so to learn something. At least I would hope so. I … Read More

A Look Back…10-4-2023

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2013  Bridget Watkins, a Lovington alumna, was at the Lovington Public Library for a book signing. She shared about her life growing up in Sullivan and Lovington and the inspiration for her book. The book “Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones but Words Will Never Hurt Me..or Will They?” identifies how both fellow children and parents can be cruel and how through her experiences, she came to rely on faith to handle rejection and other problems in life.  Competing at home and in recognition of their seniors the SOV cross country team hosted Shelbyville, Tuscola, and Arthur/Lovington for their … Read More