Area News Highlights
Church Group Learns CPR
CPR Class Instructor Casey Salmon. A group of 13 people from the Prairie Mennonite Church participated in a CPR class at the Atwood Fire House on Saturday morning, March 15. The church is located near Brad-O-Clan. Casey Salmon of Tuscola was the instructor for the class and has been with the American Heart Association for…
Read MoreJunior Auxiliary members attend State Conference
The Cerro Gordo American Legion Auxiliary Juniors attended the Department Junior and Young Sons State Conference. They participated in numerous activities and voted a new Junior President and Vice President. In the Poppy Contest the girls received numerous 1st and second places. & they had fun. Pictured are, Morgan Nuding, Sophia Ritchie, Parker Browning, Emma…
Read MoreALAH softball out hits St. Teresa 10-7, but falls 8-3
The Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond high school softball team began their 2025 season at home vs. the St. Teresa Bulldogs on March 18. Knights’ sophomore, Sophie Monts, here with the first pitch, pitched all seven innings. She struck out seven, gave up five earned runs with three unearned and only gave up four walks. Sophie…
Read MoreFourth inning cost ALAH baseball vs. Mahomet-Seymour in 8-4 loss
The Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond high school baseball team opened their 2025 season at home on Monday, March 17 against the Warrensburg-Latham Cardinals. Senior Cal Binion was the starting pitcher for the Knights. He pitched the first two innings of the game, giving up one earned run, two walks, and struck out nine in the…
Read MoreALAH Girls Track and Field Team Compete at the Mt. Zion Girls Indoor Meet
ALAH girls track and field Head Coach Ryan Jefferson gives a thumbs up to the girls who had just broken the high school indoor record in the 4 X 800 meter relay at the Mt. Zion Girls Indoor Meet on March 20. The old record was 11:18.09 and was set last year. These girls, Embrey…
Read MoreCGB High School Girls Track and Field at Mt. Zion Girls Indoor Meet
Cerro Gordo Bement freshman Leilana Hood gets ready to throw the shot put in the Mt. Zion Girls Indoor Meet on Thursday, March 20. Her best throw in the competition was 20’ 11” and was a PR. By SALLY McCARTHY The Cerro Gordo Bement girls track and field team competed in the Mt. Zion Girls…
Read MoreGene Armer Invitational’s Great Competition Brings New ALAH Indoor Track Records
ALAH Boys Set Another 4 X 200 Indoor Record!! The ALAH Knights boys 4 X 200 meter relay must like running on the track at the University of Illinois’ Armory. On March 15, this foursome, Easton Frederick, Payton Warrior, Daylon Doggett, and Cruz Hale set the Knights’ indoor record at 1:37.43. On Saturday, March 22,…
Read MoreALAH, Bement and Cerro Gordo High Schools sends band members to Lincoln Prairie Conference Honor Band Concert
Lincoln Prairie Conference Honor Band held a concert on Thursday, March 20 at Cumberland High School. These seniors from Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond High School participated in the event. Pictured from left to right are Ethyan DeLaughter, band director and seniors Dylan Price, Matthew Miller, Arik Stutzman, Gabe Jacobs, Alek Stutzman. Lincoln Prairie Conference Honor…
Read MorePaige Fair Named Bement High School Student of the Quarter
Pictured from left to right: Jill Clodfelter, Bement High School Student Council Sponsor; Paige Fair, Student of the Quarter; Kendra Jayne, State Bank of Bement Paige Fair was honored as Bement High School Student of the Quarter. Melissa Applebee commented, “Paige is an exemplary student in my English class. She has grown so much from…
Read MoreEF2 Tornado Leaves Extensive Damage in Village of Hammond
Pictured is a house located on South A Street in Hammond that shows an example of the damage that the area received following the early Saturday morning tornado. Facebook photo By Doris Elmore Staff Writer Mother Nature must have been in a foul humor Friday night into Saturday morning, March 15 with the damage from…
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