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Independence Day "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" safety campaign underway
June 30, 2021 - The Illinois Department of Transportation and Illinois State Police are joining with law enforcement statewide to drive down injuries and death at a time when traffic fatalities contin...
Jun 30, 2021
Macon County Conservation District Board announces new Executive Director
June 25, 2021 - The Macon County Conservation District Board of Trustees announced Jerry Culp as the new Executive Director of the Macon County Conservation District. "We are very pleased that Jerry C...
Jun 25, 2021
Summer Food Service Program returns for 38th year
June 23, 2021 - This year marks the 38th year the Decatur Park District and Illinois State Board of Education have partnered to provide free meals at park and school locations across Decatur as part o...
Jun 23, 2021
LISTEN: Education Spotlight with Dr. Paul Fregeau
June 23, 2021 - Dr. Paul Fregeau joined Byers & Co to reflect back on his four years as the superintendent, his optimism for the future of the district, and what was learned during the pandemic.
Jun 23, 2021
Symphony Orchestra Guild of Decatur holding instrument drive
June 21, 2021 - Symphony Orchestra Guild of Decatur is holding an instrument drive going on now through Wednesday, June 30. Gently used instruments may be brought to Decatur Area Arts Council. Donors ...
Jun 21, 2021
Ready, Set, Grow Camp helps build foundation for future of agricultural industry
June 18, 2021 - Today was the final day of the Ready, Set, Grow Ag Camp at the Living Science Farm at Enterprise Elementary School. The program is a five-day excursion for 7th and 8th-grade students t...
Jun 18, 2021
Juneteenth Named Federal Holiday, The First in 38 Years
Juneteenth is officially a federal holiday. You may be asking yourself what exactly Juneteenth celebrates. Here's the gist: On June 19, 1865, news of the Emancipation Proclamation finally began to rea...
Jun 18, 2021
Decatur Celebration files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy after 34 years
June 16, 2021 - The organizers of the Decatur Celebration announced today that the festival would be filing for chapter 7 bankruptcy after an insurmountable impact from the COVID-19 pandemic. A letter...
Jun 16, 2021
Pritzker expected to sign bill that would end use of isolation, prone physical restraint in Illinois schools
June 15, 2021 - The Illinois legislature has put an end to the practice of isolating children in "quiet rooms" and the usage of prone physical restraint. State Representative Jonathan Carroll, D- Nort...
Jun 15, 2021
Millikin names Shannon Cook Artist-in-Residence at University's Blue Connection
June 14, 2021 - Millikin University's Art Department and Center for Entrepreneurship have named Shannon Cook the 2021 Robert Harrison Crowder Artist-in-Residence at Blue Connection, Millikin's student...
Jun 14, 2021