March 5, 2025- The Decatur Public Library will host a free public screening of the PBS documentary Below the Belton Thursday, March 26 at 6pm. The event will begin at 6 p.m. in the library's Madden Auditorium. Organizers say the film highlights the experiences of four women searching for answers to unexplained medical ...

March 5, 2026- The Richland Community College Foundation distributed more than 500 copies of the children's book James and the Giant Peach to local elementary school students this week as part of activities tied to Read Across America Day. Foundation representatives delivered 505 books to classrooms in Decatur Public S...

March 5, 2026 - Country artists Joe Nichols and Rodney Atkins are scheduled to perform at the Devon Lakeshore Amphitheater on Aug. 7. The concert is presented in partnership with the Macon County Farm Bureau and is not included in the venue's 2026 season ticket package. A Macon County Farm Bureau presale will begin at ...

March 5, 2026 -The Knights of Columbus will host Decatur's annual St. Patrick's Day Parade on Saturday, March 14. The parade will begin at 11 a.m. in downtown Decatur. This year's parade will honor Vicki Wrigley as Grand Marshal in recognition of her late husband, Jim Wrigley, who organized the Decatur St. Patrick's Da...

March 4, 2026 - Free take-home screening tests for colon cancer will be distributed at an upcoming drive-thru event in Decatur, sponsored by the Regional Cancer Partnership, which includes Memorial Health, SIU School of Medicine, Springfield Clinic and HSHS St. John's Hospital. "March is Colorectal Cancer Awarenes...