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RETAILERS REMIND CUSTOMERS TO SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES, PRACTICE SAFE SHOPPING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
With the holiday shopping season underway retailers across the state are urging customers to support local businesses and abide by all state and local health guidelines. Embracing safe shopping practices, including wearing masks, maintaining six feet of distance from others, and abiding by occupancy guidelines will help keep customers and workers safe, and…
Read MoreSCOUTS BSA TROOP 43 AND VENTURING CREW 343 CHRISTMAS TREE SALE CANCELLATION
Due to a lack of available trees this year and the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic, Scouts BSA Troop 43 was planning to partner with the Macon County Rural King, consolidate stands, and move them back to the original location. Those plans have changed. Scouts BSA Troop Committee Chair Kent Newton, Scout Master Kevin Johnson,…
Read MoreCITY BEAT: CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE LINE-UP IS NOW COMPLETE FOR THE APRIL ELECTION
• CITY COUNCIL candidate filing is over. We now know the names of the candidates for three Decatur City Council seats that are up for election on April 6. Monday was the last day a candidate could file to be on the ballot. Here’s the list of those who filed their nominating petitions with…
Read MoreADM, INNOVAFEED ANNOUNCE CONSTRUCTION OF WORLD’S LARGEST INSECT PROTEIN FACILITY IN DECATUR
CHICAGO and PARIS – ADM (NYSE:ADM), one of the world’s leading human and animal nutrition providers, and InnovaFeed, the world leader in producing premium insect ingredients for animal feed, today announced plans to collaborate on the construction and operation of the world’s largest insect protein production site, in Decatur,…
Read MoreCITY BEAT: ALARMING RISING NUMBER OF COVID-19 DEATHS, INFECTIONS CAUSE DECATUR CITY COUNCIL TO SEND STRONGER MESSAGE
• MASK UP, OR…City leaders who felt that asking, begging and pleading for months with residents to wear face coverings to help avoid the spread of COVID-19, had been ignored by many, took a step at Monday night’s city council meeting to emphasize they are serious because COVID is serious. The council…
Read MoreWAND ANNOUNCES ‘SPIRIT OF GIVING TOYS FOR TOTS’ ON DEC. 4
WAND announces that the Spirit of Giving Toys for Tots toy drive will be held Friday, December 4, 2020 at WAND, 6am to 6pm and at Walmart North 8am to 3pm. WAND’s Spirit of Giv-ing Toys for Tots campaign will be entering it’s12th year. Toys collected on that date will be distributed…
Read MoreMANAR ANNOUNCES $1.1 MILLION IN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS IN DECATUR
The City of Decatur was named a recipient of a $1.1 million grant to improve its mass transit system, State Senator Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill) has announced. Manar, who chairs the Senate Appropriations II Committee and serves as a lead budget negotiator for the Illinois Senate Democratic Caucus, worked to prioritize mass transit…
Read MoreCITY BEAT: ONE ELECTION IS OVER, ANOTHER IS UNDERWAY IN THE RACE FOR THREE DECATUR CITY COUNCIL SEATS
Believe it or not, just as we have finished the General Election, there is another campaign ready to take off. Nominating petitions for three available seats on the Decatur City Council may be filed in the office of the City Clerk on the 3rd floor of the Decatur Civic Center, 1 Gary Anderson…
Read MoreWETZEL ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR DECATUR CITY COUNCIL
William (Will) Wetzel has announced his candidacy for Decatur City Council. Wetzel is a native of Decatur, having graduated from Eisenhower High School in 2003 and Richland Community College in 2012. Wetzel currently works as an IT professional for Envision, LLC. He has married for 8 years to his wife, Tiffany, and they…
Read MoreDECATUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS ASKING ALL EMPLOYEES, WHO ARE ABLE, TO WORK FROM HOME
District #61 Statement November 4, 2020 As we continue to watch the growing number of COVID-19 cases in our county and region, Decatur Public Schools is taking action to protect the health and safety of our employees. DPS is asking all employees, who are able, to work from home. We appreciate the input in making…
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