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Lytle Pool closes for 2024 season in Mattoon
MATTOON, Ill. (WCIA) — Officials announced that Lytle Pool in Mattoon is closing for the season. The closure comes as staff and contractors face an irreparable issue with a main pool pump. Replacement parts are proving difficult to find due to the age of the pumps, they said. Without functioning pumps, important health and safety […]
Decatur Fire Dept. battles ‘suspicious’ pair of fires at same house
DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — Firefighters were called to the same Decatur address two days in a row for a pair of fires that they’re now deeming “suspicious.” Around 8:45 p.m. on Tuesday, the Decatur Fire Department responded to a vacant house in the area of North Summit and West Garfield Avenues. Half of the house […]
Decatur School Board approves naming of MacArthur High track after late coach
DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — When renovations are complete, the track and field complex at MacArthur High School in Decatur will bear the name of a longtime teacher and coach who recently passed away. The Decatur Board of Education approved on Tuesday the naming of the complex in honor of Bill Harbeck. Harbeck taught in Decatur […]
Heritage Behavioral Health Center getting federal funding
DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - Heritage Behavioral Health Center in Decatur has been selected to participate in a federal program designed to expand and improve access to mental health care and substance use treatment. State Senator Doris Turner (D-Springfield) said, “When we invest in behavioral and mental health, we invest in...
Coles Co. Sheriff warns of jury duty scam going around community
CHARLESTON, Ill. (WCIA) — The Coles County Sheriff’s Office is warning of a new scam in the community involving a common tactic: impersonation of one of their deputies. Officials said they’ve taken several reports from community members saying they were called by someone claiming to be a Coles County Sheriff’s deputy. The callers stated that […]
$5M solar project temporarily closing Decatur Civic Center parking lot
DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — A $5 million solar canopy project will block off the Decatur Civic Center parking lot until the end of July. The project involves installing solar-powered parking canopies to cover two-thirds of the lot. City officials say they will look similar to the image below: Decatur officials expect the new panels to […]
Man shot by police during domestic dispute pleads guilty to armed violence
DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — A man who was shot by police during a domestic dispute has pleaded guilty to armed violence, a class X felony. Steven L. Hirstein was on trial for attempted murder, aggravated domestic battery, armed violence, and domestic battery. As part of a plea deal, the charges other than armed violence were dropped.
Tuscola firefighters tour new firehouse with beloved Captain
TUSCOLA, Ill. (WCIA) — The Tuscola Fire Department got to tour its new firehouse on Tuesday and they did so with a beloved member of their department. Captain Bill Schweighart has been battling brain cancer since December. After surgery in Chicago, followed by two months of chemotherapy and radiation, he returned home in March. Because […]
Memorial highway sign honoring fallen soldier to be hung in Oakland
OAKLAND, Ill. (WCIA) — A part of a highway in Coles County will be designated to honor a fallen soldier next month. A section of Illinois Route 133 in Oakland will be named the “Lieutenant Jared W. Southworth Memorial Highway” to honor the Illinois National Guard member and Army Ranger who died in Afghanistan in […]
New Principals and Assistant Principals for several different DPS schools announced
DECATUR, Ill. (WAND)- Several Principal and Assistant Principal positions were filled during Tuesday's nights Decatur Public School Board meeting. The board voted for the following four candidates to fill each position:. Principal Johns Hill Magnet School - Michelle Bonebreak. Principal Muffley Elementary - Maria Wiggens. Assistant Principal Eisenhower - Antone...
Learn to ride, earn a bike: Decatur program teaches kids how to safely ride bicycles
DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — The City of Decatur’s “Learn & Earn” Bike Program is aiming to help youngsters learn how to ride a bike, with an extra reward: earning their very own bicycle and helmet. Kids will meet Mondays and Wednesdays from 1-2 p.m. until July 3. They will learn and practice riding on two […]
Tuscola business gets structural upgrades, shuts down streets
TUSCOLA, Ill. (WCIA) — Flesor’s Candy Kitchen at the corner of Sale and Main Street is having its second-story walls removed. The 150-year-old building needs wooden beams replaced with steel ones, and it is costing the business $250,000. The restaurant’s co-owner Bob Story said everything is going as expected, and the kitchen will stay open […]
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