City Beat

           The smoke hasn’t clear from  Tuesday’s election  yet because, as I’m writing this, we don’t even know who will be our next President — and may not know for awhile.                 However, there are some of the races impacting us locally that have been decided. Incumbent Rodney Davis is the unofficial winner in…

         It’s been a crazy, exhausting election year but it should all come to an end next Tuesday night, Nov. 3 — or will it? Considering everything that has happened in the Presidential campaign this year, it is almost too much to expect the controversy surrounding both candidates and their parties, to end once…

      By Paul Osborne      Ed Culp, 52, retired Chief Deputy in the Macon County Sheriff’s Office, has announced that he is running for a four-year term on the Decatur City Council in the Spring election. Culp made the an-nouncement during a press conference at the Decatur Civic Center this afternoon. “After 28 years serving this…

         This has not been an easy year for our community, but the tremendously successful 19th Annual WSOY Community Food Drive last Friday spoke volumes about why the Decatur area is such a great place to live — we have so many people who care about others and are willing to help those going…

       The Annual WSOY Community Food Drive has been a favorite event of mine since the time it started and it always has my support. The annual event is coming up on Friday, Oct. 2. It is really a ‘feel good” event each year and especially this year, because of COVID-19, the need is greater…

    Based on the survey results from its membership regarding the Progressive Income Tax, the Decatur Regional Chamber of Commerce issued the following statement: “The Decatur Regional Chamber of Commerce, on behalf of its 650 members, opposes the proposed amendment to the Illinois Constitution to allow a new progressive tax structure. We oppose a…

         Three Decatur City Council seats are up for election in the spring. As reported on decaturtribune.com last week, Councilman Chuck Kuhle told me that he will seek re-election to a second four-year term. Councilman David Horn announced earlier that he is running for another term. The third councilman whose seat is up for…

     DECATUR City Councilman Chuck Kuhle has decided to run for a second term in office.  Kuhle stated: “I will seek a second term on the Decatur City Council in April 2021.  Having over 3 years of experience as a Decatur City Councilman will give the City of Decatur the option of re-electing an…

       WE NOW KNOW that at least one of the three city council seats up for election next spring will not be filled by an incumbent. Long-time friend and city councilman Patrick McDaniel told me over the weekend that he will not be running for re-election.      He told me: “Although I have been honored to…

         • PREVIEW of today’s “Editor’s Viewpoint” in the print edition of the Decatur Tribune:       “IT’S no secret that I wear a mask when I am close to other people and take other recommended precautions to keep those around me safe. I believe that is what I should do — based…