Area News Highlights
Knights Cross Country Competes in 2 Meets
The ALAH girls cross country team traveled to Sullivan’s Tabor Park for a small meet on Tuesday, September 10. Starting for the Knights were, in back, Ella Oye, Norma Mendoza, Sophia Johnson and in front Embrey Reardon, Kimberly Krutsinger, and Ruby Burton. The meet gave the Knights some experience on the course that will be…
Read MoreALAH opens LPC volleybalL with a win
2024 Knights Classic JV Volleyball Tournament Champions!! The ALAH jr. varsity volleyball team won the annual Knights Classic JV tourney on Saturday, September 14. There were two pools of three teams with ALAH facing Monticello and Villa Grove and Sullivan, Cerro Gordo Bement and Heritage in the other. ALAH and Sullivan won their pools and…
Read MoreCGB Bulldogs Softball 8th Grade Recognition Night
CGB Bulldogs Softball 8th Grade Recognition Night was held on Thursday, September 5. Pictured are the players with their parents. #13 Adalyn Summar, parents, Nicole & Thomas Summar; #18 Maci Mills, parents, Julie Brewer & Kris Mills; #12 Avery Stoerger, parents, Toni Thomas & Chris Stoerger; # 9 Olivia Sullivan, parents, Kira Miller & Christopher…
Read MoreALAH SOCCER VS MERIDIAN
Knights’ freshmen #1 Jillian Marner and #13 Kade Schrock move the ball down the field in the home soccer game with Meridian. The Knights dropped the game 5-0 to the Hawks.
Read MoreCGB BRONCOS VS SANGAMON VALLEY TRI CITY
Senior Brenden Puckett (#8) with a big gain getting the first down on a short pass outside from Corpus as the Broncos were driving early in the third quarter. CGB was defeated 30-0.
Read MoreCGB Senior Night
Cerro Gordo Bement Broncos senior night was held on Friday, September 13. Pictured above are the CGB Cheerleaders holding the banner saying “One more year under the lights. Once a Bronco, Always a Bronco. Congrats Seniors. We Love U”.
Read MoreAtwood Woman’s Club plants mums on Main Street
On Saturday, September 14, members of the Atwood Woman’s Club pulled the flowers from the boxes along Main Street an replaced them with Mums. We thank Mainstreet Mums for help in purchasing the mums. Pictured are, resting after planting Mums, front row, Carolyn Sanders and Bev Obert. Back row, Janice Hutchcraft, Mary Ellen Harris, Sue…
Read MoreALAH HOMECOMING KING AND QUEEN CANDIDATES
ALAH HOMECOMING KING AND QUEEN CANDIDATES. The Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond King and Queen candidates for 2024 have been selected. Queen candidates pictured are (front row) Skyler Vorck, Layla Deel, Emmalee Nall, and Maggie Benedict. King candidates pictured included (back row) Ryan Appleby, Colin Smith, Calahan Binion, and Maddix Stirrett. Homecoming weekend is Friday and…
Read MoreA. E. Staley Office Building Built from Legos
Lauren Taylor, accompanied by a card board stand-up of A.E. Staley, proudly displays the replica of the Staley Office Building Lauren made with nearly 30,000 Legos. By DORIS ELMORE Staff Writer The A.E. Staley office building in Decatur is located at the intersection of Eldorado and 22nd streets, at the crest of the William B.…
Read MoreTom and Carole Kirwan to celebrate 70th wedding anniversary with family
Tom and Carole Kirwan will be celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary on September 25,2024 with their family. Tom has been a lifelong farmer and Carole has been a busy farmers wife and mother. They have been happy residents living in Ivesdale Illinois. Their children are Cindy Lawson and Pam Bailey (Bill who is deceased)and one…
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