City of Decatur to conduct prescribed burn at Oakley Sediment Basin – March 15
Decatur, IL – Macon County residents may see thick black smoke throughout the day on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 coming from Oakley Township as a prescribed burn occurs at the City’s Sediment Storage Basin. The City of Decatur will remove unwanted vegetation from the site through the prescribed burn, which should occur barring any unexpected…
Read MoreBement School Board Discusses 2023-2024 Sports Co-op Agreement, Approves Bus Contract
Cerro Gordo to vote on High School Sports Agreement Mid-March By JODY SHONKWILER Staff Writer The Bement School Board met on March 8, 2023. Topics of discussions included the 2023-2024 Co-op Sports Agreement with Cerro Gordo. The middle school co-op was explained by the superintendent and was an agenda item. “Not many changes are happening…
Read MoreWinners named in the 2023 Illinois Americanism Essay Contest
“Who Are Our Modern Day Patriots?” was the subject and title of the 2023 Department of Illinois Americanism Essay Contest sponsored locally by the American Legion Auxiliary units of Arthur, Atwood and Lovington. Essays were judged by a team of local judges, one each from the three units. Classes were: Class I-7th & 8th; Class…
Read MoreALAH National Honor Society Takes the Plunge!!!
ALAH National Honor Society Takes the Plunge!!! The Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond High School National Honor Society took part in the annual Lake of the Woods Polar Plunge in Mahomet on Saturday, March 11. The group raised nearly $3000 for Special Olympics and were trying to win the costume contest with ugly swimwear. Pictured here…
Read MoreALAH JH VOLLEYBALL REGIONAL CHAMPS!
REGIONAL CHAMPS! The Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond 8th grade girls volleyball team won the 2023 IESA Class 8-3A Regional championship last Thursday in Sullivan defeating the Shelbyville Rams 25-21, 26-24. They beat Marshall 25-18, 25-23 on Tuesday to advance to the championship game. The Knights faced Teutopolis on Monday night at the Paris Sectional. Pictured…
Read MoreMTZ school board approves new contract with HSHS
By BLAKE FAITH Staff Writer The Mt. Zion school board met on February 21 and approved a sports medicine agreement with Hospital Sisters Health System and approved the second reading of organization for school board meetings after Board elections. The Mt. Zion School District and HSHS enter into a five-year agreement. This agreement will last…
Read MoreALAH Girls Basketball visits State Farm Center
On February 22 the ALAH girls basketball team, including potential incoming Freshman, went to Champaign and watched the Senior night U of I womens basketball game at the State Farm Center. The local accounting firm McGuire, Yuhas, Huffman and Buckley, PC made the evening memorable by lining out a tour of Ubben, the U of…
Read MoreALAH Boys Track At Mt. Zion Invitational
Logan Beckmier, senior distance runner moved down to the 400 meters for a little speed work at the Mt. Zion indoor invite last Wednesday. Logan’s strong finish earned him fourth in the event in a PR time of 57.39. The ALAH Knights Boys Track & Field unit returned to Mt. Zion for the Braves annual…
Read MoreCGB Boys Basketball Players Tyson Moore and Konnor Waterhouse Earn All LPC Honors
The coaches of the Lincoln Prairie Conference met last week to hand out All Conference honors to the boys basketball players of the 2022-23 season. The Cerro Gordo Bement Broncos had two players receive all conference recognition. Tyson Moore, junior, was a unanimous choice to the first team and senior Konnor Waterhouse garnered a spot…
Read MoreCGB Track at Mt. Zion Indoor Boys Invitational
CGB stellar distance runner Dylan Howell comes down the straightaway at the end of the 3200 meter run at the Mt. Zion Indoor Boys Invitational on March 8. Dylan ran a 10:39.85 to take fifth against runners from all size schools from Class 1A to 3A. This time was a PR for Dylan. The CGB…
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