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Manners Park Sampling And Testing Shows No Current Danger To Park
New sampling and testing has shown that Manners Park and the area around Manners Park is deemed safe by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. Testing was done by Universal Engineering Sciences (UES) to perform surface soil and soil vapor sampling and testing at the Park. The sampling and testing were done to assess potential exposures to Park visitors. More than 20 surface soil samples and six soil vapor samples were collected. Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons or PNA/PAHs, were within IEPA concentration levels or below those levels. Soil vapor results did NOT indicate an exposure risk via Construction Worker or residential scenario.
Pet on the Set | Humane Society of Decatur and Macon County
This week’s Pet on the Set is Betty White from the Humane Society of Decatur and Macon County. We had Betty on a few months ago and got adopted after her TV debut, but had to be returned. Lisa Lambert say’s she’s a great pet and just recently had a procedure done. A very sweet girl who loves people. She has calmed down since her last visit to WCIA.
Eight Row Announces a Pause — But Not a Closure
Greenlake’s finest-dining restaurant is moving on to greener pastures (we hope). On Monday, Eight Row announced that its last service in its current location will be June 29, adding a promise to sprout up in another location eventually. “Our lease is set to expire,” the social media post read,...
The ReSorce Alternative Natural Healing Practice on the Taylorville Square
A new holistic and quantum healing practice has made its way to the Taylorville Square to offer an alternative type of health and wellness to the community. Coralynn White is the Owner and Practitioner at ReSorce, located at 205 South Washington Street in Taylorville. Certified in Quantum and Energy Healing, White says, the old systems keep failing us, and now she hopes to bring a new type of care to the community.
AAA: Memorial Day weekend travel will be busiest since 2005
DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — You won’t be alone on the nation’s highways on Memorial Day weekend. AAA is forecasting nearly 44 million travelers will take to the roads and sky. Illinois travelers are forecast to total 2,087,124 to travel 50 miles or more. An increase of 71,834...
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