LONG CREEK TOWNSHIP CEMETERY TRUSTEE SWORN IN
The Long Creek Township Board met Tuesday evening for its regular monthly meeting. After hearing reports from all officials and approving all bills for the month, the Board re-appointed resident Janet Engle to a new six year term as a Cemetery Trustee. Mrs. Engle was thanked for all her work as a cemetery trustee and…
Read MoreALAH SCHOLASTIC BOWL TEAM
ALAH SCHOLASTIC BOWL TEAM. The 2023 Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond High School Scholastic Bowl team has started their season Their future competitions will be on February 2 at Bement and February 9 at Arcola. Both of those meets will start at 5:00 p.m. They will take part in the Lincoln Prairie Conference Tournament on February…
Read MoreALAH Knights Sports Scoreboard
ALAH senior Kailee Otto was perfect from behind the arc, going 4 for 4 in the varsity game vs. CGB last week. Kailee’s 3 pointer here drew the Knights within ten at 36-46 in the third quarter. They would cut that to 6 going into the fourth. Unfortunately, they would be forced to foul to…
Read MoreALAH JH VOLLEYBALL
The ALAH seventh grade volleyball team celebrates their victory over CGB in the third game of the match last week. #46 Ella Oye, #41 Norma Mendoza, #29 Addison Dixon, Alana Perez, Annabelle Vanausdoll and Bella Romine were on the court at the end of the match. The scores of the games were 16-25, 25-23, and…
Read MoreCGB BULLDOGS VOLLEYBALL
CGB eighth grader Jessa Cross returns the ball to the ALAH side of the net in the game at Atwood on January 24. Teammates #25 Rylan Petty, #1 Lillian Durbin and #20 Alaina Powell take in the action. ALAH won the eighth grade match in three very exciting games, 19-25, 27-25 and 25-19.
Read MoreCGB Broncos Sports Scoreboard
Here on defense for the CGB JV girls team are #22 Mariah Corpus, #20 Erin Rogers, #10 Bailey Walter and at top Hunter Malone. This action took place in the third quarter of the away game vs. the ALAH Knights. Girls Varsity Basketball Andrew Buhr, Head Coach Record: 18-7 January 21 CGB 66 ALAH 52…
Read MoreMTZ boys basketball wins all three last week
Sam Driscoll fires a pass to Lyncoln Koester in a 61-40 win against Mahomet-Seymour at Mt. Zion. By BLAKE FAITH Staff Writer The Mt. Zion boys basketball team won three games last week. The Braves picked up non-conference wins against Teutopolis and Jacksonville and picked up an Apollo conference win against Mahomet-Seymour. Against Mahomet-Seymour, the…
Read MoreMTZ Girls basketball split two games last week
Kallianna Becker protects the ball and looks to pass in a 45-36 loss against Taylorville at Mt. Zion. By BLAKE FAITH Staff Writer The Mt. Zion girls basketball team split its two games this week picking up an Apollo conference win against Mahomet-Seymour and losing a conference game against Taylorville. Against Taylorville, the tone was…
Read MoreArthur School Board approves to seek bids for high school track repair
District receives $53,840 Emergency Connectivity Grant By ARIANA R. CHERRY Staff Writer “The track is not in good shape. It is beyond repair and beyond “sticking on bandaids on it,” Superintendent Cheek said at the most recent Arthur Board of Education meeting. Cheek informed the board that the district had two options in repairing the…
Read MoreLocal Teen Found Dead January 20 on Central Street
By Doris Elmore Staff Writer The Village of Atwood has had two tragedies of young people recently, Karen Fennessy on December 23, 2022 and Eian Urban on January 20, 2023. The loss of these residents, one 20 years old and one 19, is upsetting to everyone. Whether you knew them or not, it is difficult…
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