Category Archives: News

Ballot Placement Lottery for Board of Education Members
December 12, 2022 - A lottery will be held on Tuesday, December 20, at 3:00 p.m. in the Macon County Clerk's Office, 141 South Main Street, Room 104, because two or more petitions were received simult...
Dec 12, 2022

LISTEN: George Streckfuss joined Soy City Buzz on First Mid Monday
December 12, 2022- Brass Horn's George Streckfuss, joined co-hosts Kevin Breheny & Aric Lee to talk about all the Brass Horn stores have to offer. Listen to the podcast now!
Dec 12, 2022

LISTEN: Cindy Deadrick joined Soy City Buzz on First Mid Monday
December 12, 2022- Cindy Deadrick, owner of Shop on Main & The Party Shop, joined co-hosts Kevin Breheny & Aric Lee on Soy City Buzz on First Mid Monday to give an update on The Party Shop and...
Dec 12, 2022

With new pipeline, Decatur continues to lead the way in carbon capture and sequestration
December 12, 2022 - Landowners, community members, and environmentalists had the opportunity to learn more about a plan to bring a CO2 pipeline from Iowa to Decatur for carbon sequestration. The Illin...
Dec 12, 2022

Master Gardener program registration open
December 12, 2022 - University of Illinois Extension's "Master Gardener" program registration is now open until January 5. The mission of the University of Illinois Extension Master Gardener program i...
Dec 12, 2022

Memorial Health warns of holiday heart syndrome
December 12, 2022 - Drinking more alcohol than usual during the holiday season can increase the risk of "holiday heart syndrome," which is the incidence of irregular heart rhythms (also known as atria...
Dec 12, 2022

LISTEN: Dr. Juanita Morris on Byers & Co
December 12, 2022 - Dr. Juanita Morris joined Byers & Co to preview Thee Morris Code. She also talked about trauma therapy and how dealing with issues like the pandemic in school or work settings ...
Dec 12, 2022

Millikin University dedicates Lori Kerans Court
December 10, 2022- Millikin University officially dedicated Lori Kerans Court in the Griswold Physical Education Center. The court was named in honor of Lori Kerans, who served as the women's head bas...
Dec 10, 2022

Escape Decatur to close doors December 31
December 9, 2022 - Escape Decatur will be closing its doors to their escape rooms at the end of the business day on Saturday, December 31. Business owners Anthony and Renne announced the closing on th...
Dec 09, 2022

DPS Board of Education to Vote on Intergovernmental Agreement to Buy Back Woodrow Wilson School
December 9, 2022 - The Decatur Public Schools Board of Education will vote Tuesday, December 13, on an intergovernmental agreement with the City of Decatur which will result in DPS owning the soon-to-...
Dec 09, 2022