Category Archives: News

'The best day of the year': families find more than school supplies at 13th annual Backpack Attack
August 5, 2023 - If you ask the volunteers at Backpack Attack, pink is the back-to-school color of choice this year. By 10 a.m.-only an hour into the annual school supply distribution event-all of the...
Aug 5, 2023

LISTEN: Takaris Fonville on Fuego
August 4, 2023- Takaris Fonville, car enthusiast, joined co-hosts Dr. Isaac Zuniga & Rebekah Zuniga on Fuego to talk about his love of cars and his YouTube channel TK Turbo. Listen to the podcast ...
Aug 4, 2023

LISTEN: Wade Ripple on Fuego
August 4, 2023- Wade Ripple, from the The Ripple Foundation, and Creative Services coordinator at Richland, joined co-hosts Dr. Isaac Zuniga & Rebekah Zuniga on Fuego, to talk about the upcoming R...
Aug 4, 2023

LISTEN: Dale McKinney on Fuego
August 4, 2023- Dale McKinney, co-owner of Rockwell Coffee Company, joined co-hosts Dr. Isaac Zuniga & Rebekah Zuniga on Fuego to talk about how he and his wife started their entrepreneurship jour...
Aug 4, 2023

LISTEN: Angela Foulke of the Decatur Family YMCA on Byers & Co.
August 4, 2023 - Angela Foulke of the Decatur Family YMCA joined Byers & Co. to talk about the benefits of drinking water, some examples of healthy habits and tomorrow's Backpack Attack. Listen to...
Aug 4, 2023

LISTEN: Tom Brinkoetter of Brinkoetter Realtors on Byers & Co.
August 4, 2023 - Tom Brinkoetter of Brinkoetter Realtors joined Byers & Co. to talk about the state of the real estate market in Decatur. Listen to the podcast now!
Aug 4, 2023

Millikin appoints interim Dean of the College of Fine Arts
August 3, 2023 - Millikin has appointed an interim Dean of the College of Fine Arts, effective July 1. The university announced today that Jessica Wilcoxen has assumed the position after the promotion...
Aug 3, 2023

State to hold live unclaimed property auction at IL State Fair
August 3, 2023 - A 14-karat white gold woman's double halo-style ring, a $500 bill from 1934 and collectible basketball cards featuring seven Hall of Famers are some of the unclaimed property items to...
Aug 3, 2023

IL Gov signs bill establishing full day kindergarten
August 3, 2023 - Governor JB Pritzker signed HB2396, requiring each school board to establish a kindergarten program with full-day attendance, beginning with the 2027-2028 school year. Under this bill...
Aug 3, 2023

Frank Hardy named Decatur Memorial Hospital's July Colleague of the Month
August 3, 2023 - Decatur Memorial Hospital has named its July Colleague of the Month, a shuttle driver with the hospital's Patient Experience division. Frank Hardy's colleagues said he's thorough abou...
Aug 3, 2023