Category Archives: News

December 3, 2020 -Watch now as the star atop HSHS St. Mary's Hospital is lit to honor and memorialize loved ones in our community. Watch the lighting now!

The Boys and Girls Club of Decatur is going above and beyond in feeding children in the Decatur/Macon County Area by offering free evening meals to any and all community children. The program began ye...

December 3, 2020 - With the Illinois Department of Public Health asking people to stay home as much as possible and avoid group gatherings, the Macon County Conservation District has decided to close ...

December 3, 2020 - Today, Memorial Health Systems warned the public about an attempted scam that involves phone calls that appear to come for their main phone number. Memorial learned of unknown parti...

November 24, 2020 – A local Boy Scout troop has canceled their annual Christmas tree sale due to COVID-19. Scouts BSA Troop 43 and Venturing Crew 343 have sold the trees as a fundraiser for 28 y...

Don't look for Gov. J.B. Pritzker to loosen COVID-19 restrictions anytime soon. During his daily briefing on Monday, Pritzker said Tier 3 restrictions will remain in place for the next few weeks, even...

November 30, 2020 - The City of Decatur is asking water customers to reduce their water use due to drought conditions in Lake Decatur. Decatur and Central Illinois have received below-average rainfall...

November 30, 2020 - The Health Department is urging you to answer your phone when a contract tracer is attempting to reach you. In an effort to help slow the spread of COVID-19, the Macon County Healt...

November 30, 2020 - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 6,190 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 85 additional deaths....

November 30, 2020 - - Crossing Healthcare has begun operating a new drive-thru COVID-19 clinic to help better serve the community. The new site will allow for better traffic flow as well as protect he...