Sullivan Boys’ Track Wins Last Home Meet Of Season

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•June 2, 2021• by Jason Brown NP Sports The Sullivan boys’ track and field team won its last home meet of the season by defeating Shelbyville, Warrensburg-Latham and St. Teresa in Sullivan. Sullivan scored a meet best 79.5, which was only three points better than second-place finisher Shelbyville. Warrensburg-Latham took third with 60 points and St. Teresa placed last with 47 points. Sullivan had a three first place winners, including Davis Diepholz, Terence McRill, Jayden Troxell and a relay team. Diepholz ran the 3,200 meters in 13:17.54, and Terence McRill long jumped 6.06 meters. Troxell tossed the shot put a … Read More

Arthur’s Strawberry Jam Festival June 4 and 5

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•June 2, 2021• Roll out the strawberry red carpet in the Arthur area as it is the start of festival and fair season in the Heart of Illinois Amish Country on Friday, June 4 and Saturday, June 5. What better way to celebrate late spring and early summer than with America’s favorite fruit, the strawberry, pony rides (Saturday only), a multitude of vendors and some great food all mixed together to create Arthur Amish Country’s Strawberry Jam. … Read More

Memorial Day Services Held In Bethany and Sullivan

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•June 2, 2021• by Crystal Reed NP Writer Memorial Day services were held in Bethany and Sullivan Monday morning. The Sullivan American Legion conducted ceremonies at Greenhill Cemetery and Moultrie County Cemetery; Bethany American Legion led ceremonies at Marrowbone Township Cemetery. Sullivan American Legion and Boy Scout Troop 39 marched from the square to Greenhill Cemetery prior to Pastor Bob Vail leading in prayer and comments by Becky Lawson. … Read More

OV Sports Briefs

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•June 2, 2021• Baseball The Okaw Valley baseball team shut out Argenta-Oreana 12-0 to pick up another Lincoln Prairie Conference win Wednesday, May 26. On the road against the Bombers, Okaw Valley scored eight runs in the first two innings to jump out early. In the fifth inning, the Timberwolves plated four more runs to end the game at the end of the inning. Okaw Valley pounded out 13 total hits. Jacob McQuire recorded three hits, and Eli Hagerman and Kadan Miller each had two hits. Hagerman batted in four runs, and Miller plated three. Three Timberwolves combined for the … Read More

Obituaries 6-2-2021: Louetta Horath

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Louetta Horath Louetta Faye Horath, 86, of Sullivan, passed away at 2:35 a.m., Sunday, May 23, 2021, at Odd Fellow-Rebekah Home in Mattoon. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home, 1200 Wabash Avenue, Mattoon, IL 61938 is in charge of arrangements. … Read More

Tractor Cruise Returns

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•June 2, 2021• The Amish Country Tractor Cruise is set for Saturday, June 19 in Arthur. A 36-mile cruise will take riders on a picturesque drive through the Heart of Illinois Amish Country. Registration for the cruise will begin at 6:00 a.m. at Yoder’s Kitchen, located on IL 133, and then departs at 8:30 a.m. A 10:00 a.m. rest stop will be at Wind Swept Farms west of Arthur and lunch will be served at Heritage Family Farms northeast of Arthur. The cruise is expected to return to Arthur by 2:30 p.m. Each year, the cruise takes riders on a … Read More

ALAH School Board Approves Amended FY2021 Budget

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•June 2, 2021• by Ariana Cherry NP Writer Before the school board began their meeting Wednesday, two ALAH High School students, Wyatt Shonkwiler and Michaela Powell, shared a landscaping project for the high school greenhouse complete with slides showcasing their ideas and examples. Their hope is that this project will motivate students to use work skills outside of school and encourage them to learn working in smaller groups as well as make the greenhouse more pleasing to the public eye. Working in the greenhouse will help high school students get the service hours they need as well. Some of the … Read More