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Seventh Grade Boys Win
The Okaw Valley seventh grade boys’ basketball team won the 7-2A regional 32-27 over Neoga.
Seventh Grade Boys Win
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Tumbling Wins
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Tumbling Wins
Sylvia Dawkins of Sullivan won first, third and fourth place finishes in the Jan. 28 and 29 tumbling competition in Macon.
Obituaries 2-1-2017: Roselle Bauer
Roselle Bauer
Roselle Ann Bauer, 92, of Decatur died Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017 in Fair Haven’s Christian Home.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. February 2 in Trinity Lutheran Church in Decatur with visitation 5-7 p.m. today (Wednesday) in Dawson & Wikoff North Chapel in Decatur. Burial will be in Stewardson Cemetery. Read More
ALAH Knights Win Tournament
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ALAH Knights Win Tournament
The ALAH Knights won the LOVC Tournament Championship. Front row: Marcy Petersheim, Kyla Carson, Janette Comstock, Marissa Herschberger, Hannah Wallen, Mycaela Miller, Megan Fifer, Madi Corum; back row: Shea Shlabaugh, Abby Wallace, Kimberly Davis, Abi Duzan, Drew Wingler, Callie Schable, Liz Shipman, Payton Wellbaum. Head coach Craig Moffett explained: “Rebounding is something we’re always trying to improve, being that we’re not an overly tall team. I do think we are improving in that area. In an early practice Janette Comstock said “rebounding is all about heart/desire,” and she’s exactly right. Our balance is a luxury with unselfish players as the most important aspect of the balanced offense. We do have multiple girls who can score off dribble, in post or shooting from perimeter. Payton Wellbaum had a very good game tonight and was set up by excellent post entries.”
Hospitals Are Penalized for Harming Patients
•January 25, 2017•
By Trudy Lieberman
Rural Health News Service
Anyone facing a hospital stay for themselves or a family member should look at new data the government released right before Christmas showing that it http://khn.org/news/769-hospitals-penalized-for-patient-safety-in-2017-data-table/ penalized 769 of the nation’s hospitals for having high rates of patient injuries. The monetary penalties – a reduction for the year in their reimbursement for treating Medicare patients – do bite. Larger teaching hospitals could lose as much as $1 million or more.
This is the third year the government has penalized hospitals in an effort to prevent avoidable patient deaths in hospitals, which emerged as a big issue about 18 years ago. This year the government added injuries caused by MRSA and C diff infections to their list of other harmful conditions patients contract in a hospital such as urinary tract and surgical site infections resulting from hysterectomies and colon procedures. MRSA – a staphylococcus bacterium - can cause pneumonia and bloodstream infections. C diff is a germ that can multiply in the gut when patients are taking other antibiotics to kill other germs. Read More
Obituaries 1-25-2017: Jenny Damery
Jenny Damery
Jenny Lee Damery, 82, of Assumption died Jan. 17, 2017.
A private graveside service was held. Seitz Funeral Home in Assumption handled arrangements. Read More
Remember When? 1-25-2017
25 Years Ago This Week
Lady Redskin Stephanie Monroe was virtually unstoppable in the first few minutes of Sullivan’s contest against St. Teresa Thursday night. The senior guard had four steals, three layups and an assist within the first three and a half minutes to help the Lady Reds gain a 19-0 advantage. Sullivan won the contest 68-22 but went up against more formidable competition at St. Louis’ Visitation Academy on Friday as the Lady Reds suffered their first regular season loss in three years 61-45.
Lacosta Meadows and Karissa Brosam, both of Sullivan, were among the Sullivan Preschool students who attended an out-of-school workshop Monday at the Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library. Library employee Patsy Baker led the workshop which included information about Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Read More
Sullivan’s Healthcom Reaches Out to Help Others
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Last year Healthcom celebrated 25 years of growth in Sullivan with a selfie. As the needs of senior citizens grow, so grows the staff at Healthcom.
•January 25, 2017•
By Kennedy Nolen
for the News Progress
The business was born in the small town of Sullivan in 1992 and has helped thousands ever since: Healthcom.
The founder Ralph Kirk said his idea for Healthcom all began when his aunt in Chicago had a stroke. He said she fell on the floor and lay there for three days until she passed.
At the time, Kirk worked in a hospital, and all he thought was, “Why in the world can we not do something to help people in these situations?”
Healthcom is a company that provides seniors and those with disabilities with health services at the push of a button to help them live comfortably at home. Kirk said the business partners with hospitals and home care services in all 50 states, and they rescue 1,500 to 2,000 people per month. That is nearly 25,000 a year! Read More
Knights Get Two Tournament Wins
•January 25, 2017•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond boys’ basketball team finished the week 2-2 with wins against Tri-County and Cerro Gordo-Bement and losses to Argenta-Oreana and Okaw Valley in the Little Okaw Valley Conference Tournament in Bethany.
The Knights had to battle back from a 12-point first-quarter deficit to defeat CGB Jan. 16.
ALAH double CGB’s score in the second quarter 16-8 and outscored the Broncos in the third 10-7 to cut the lead to 31-30.
The Knights kept up the pressure and outscored the CGB in the fourth quarter by five for the 44-40 win.
Will Cohan scored a team-high 14 points and had two assists and three rebounds.
Kobe Wells followed with 10 points and had a team-high eight rebounds. Read More
DMH Community Health Calendar
•January 25, 2017•
E-Birth Class. Register online at https://www.dmhcares.com/ or call 217-876-3400.
Geriatric Assessment Clinic, 241 W. Weaver Road, Suite 240, Forsyth. Come to our outpatient program to identify health needs and develop a tailored care plan for loved ones. Get peace of mind for the whole family. Call 217-876-2199 to schedule your appointment.
Bone Density Screening, February 1, 9-11 a.m. free, DMH Breast Center, 302 W. Hay St., Suite 117A. Detect the early stage of osteoporosis with this free screening. Register online at www.dmhcares.com or call for an appointment, 217-876-4377.
Is Your Heart The Picture of Health? February 1, 11-1 a.m., free, Café DMH. Learn about a low-dose scan that takes images of your heart. Register online at www.dmhcares.com or call 217-876-2401. Read More