News Progress

•May 17, 2023•
Medicare can be a complex and confusing topic for many people, especially those approaching retirement age or who have recently become eligible for Medicare. HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital is hosting a Medicare Made Simple class on Thursday, June 1 at 10 a.m. in the Assisi Room on the ground floor of the hospital. Read More

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Now that the weather has warmed up, it is a good time to remember that May is Lyme Awareness Month. Lyme is spread by the bite of a tick, which can be as small as the period at the end of this sentence. Recent estimates suggest there will be over 475,000 new cases in the US this year. Read More

25 Years Ago This Week

A Sullivan native was part of the heroic train crew which managed to rescue a toddler who was in the path of a moving train. Engineer Rod Lindley, a 50 year old Sullivan native who lives in Decatur, was part of the rescue. Conductor Bob Mohr discovered there was a baby on tracks when the child raised her head. Lindley switched on the train’s emergency stop, both men realized the train wouldn’t be able to stop in time. Mohr swung out the cab door and dashed along a ledge to the front of the engine. Hanging on to the front grill of the train he stretched out his foot and managed to kick the child out of the train’s path. Read More

•May 17, 2023•

HSHS Hospice Illinois invites community members to join them for a butterfly release ceremony at HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital on Wednesday, May 24 at 5:30 p.m. in the Cancer Center Healing Garden.
Valerie Engelbart, bereavement services supervisor for HSHS Hospice Illinois, shared, “The butterfly represents the transformation of the spirit as our loved ones transition from this life. We look forward to sharing in this special time with the families in our communities.” Read More

•May 10, 2023•
Holocaust survivor William Gingold will give a presentation at the Moultrie County History Center in Sullivan Thursday, May 18, at 7 p.m. as a part of the Center’s month-long hosting of the “The Auschwitz Experience in the Art of Prisoners” art exhibit. Doors will open at 6 p.m., and the event is free.
“This year we commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. We are honored to present William Gingold, a child survivor of the ghetto, as he shares his family’s experiences both during and after the war,” noted Dr. Brian Kahn, co-director of the Champaign-Urbana Jewish Federation’s Holocaust Education Center, which has loaned the art exhibit to the History Center. Read More