•March 4, 2026•

The Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library will be closed on Saturday, March 21st, for a staff training day. 

Story times: Every Wednesday, March 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th at 10:00 a.m. The bounce house will be available after the story and craft. 

Every Monday at 9:00 a.m., a Memory Café will be hosted. This is a social gathering for individuals with dementia and their caregivers. Get helpful information and support from others who also have loved ones who struggle with memory loss. 

•March 4, 2026•

Losing an extra hour of sleep may not be the worst thing that could happen when you “spring forward” at the start of daylight saving time. According to the American Heart Association, the world’s leading nonprofit organization focused on heart and brain health for all, scientific researchers have noticed a marked increase in heart attacks and strokes in the days following this time change each year. 

This year, daylight saving time begins on Sunday, March 8. Daylight saving time is the practice of setting the clocks an hour ahead of standard time to achieve longer evening daylight in the summer months. While gaining extra daylight may be a nice change, the transition could come with some health challenges. 

2016

Moultrie County Emergency Services and Disaster Management coordinated an Active Shooter Training exercise with Sullivan Schools. Local ESDA coordinator Jim Haegan said the full-size exercise involved radio chatter during the time period. “This is an active shooter attempting to enter the school,” Haegan said, explaining that the radio conversations were identified as a simulation, so the general public would not be alarmed.

Decatur Memorial Hospital celebrated its 100th anniversary. The January date was also a celebration of a Bethany woman who dedicated a significant portion of her time and energy to birthing the establishment a century ago. Sue Hagaman (1841-1919) was known as the “Mother of the hospital” by those who took up the task of finishing DMH’s construction after her.

2006

Can a small-town city council take on a communications giant? Maybe, and then again, maybe not. But for the last few years, the Sullivan City Council had been giving it a go. At Monday’s meeting, Sullivan Mayor Ann Short provided the Council with a timeline of the city’s struggle with the Mediacom cable system since she took office in the Spring of 2003.

•February 25, 2026•

On Friday, February 20th the Singers Jr competed at the El Paso-Gridley Show Choir Showdown and had Maverick Foster take home the honor of Best Performer. Then on Saturday, February 21st, the Sullivan Singers danced their way to a 1st runner up finish in their division, as well as winning Best Choreography. Will Miller was awarded Best Performer. 

2016

Thomas Addison Florey was a leap year child, and February 29th, 2016, was his 21st birthday. That’s correct; the Bethany native was born February 29th, 1932, and he was technically not old enough to drink until now. 

All funds were in the black, but the transportation fund was a concern, Superintendent Kenny Schwengel told board members at the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond meeting. “We spend about $80,000.00 a month. I think we will get at least one more mandated payment. We have only received one so far,” informed Schwengel.