Area News Highlights

CERRO GORDO HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2024 (Front row) Lexi Davis, Sondra Sterling, Hannah Helm, Mya King, and Haylei Simpson. (Second row) Bella Smith, Addie Cripe, Attley Aubert, Amelia Hughes, Mason McDermith, and Maddie Goodbrake. (Third row) Jadyn McCarty, Gavin Larrick, Ali Walker, Riley Welch, and Ian Bettinger. (Fourth row) Dylan Howell, Jayda Scott, Alex…

ALAH GIRLS STATE ATTENDEES: Riley Robinson, Logan Burgin, Kayla Johnson, Addison Yeakel, Lilian Edwards, Perla Juarez-Cuevas, Kori Klay Awards Day at Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond High School was held on Thursday, May 9. Diana Gaye Davis, Arthur American Legion Auxiliary, was on hand to present the girls pictured with sponsor scholarships for Illinois Girls State…

ALAH BOYS STATE ATTENDEES: Mitiku Appleby, Alec Stutzman, Andrew Stutzman, Aric Stutzman, Nate Hale. On Thursday, May 9 Jaime Rafferty, Junior Vice Commander of the Arthur American Legion Post and Randy Rafferty, member of both the Arthur American Legion and Arthur-Lovington Veterans of Foreign Wars Post were on hand on behalf of the Arthur American…

DECATUR, Ill. — At an event on Tuesday, May 21, HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital released renderings of the renovated façade of the building and provided an update on the hospital’s approximately $90 million modernization project, which is currently underway. The previously announced project will feature state-of-the-art surgery suites, modern patient rooms, redesigned clinical spaces to…

CELEBRATING BHS CLASS OF 2024. Bement High School held its 143rd Commencement ceremony for the 2024 graduates on Friday, May 17 before a packed house in Walsh Gymnasium. Delivering their speeches before family, friends, administration, faculty, board of education, and their fellow classmates are (l-r) Co-Valedictorians Caroline Hill and Skye Tieman along with Salutatorian Erin…

Mt. Zion High School Class of 2024. Graduation ceremony was held on Sunday, May 19 for the 2024 graduates. Pictured from left to right is Valedictorian William Shade and Salutatorian Makobi Barnes Adams delivering their speeches.  Photos courtesy of Amanda Renshaw, Advisor of the Mt. Zion Zionoiz Yearbook.

Atwood-Hammond Grade School seniors visiting the school on Monday, May 13 included: front row, left to right: Kaylee Thompson, Sydny Strong, Madison Schweighart, Morgan Davis, Chloe Schable, Katy Lucas, Lilly Hart and Hannah Carter. Back row: Ben Johnson, Brody Louden, Noah Shoemaker, Jayce Parsons, Kaulin Morfey, Dalton Eads and Landon Waldrip. By DORIS ELMORE Staff…