Digging It!
Connors find treasures under old outhouses By Sue Stout John Connor recently shared the story of his decades-long hobby with his Arcola United Methodist Church family. Connor is a privy/outhouse/pit latrine digger. Yes, he excavates defunct outhouse sites to locate historical artifacts, which often tell a bit of the local history. Before indoor plumbing, residents…
Read MoreSacrifice fly stops ALAH baseball in sectional semifinals
By Mike Monahan ALTAMONT – Sometimes it is the little things that win a game for a baseball team and that is what happened in the IHSA Class 1A baseball sectional semifinal; one where the winner Cumberland or Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond was going to reach the Sweet 16 for the first time in program…
Read MoreKnights’ track and field hold annual spring sports awards night
On Thursday, June 4, the Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond high school boys and girls track and field teams held their annual awards night at Atwood-Hammond Grade School. Usually, all the spring sports hold the awards night together but as the baseball team had just finished their season the night before and the bass fishing team…
Read MoreArcola High Power returns home after two road losses
By Daniel L. Chamness The High Power are back to the friendly confines of home this weekend, after playing a pair at Paxton, against the Swedes on Sunday. While they were topped in the twin bill on Sunday, losing 12-2 and 11-0, they scored two runs in the first game after being held to one…
Read MoreLake Land College holds volleyball camp
Lake Land College is holding a summer volleyball camp for children ages 6 through high school. The camp will be held across two weeks, July 20 – 23 and July 27 – 30, at Emerald Acres Sports Connection, located at 1201 Woodell Way in Mattoon. The camp will give players of all skill levels the…
Read MoreSBL golf benefit to support Expanding Hope campaign
The Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Foundation will host its 37th annual Golf Benefit on June 12 at Mattoon Golf and Country Club. Net proceeds from this year’s outing will support Expanding Hope, a campaign to help fund a much-needed expansion of the Regional Cancer Center. Both the morning and afternoon flights are full, but donations…
Read MoreKinzie Cleland Tuscola softball MVP; all-CIC baseball, softball teams released
By Mike Monahan TUSCOLA – The Tuscola softball team, one that finished 10-17 overall and 1-8 in the Central Illinois Conference, had the teams’ most valuable player, Kenzie Clelland, a junior, be named a unanimous first team all-CIC player. The all-conference baseball and softball teams were released recently and on the baseball side nine of…
Read MoreSummer program teaches food preservation
By Shana Yowell, marketing coordinator, Illinois Extension, [email protected] ARTHUR — University of Illinois Extension will offer the Saving the Season: Summer food preservation series on Wednesdays from 9 to 10:30 a.m. beginning June 24 and continuing through Aug. 26 at the Moultrie-Douglas Extension Office, 304 E. Progress St., Arthur. The series will provide participants with…
Read MoreArcola Rotary builds sensory board at elementary school
The Arcola Rotary Club announced the successful completion of a new Sensory and Communication Board at the Arcola Elementary School Pre-K playground, installed in April 2026. This project reflects a strong partnership between Arcola Rotary and the school, as well as the dedication of Rotary members to enhancing inclusive opportunities for local students. The initiative…
Read MoreSecond annual Friday Fun Night – Senior Edition June 19 in Arcola
Area seniors are invited to enjoy an evening of food, entertainment, music bingo, and community resources during the 2nd Annual Friday Fun Night – Senior Edition on Friday, June 19, from 5–8 p.m. at the Green Mill Village Hotel and Suites, formerly the Best Western, located at 917 Green Mill Rd. in Arcola. The free…
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