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CITY BEAT: KUHLE, HORN WIN RE-ELECTION TO CITY COUNCIL, CULP WINS THIRD SEAT
• DECATUR City Council Incumbents Chuck Kuhle and David Horn won re-election in Tuesday’s election with Ed Culp handily winning the third open seat. Culp will replace long-time councilman Pat McDaniel who is retiring from the council. Less than 6,000 ballots were cast in a community of 48,132 registered…
Read MoreADM TO RELEASE FIRST QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS APRIL 27
CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– ADM (NYSE: ADM) will release financial results for the first quarter of 2021 before the market opens on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. A slide presentation will also be available for download at this time. The company will host a webcast at 8 a.m. Central Time to discuss the results and provide a…
Read MorePLANS UNDERWAY FOR RE-OPENING OF THE LITTLE THEATRE ON THE SQUARE. THREE FALL SHOWS SLATED.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Plans Underway for Re-Opening of The Little Theatre On The Square. Three Fall Shows Slated. Lexie Dorsett Sharp Heather J. Beck Sullivan, IL , April 6, 2021 The Little Theatre On The Square…
Read MoreCITY BEAT: WHICH THREE OF THE SIX CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES SHOULD VOTERS CHOOSE?
There is no question that the major attraction for most of the voters in next Tuesday’s Consolidated Election is the race for three seats on the Decatur City Council. The six candidates are, in the order they will appear on the April 6th ballot: David J. Horn (incumbent), Ed Culp, Chuck Kuhle (incumbent), Marty…
Read MoreCITY BEAT: CONSOLIDATED ELECTION IS LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AWAY AND NOT MUCH EXCITEMENT IS IN THE AIR
The Consolidated Election is less than two weeks away (April 6) and, considering all of the offices up for election and the choices that voters have to make, there hasn’t been that much excitement generated. We usually have to run an extra page or two of “letters to the editor” written by supporters of…
Read MoreEDITOR’S VIEWPOINT: GASPING FOR BREATH IS A DANGEROUS WAY TO LIVE
DURING THE past year, about the time that COVID-19 changed our world, I noticed that I was developing shortness of breath. Over the years I’ve walked all over downtown and played full-court basketball in local gyms for decades. I never had any problem breathing. I prided myself on being in fairly good shape…
Read MoreIT WAS A VERY DIFFERENT WEEK COVERING THE CITY BEAT
After it appeared that an antibiotic for pneumonia, which appeared on an x-ray of my lungs wasn’t working, my doctor decided Friday morning for more tests and lab work. After completing that move, and heading back to the newspaper office, I received a call from my doctor’s office that I should immediately go to…
Read MoreCITY BEAT: ONLINE PURCHASE SCAMS BECOME RISKIEST IN WAKE OF COVID-19 SHOPPING
The Better Business Bureau (BBB) issued a report last week informing the public that online purchase scams have become riskiest scam in the wake of COVID-19. Adults ages 18–24 reported the highest median losses ($150) and the highest likelihood of loss (56.6%) to BBB Scam TrackerSM in 2020. Previously, older age groups consistently…
Read MoreDPS LAUNCHES PREP ACADEMY, OPPORTUNITY FOR DPS STUDENTS TO EARN DIPLOMA, DEGREE
Decatur, Illinois — Decatur Public Schools is excited to announce The Prep Academy, a new partnership with Richland Community College, offering DPS students the opportunity to earn an Associate’s Degree at the same time they’re earning their high school diploma. “We are very excited about offering this innovative new program that’s only for DPS…
Read MoreCITY BEAT: NAME RECOGNITION, NOT ISSUES, DOMINATED CITY COUNCIL PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS
Most of the smoke has cleared from last week’s Decatur City Council Primary Election and, except for some mail-in ballots that remain to be counted, the results are now known and six of the 12 candidates are moving on to the Consolidated Election on April 6, where three will be elected to council seats. However,…
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