Category Archives: Community
Illinois DCFS Receiving Radio Flyers for 450 Children
December 17, 2020 - The holidays will be a little brighter this year for 450 children in the care of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services thanks to a generous donation from The Toy ...
Dec 17, 2020 Angie Garrett / CC
Illinois State Police Donate Gifts to Webster Cantrell Youth Advocacy
December 17, 2020 - Today at the Webster Cantrell Youth Advocacy building, troopers from the Illinois State Police donated gifts to children as part of the "Adopt a Snowflake" Program. The ISP donated...
Dec 17, 2020
LISTEN: Gretchen Murphy Discusses How Her New Downtown Store Became a Reality
December 17, 2020 - Murphy & Co. is the Gift of the Day and Gretchen Murphy joined Byers & Co to talk about the way her new downtown store became a reality and details some of the very unique ...
Dec 17, 2020
First of Pfizer Vaccine Administered in Macon County
December 17, 2020 - The first doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 were administered in Macon County yesterday at HSHS St. Mary's Hospital. HSHS administered the first COVID-19 vaccine doses to hospital colle...
Dec 17, 2020 Ryan Williams, RN. receives one of the first COVID Vaccines at HSHS St. Marys Hospital.The vaccines were adminstered by Tara Peasley, director of emergency and critical care services.
First Kits for Dani Rubin Kater Memorial Fund Distributed at Crossing Healthcare
December 16, 2020 - Today at Crossing Healthcare's new drive-thru facility, the Dani Rubin Kater Memorial Fund for COVID Care had its first kits distributed to community members. Dani Rubin Kater, 30,...
Dec 16, 2020
Local Fitness Instructor Celebrates 200th Virtual Fitness Class of 2020
December 16, 2020 - With the New Year around the corner, now is as good a time as any to get a head start on your 2021 fitness goals. Call it the COVID-15, the "pandemic paunch", "adding curves to fla...
Dec 16, 2020
Chamber Member Businesses Raise $22,000 for Local Restaurant Employees
December 15, 2020 - Several Chamber member businesses have reached out to the Decatur Regional Chamber of Commerce looking to help the restaurant industry. Their vision was Chamber members helping Cha...
Dec 15, 2020
Decatur Trades & Labor Assembly, Decatur Building & Construction Trades Council Raise Funds for Working Families
December 15, 2020 - We Are One Community, the charitable giving fund of working families, will be the benefactor of a virtual fundraiser called "Solidarity through Charity" with 14 days of giving betw...
Dec 15, 2020
Decatur Ranked 4th in Nation for Best Place to Work in Manufacturing
December 15, 2020 - Decatur, Illinois was recently ranked fourth in the nation as a best place to work in manufacturing in 2020. SmartAsset ranked the nation's "Best Places to Work in Manufacturing" b...
Dec 15, 2020
Neuhoff Media Honored with Macon County Legacy Community Partner Award
December 14, 2020 - For 16 years, the Macon County Legacy Do Something Great Awards have honored impactful social and philanthropic initiatives, companies, and individuals making a positive impact on ...
Dec 14, 2020