Two Wins for OV Baseball Last Week

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•April 10, 2019• By Jason Brown NP Sports Editor The Okaw Valley baseball team won two games and lost one this past week. OV defeated Tolono Unity last Tuesday and Argenta-Oreana last Wednesday but lost to Greenfield Saturday. Against Tolono Unity, OV scored one run in the first for the early 1-0 lead. The Timberwolves took advantage of five Tolono errors to score runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth inning for the eventual 5-1 win. Talon Russell and Eli Hagerman each recorded a hit and a walk, and Hagerman and Camden Coleman each pitched three innings in the win. … Read More

Mo. Co. Health Department Honors Child Abuse Awareness Month

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Blue Pinwheel Symbol •April 10, 2019• Blue Pinwheels are the theme for April at the Moultrie County Health Department (MCHD), and they symbolize more than just the windy spring days that typically dominate our central Illinois weather. Blue Pinwheels are also the symbol for National Child Abuse and Neglect Awareness Month. The pinwheels represent the whimsy, joy and innocence of childhood which is often lost when child neglect and abuse occurs. Child neglect and abuse comes in many different forms and can be inflicted from a variety of sources and exposures. Anyone who is responsible for the care or well-being … Read More

McDonald’s Construction Begins

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•April 10, 2019• McDonald’s Restaurant of Sullivan closes Monday, April 15 to allow for new construction. Sunday, April 14 McDonald’s will open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, which will be the last day for the old building, owner Angie Matlock explained. The existing building will be removed to the existing footprint, and a completely new McDonald’s with a dual drive thru will be built in its place. Construction timetable is expected to be seven weeks. … Read More

Obituaries 4-10-2019: Pete Spencer

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Pete Spencer Peter A. ‘Pete’ Spencer, 68, of Sullivan, passed away at 3:33 a.m. Thursday, April 4, 2019 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. Celebration of Life services were at 1 p.m. Monday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial will be at a later date in Camfield Cemetery in Sullivan. … Read More

Second for ALAH Girls’ Track Team at Invitational Meet

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•April 10, 2019• The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond girls’ track and field team placed second with 79 points in the 28th annual Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond Invite Saturday. Tuscola won with 98 points. Kenli Nettles scored most of the points for ALAH. Nettles won the 300-meter dash with a meet-record time of 26.09, and Alexa Miller placed third at 27.73. Miller also placed third in the 100-meter dash at 13.32 … Read More

Tuscola wins ALAH Boys’ Track Invite

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•April 10, 2019• The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond boys’ track team placed seventh out of 15 teams with 32 points in the 49th annual Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond Boys Invite Saturday. Tuscola won the invite with 86 points. Austin Romine took first place in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:05.58. … Read More

OVHS and ALAH Students Receive Award

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•April 10, 2019• Thirteen area high school seniors were awarded Good Citizen Awards from the Stephen Decatur Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution Saturday, March 29 in Decatur. Winners were selected by faculty of the high schools on the basis of leadership, dependability, service, patriotism, and cooperation. These aware are presented annually to outstanding senior class students from Macon, Moultrie, DeWitt, Piatt, and Christian county high schools. Students honored by the Stephen Decatur Chapter are: … Read More

Remember When? 4-10-2019

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25 Years Ago This Week There was a break-in at the Moultrie County Sheriff’s office. State Police investigators from Effingham have been assigned to the case. Sheriff’s Sgt. Rieck Kendall said that the burglary occurred in the jail’s basement. He said that items were taken but has declined to provide additional details. After scoring only one run in a loss to Shelbyville, the Sullivan Redskins baseball team turned the tables and defeated Arcola 10-1. Jason Wildman picked up the win against Arcola. He pitched four innings, giving up four hits and one unearned run. He struck out eight. Andy Wagner … Read More

Swan Song for Bethany Foods

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•April 10, 2019• By Ellen Ferrera for the News Progress When Ata Abbed retired from General Motors after 26 years of service, he was still young enough to have a second career. His brother was in the grocery business and had seen an ad for a grocery store in the small town of Bethany, Illinois. It turned out to be a 29-year adventure for Abbed and his family. “We were so very fortunate to have had the best neighbors, like Jerry and Kay Ward, that anyone could ask for,” Ata recalled. “We had wonderful employees like Della Lowe, Hope Snyder, … Read More

NRCS Sign-Up for Updated Conservation Stewardship Program

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•April 10, 2019• State Conservationist, Ivan Dozier announced the next deadline for Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) applications to be considered for funding in fiscal year (FY) 2019 is May 10, 2019. Nationwide USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) plans to invest up to $700 million for new enrollments and contract extensions in fiscal year 2019. The 2018 Farm Bill made several changes to this critical conservation program, which helps agricultural producers take the conservation activities on their farm to the next level. “CSP continues to be a very effective tool for private landowners working to achieve their conservation and management … Read More