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Decatur Airport receiving grants as part of the Capital Improvement Program
December 2, 2021 - Six Central Illinois airports were announced to be set to receive capital funding yesterday. Decatur is set to receive over 1.3 million dollars in state funding for reconstruction p...
Dec 02, 2021
Macon County Environmental Management Recycling Center collecting unwanted Christmas lights for recycling
December 2, 2021 - Strings of unwanted Christmas lights will be collected for recycling between December 6, 2021 and January 31, 2022. Residents may place strings of lights in the specially-marked, ou...
Dec 02, 2021
Decatur Regional Chamber of Commerce holds ribbon-cutting at Lincoln Theater
December 2, 2021 - Yesterday, the Decatur Regional Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting to celebrate one year of progress in the renovations at Lincoln Square Theater. "Another Decatur treasure r...
Dec 02, 2021
Alishia Graves named Decatur Memorial's November Colleague of Month
November 30, 2021 - Alishia Graves of Decatur, a hostess in the food and nutrition department at Decatur Memorial Hospital, is the nonprofit hospital's Colleague of the Month for November. Graves has ...
Nov 30, 2021
Soy City Buzz on First Mid Monday featuring Anthony Walker, from the Black Chamber
Anthony Walker & Tamarra Fuller, from the Black Chamber, joined co-hosts Kevin Breheny & John West on Soy City Buzz on First Mid Monday. Other guests included: Tom McNamara- Mac on Sports Jeff...
Nov 29, 2021
The Salvation Army Cold Cot program
November 29, 2021 - With temperatures consistently falling below 35 degrees, The Salvation Army has opened its Cold Cot program for those in need. This program adds additional cots to the Men's Shelte...
Nov 29, 2021
Springfield Memorial Hospital Nurse Honored with DAISY Award
November 29, 2021 - Deb McWhorter received the DAISY Award for Nursing Excellence at Springfield Memorial Hospital. Known for her expertise and compassion, McWhorter, of Pawnee, was nominated by a nur...
Nov 29, 2021
COVID-19 Vaccine Brings Children Closer to 'Normal Childhood,' Safeguards from Severe Illness, Says Nurse-Practitioner Mom
November 24, 2021 - When it came time for her two young sons to receive their first shots of COVID-19 vaccine, Jamie Cross had a few tricks that worked better than sugar to make the vaccine go down. B...
Nov 29, 2021 National Cancer Institute / Unsplash
Tomorrow is Small Business Saturday
November 26, 2021 - Small Business Saturday is tomorrow. It was created by American Express in 2010, with the reason behind it being to help ensure the survival of small, brick-and-mortar, and online ...
Nov 26, 2021
Decatur residents receiving notices that their electrical supplier contract is being terminated and returned to Ameren
November 23, 2021 - Residents in the City of Decatur have begun receiving notices stating their electrical supplier contract is being terminated and that they are returning to Ameren. This does not re...
Nov 23, 2021