District #305 Literacy Reading “Knight” in Lovington
By Doris Elmore Staff Writer Reading will take you anywhere you want to go! The Lovington Grade School and Knightly Reading Team hosted a Family Literacy Event at the Lovington Grade School on Thursday evening, March 5 for the school district including Lovington, Arthur and Atwood-Hammond Grade Schools. Students and families checked in when they…
Read MoreALAH’s Monts first team unanimous; CGB freshman Petty, first team all-LPC girls
By Mike Monahan SULLIVAN – Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond junior Sophie Monts was a unanimous first team all-Lincoln Prairie Conference girls basketball selection, while Cerro Gordo/Bement freshman Maggie Petty was named to the eight member first team all-Lincoln Prairie Conference basketball team. Monts helped the Knights finish 14-16 overall and 6-4 in the conference. The…
Read MoreALAH High School Boys and Girls Win Indoor ALAH Mini-Meet #2
By SALLY McCARTHY The Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond Knights high school track and field teams returned to the University of Illinois Armory to host their Second Mini-Meet on Friday, March 6. The first Mini-Meet was last Friday, February 27. Both the boys and girls came away on top of the nine teams entered in the…
Read MoreREGIONAL CHAMPIONS
REGIONAL CHAMPIONS. The Cerro Gordo Bement Junior High Bulldog 7th grade volleyball team won the Regional Championship defeating Mattoon St John’s on March 2 in two sets 25-17 and 27-25. Their next game was in the sectional on Monday, March 9 in Assumption. Pictured is (front row) Rileigh Kierl, Mikka Rodriguez, Emma Garver, Sylvie Shackelford,…
Read MoreALAH High School Holds Annual National Honor Society Induction
2026 Inductees to the Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond High School National Honor Society. ALAH high school held their annual National Honor Society induction ceremony on Tuesday, March 3 in the west gym of the high school. The nineteen new members are: in front: Esmeralda Diaz, Gracelyn Romine, London Dugan, Emma Forman, Layla Beck, Sophia Johnson,…
Read MoreALAH FFA DISTRICT WINNERS.
ALAH FFA DISTRICT WINNERS. Abigail Miller (left) and Adyson Hopkins (right) competed on March 4 at the District IV proficiency competition and each won in their areas. Miller’s Supervised Agriculture Experience (SAE) is in Agriculture Services and in her project she works at the Arthur Sale Barn checking in animals, cashing out customers, and doing…
Read MoreAddyson Hodges named Mt. Zion High School March Senior of the Month
Justin Johnson, Mt. Zion High School Principal is proud to announce Addyson Hodges, as the March Mt. Zion Senior of the Month! Addyson’s activities during High School include: Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Students Against Destructive Decisions, National Honor Society, Key Club, Swingsations, Les Femmes, A Capella, Tabernacle Baptist Church youth and music ministry. Addyson’s Honors…
Read MoreBanfield to celebrate 85th Birthday on March 22
Barbara Banfield of Decatur will be celebrating her 85th birthday on Sunday, March 22 from 1-3 p.m. at Mt. Zion Christian Church, 1125 W. Florian Ave. Cake and lite snacks will be served. Barbara and her husband David (now deceased) are the parents of daughters, Sandra (Fulk now deceased), Sue McKee (Kevin) of Decatur, Shari…
Read MoreBill McDaniel
William Glenn McDaniel, 72, of Bethany, died at 2:43 a.m. Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at his residence surrounded by his family. Bill was born June 10, 1953, in Decatur, the son of Forrest Glenn and Lenorah June Evans McDaniel. He was united in marriage to Roberta McMillan in Bethany on January 30th,1972; she preceded him…
Read MoreEastern Illinois Foodbank announces ‘Foodmobile’ food giveaways in Piatt County
Piatt County, IL – Eastern Illinois Foodbank (EIF) is distributing food to area families facing food insecurity. The Foodmobile will travel throughout Piatt County on March 18. They will be at Veterans Park on North Piatt Street 11 a.m. till 12 noon. The distribution is part of the Foodbank’s Foodmobile Program, a system of mobile…
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