Help Us Support the Mt. Zion Food Pantry
The Mt. Zion Odd Fellows are proud to host a community food drive to help support local families in need. Donations can be dropped off now through the Route 121 Jeep Fest which is being held on Saturday, June 13. Drop off locations: •Kenney’s Ace Hardware •Mi Casa We are accepting: Non-perishable food items, Cash…
Read MoreMt. Zion Board of Education holds April meeting
President Jeffrey Sams called the regular meeting of Mt. Zion CUSD #3 to order at 6:30 p.m. on April 14, 2026. Board members present were: Jeffrey Sams, Kent Newton, Michelle Shumaker, Eric Law and Dr. Courtney Gaine Cuddy. Regan Deering arrived at 6:45 pm. Administration present consisted of: Dr. Travis R. Roundcount, Superintendent of Schools;…
Read MoreALAH boys and girls win LPC track meet; CGB girls fourth
At the Lincoln Prairie Conference track and field meet at Cerro Gordo last Friday, ALAH sophomore Rylie Ward won her heat of the 100 meter hurdles. Her time of 20.22 was good for seventh place in that event. Rylie would be the only Knights’ girls’ event champion in the meet taking first in the discus…
Read MoreCGB BRONCOS SENIOR TRACK AND FIELD RECOGNIZED
On Friday, May 8 at the annual Lincoln Prairie Conference track and field meet the host school Cerro Gordo Bement Broncos took a brief timeout to celebrate and thank their senior members of the team. Pictured here are the seniors that were introduced at the meet, Addison Roberts, daughter of Samantha and Jackie Roberts; Ariel…
Read MoreCGB softball offense explodes for two wins
By Mike Monahan FARMER CITY – Scoring 16 runs in both games, a 16-1 win over Decatur Eisenhower on May 4 and in a 16-3 Lincoln Prairie Conference win over Blue Ridge, the Cerro Gordo/Bement softball team improved to 7-13 overall and 5-3 in the conference, good for fourth place. Mya Durbin threw a one-hitter…
Read MoreGirls Class 1A track sectional Wednesday
By Mike Monahan SHELBYVILLE – The 17 team Shelbyville girls’ track sectional is set for May 13 with the field events starting at 4:30 p.m. and the running events at 5:30 p.m. Teams competing are Arcola, Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond, Okaw Valley, Cerro Gordo/Bement, Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, Tri-County, Meridian, Marshall, Central A&M, Neoga, Nokomis, Pana, Shelbyville,…
Read MoreALAH 8th Grade Girls Track and Field Capture Jr. High Okaw Conference Championship
Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond 8th Grade Girls Win Jr. High Okaw Conference Team Title!! The ALAH eighth grade girls won the annual Jr. High Okaw Conference track and field meet held at Okaw Valley High School on Monday, May 4. This conference meet has been going on since 1981 with different teams but has continued…
Read MoreCerro Gordo/Bement baseball falls in non-conference game
By Mike Monahan TOLEDO – Cumberland pitcher Hudson McElravy struck out 12 Cerro Gordo/Bement batters and allowed just two hits, one by Cole Giberson and one by Abe Nixon, in a 10-0 five inning non-conference baseball game Thursday. The Pirates, 7-12 and a former Lincoln Prairie Conference team, scored four runs in the first, one…
Read MoreEllegood Powers Mt. Zion Braves Through Busy Week
The Mt. Zion Braves turned in a strong week on the diamond, highlighted by a dominant pitching performance from Nikki Ellegood and a shutout victory behind a combined effort in the circle. They opened the stretch with an impressive 11-1 victory over Argenta-Oreana on Monday as Ellegood overwhelmed hitters with 12 strikeouts in five innings.…
Read MoreBig Third Inning Lifts Braves Past Metamora
Mt. Zion used a big third inning to pull away for a 9-6 victory over on Thursday. Metamora struck first in the opening inning when Jones singled to drive in a run for a 1-0 lead. The Braves answered in the top of the second as AJ Miller launched a two-run home run to left…
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