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Decatur YMCA and Crossing Healthcare will partner for back-to-school events
July 6, 2023 - The Decatur Family Y's annual Backpack Attack will join Crossing Healthcare this year for their Jumpstart Back-to-School Clinic to get area students ready for the new school year. K-6 g...
Jul 06, 2023

The Doobie Brothers to perform August 12 at the Illinois State Fair
July 6, 2023 - The Illinois State Fair announced yesterday that Rock & Roll Hall of Fame members The Doobie Brothers will perform at the Grandstand on Saturday, August 12. "It is not often we get ...
Jul 06, 2023

Macon Mosquito Abatement District finds first West Nile-positive mosquitos in Macon County
July 6, 2023 - The Macon Mosquito Abatement District discovered the first West Nile-positive mosquitoes yesterday, joining 8 other Illinois counties that have discovered the diseased pests this year. ...
Jul 06, 2023

LISTEN: RCC surgical and radiology programs' staff and students on Byers & Co.
July 6, 2023 - Nick Harper, Brooke Oliver, Beth Roach and Elena Pena-Navaro of Richland Community College joined Byers & Co. to talk about their experiences in RCC's surgical and radiology programs. L...
Jul 06, 2023

LISTEN: The City Hall Insider with Paul Osborne on Byers & Co.
July 6, 2023 - Former mayor Paul Osborne joined Byers & Co. to talk about Lake Decatur's history in preparation for this weekend's Centennial Lake Fest and last week's storms. Listen to the podcast no...
Jul 06, 2023

LISTEN: "Fierce 14" students from Dawson Civic Leadership Insitute
July 5, 2023 - A'Precious McClennon, Denise Hernandez & Bailey Manns joined Thee Morris Code to talk about their experience in the "Fierce 14" at the Dawson CIvic Leadership Institute.
Jul 05, 2023

Decatur awarded state funding for paratransit public transportation upgrades
July 5, 2023 - Gov. Pritzker announced last week that $24.9 million recently awarded to the Illinois Department of Transportation by the federal government will allow jurisdictions statewide, includin...
Jul 05, 2023

"Borrowed Future" showing held at Civic Center this weekend
July 5, 2023 - The Decatur Civic Leadership Institute, in collaboration with the City of Decatur and J Morris Enterprises, will hold a showing of "Borrowed Future," a documentary about the danger of s...
Jul 05, 2023 Ervins Strauhmanis / CC

Millikin University business professor finishes as runner-up for 2023 Male Entrepreneurial Leader of the Year
July 5, 2023 - J. Mark Munoz, a business professor at Millikin University, finished as the runner-up for this year's Male Entrepreneurial Leader of the Year, an award sponsored by the Accreditation Co...
Jul 05, 2023

Macon County Conservation District to host July events for all ages
July 5, 2023 - The Macon County Conservation District will host several events for nature lovers to enjoy throughout July. Between tour programs, free music performances and historic site tours, event...
Jul 05, 2023