•January 8, 2020• After finishing fourth in the Decatur St. Teresa Christmas Tournament last week, the Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond boy’s basketball team lost to LeRoy 76-51. No other stats were made available. The Knights (6-5) are scheduled to host Tri-County Friday and then travel to Argenta-Oreana Tuesday. … Read More
Cellie Yokley Cellie Marie “Granny” Yokley, 89, of Sullivan, passed away at 8:45 p.m. Saturday, January 4, 2020, in Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, January 9 at McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the services Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in French Cemetery in Allenville. … Read More
•January 8, 2020• The National Wild Turkey Federation’s Kaskaskia Longbeards is holding a Hunting Heritage Banquet on Friday, Jan. 17. This Save the Habitat, save the Hunt event is from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. at the Sullivan V.F.W. on Rte. 32. Sponsor tables are available by contacting Lee Lester at 217/620-8542 or llester74@yahoo.com … Read More
•January 1, 2020• By Jason Brown NP Sports Editor The Sullivan boys’ basketball team placed fourth with a 2-2 record in the Dieterich Holiday Tournament last week. Saturday, the Redskins fell to Arcola in the third place game 58-32. The Purple Riders extended a five-point lead into a 29-15 halftime score. Arcola broke open the game with a 21-8 third-quarter run. For Sullivan, Colin Chappel led the team with six points to go with two rebounds. Leyton Ellis and Ryan Batman each scored four points. Ellis also ripped down four rebounds. Friday against Red Hill, Sullivan completed a fourth-quarter comeback … Read More
•January 1, 2020• By Jason Brown NP Sports Editor The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond girls’ basketball team placed third in its own Knights Classic Holiday Tournament in Arthur Saturday. The Knights finished 3-1 with wins over Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg, Chrisman and Shelbyville. ALAH’s one loss was to eventual tournament champions Mt. Zion. To earn third place, ALAH ran over the Rams 49-36. The Knights more than doubled Shelbyville in the first quarter on their way to a 30-16 halftime lead. Mackinzi Bowles lead the team with a team-high 18 points, four blocks and 11 rebounds. … Read More
Senior Peace Meal For additional information or for reservations, please call 1-800-543-1770 Monday, January 6 – Beef stew w/potatoes, carrots, and onions, seasoned greens, biscuits, tropical fruit Tuesday, January 7 – Chili mac, tossed salad, dinner roll, warm cinnamon peaches Wednesday, January 8 – Chicken tetrazzini, peas and onions, seasoned green beans w/pimentos, whole grain wheat (1), chunky applesauce Thursday, January 9 – Roast beef in gravy, mashed potatoes, cabbage tomato au gratin, dinner roll, overnight fruit salad Friday, January 10 – Baked ham, frosted sweet potatoes, midori blend vegetables, whole grain wheat (1), pears … Read More
•January 1, 2020• By Ariana Cherry for The News Progress A public hearing on the 2019 tax levy took place at the ALAH School Board meeting on December 18. Last year, due to a new increased balance in the IMRF funds, a balloon levy was proposed. The levy will continue to be stable at a relatively low tax rate. Before the hearing, the levy had been on public file for 30 days and a notification was also put in the newspaper. There were no public calls concerning the levy during that time. A motion was made to approve the 2019 … Read More
•January 1, 2020• By Jason Brown NP Sports Editor The Okaw Valley boys’ basketball team finished the Vandalia Holiday Tournament 2-2 this week with the chance to play for third place. The Timberwolves defeated Cumberland and Patoka but lost to Flora and Pana. To open tournament action Thursday, OV overwhelmed Cumberland 49-37. Okaw Valley held a four-to-six point lead in the first half and extended that lead to 38-28 in the third quarter. Cameron Sharp scored a game-high 21 points, including ten points in the first quarter. … Read More
•January 1, 2020• The Bethany American Legion Post 307 and Auxiliary recently collected more than $1000 from the community which went to residents at the Danville Veterans Administration Hospital. Bethany Post members Sam Scott, Punch Martin and Mike Brewer delivered the assortment of tennis shoes, sweat suits, and other requested items to the Danville veterans the week before Christmas. Since it was Punch Martin’s first visit VA staff members gave the group a tour of the facility explaining how the gifts for the resident veterans are collected and distributed. The members of Post 307 would like to thank all those … Read More