Area News Highlights
Mt. Zion Prom Court.
Mt. Zion Prom Court. Front row, left to right: Mini Queen Estella Hanes and Mini King Cooper Trimby. Back row, left to right: Joelie Shafer, Madeline Doolin, Hillary Owens Prom Queen Ellie Fritzche, Prom King Mason Wrigley, Isaac Carpenter, Karson Bollhorst and Easton Buttz. Photo courtesy of Amanda Renshaw, School Advior of the Mt. Zion…
Read MoreALAH High School Girls Track and Field Capture LPC Crown
Knights Are Lincoln Prairie Conference Champions! The ALAH high school girls track and field team traveled to Argenta-Oreana on Friday, May 3 for the fourth annual Lincoln Prairie Conference track and field meet. They scored 123 points to take the team championship. As has been the case in most meets, they dominated the relays winning…
Read MoreALAH Seventh Grade Boys Track and Field Continue Their Winning Ways
The ALAH seventh grade boys took home the team title at the annual Jr. High Okaw Conference meet held at ALAH on April 29. They scored 104 points to top runner up Villa Grove who had 78.5. Pictured here with their championship plaque after the meet are from left to right: Head Coach Don McCarthy,…
Read MoreCGB Jr. High Track and Field at Annual Jr. High Okaw Conference Meet
CGB seventh grader Sophia Ferguson, lane 7 races an Arcola and a Villa Grove girl in the 100 meter dash at the Jr. High Okaw Conference meet on April 29. Sophia ran a 14.77 to place sixth in the race. By SALLY McCARTHY Staff Writer On Monday, April 29, the CGB Bulldog jr. high track…
Read MoreMTZ Boys and Girls track programs both win Apollo Conference
Mt. Zion Boys and Girls track program pictured with their Apollo Conference Championship Plaque. Photo courtesy of Mt. Zion girls track and field Facebook. By BLAKE FAITH Staff Writer The Mt. Zion Boys and Girls Track Programs each won the Team Apollo Conference Championship. On the girls, the Braves had 19 top-three finishes. Brooklyn Kondritz…
Read MoreALAH FFA Holds Annual FFA Awards Banquet
FFA OFFICERS. The newly elected 2024-2025 ALAH FFA officer team pictured are (front row) Summer Melton, greenhouse manager, Abigail Miller, junior advisor, Brooklyn Gingerich, reporter, and Anna Rawlins, secretary. (Back row) Tucker Casteel, farm manager, Maddix Stirrett, president, Will Hilligoss, vice president, Calahan Binion, treasurer, and Brayden Leech, sentinel. The ALAH FFA chapter held its…
Read MoreJayce Parsons signs his commitment letter for Illinois College
On Thursday, May 2 ALAH senior football player Jayce Parsons signed to continue his education and play football at Illinois College. Here he is surrounded by family members at the reception hosted by ALAH High School. Front row: Jayce, center with his parents Jon and Angie. Back row: from left to right: Becky Sinclair, grandma;…
Read MoreAtwood Police Officer Thatcher Rodmaker Graduates from the Police Academy
Atwood Police Chief Joe Duncan and Atwood Police Officer Thatcher Rodmaker. By DORIS ELMORE Staff Writer Atwood Police Officer Thatcher Rodmaker graduated from the Southwestern Illinois Police Academy (SWIPA) class 152 on Friday, April 26 after 16 weeks of academy training. Officer Rodmaker began his field training on Monday, April 29. He was accompanied at…
Read MoreOperation Prom Promise held at Bement
MOCK CRASH. In honor and memory of Stephanie Shonkwiler, Bement High School held Operation Prom Promise last Monday to raise awareness about the dangers of teenage drinking and driving. Shonkwiler worked endlessly to bring programs like this to the Bement community for many years. Pictured on left are local and county emergency personnel on the…
Read MoreSkye Tieman signs to Spalding University
Bement senior Skye Tieman shown here with her parents signed to continue her education and volleyball career at Spalding University in Louisville, KY. She will pursue a major in Elementary Education. Tieman holds the CGB Broncos career dig record with 1,019. Skye is the daughter of Jimmy Hutchcraft and Tosha Hooker of Bement.
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