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Campuses Dark Secret: Food Insecurity
The FDA claims that the average moderately active male college student (ages 18-25) needs 2,800 calories a day. However, many students on campus don’t have access to food, let alone that many. A study done by scholars at Temple University explains how significant food-insecurity is on college campuses. “Overall,...
Baseball Game Recap: Taylorville Triumphs
Taylorville had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They never let the Mattoon Greenwave onto the board and left with a 1-0 win on Friday. For Taylorville, this counts as revenge for the 7-2 loss Mattoon walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April.
Local Catholic School teacher awarded 2024 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Award
DECATUR, Ill. (WAND)- A local first grade teacher has been awarded this year's St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Award in the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois. On Thursday morning students and faculty of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School gathered in the gymnasium for a special announcement. Out of hundreds present, only a few had a clue as to what was happening.
Locals line up to see inside Decatur's historic Powers Mansion
DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — Last week, it was announced that the public would be able to step inside the historic Powers Mansion before the new owner begins restoration. Norma Fick closed on the mansion last September after a tumultuous summer in which it had to be auctioned a second time when the first buyer could not complete the sale.
Taylorville Finance Committee Meets; No Decisions Made On Small Town Taylorville
The Taylorville Finance Committee and Ordinance Committee met on Thursday evening for a 90-minute session to discuss budgets, BDD Application Reviews, and more importantly the future of Downtown/Small Town Taylorville and whether or not the budget would include them this fiscal year. Dyanne Skinner with Small Town Taylorville (STT) gave a presentation to start the discussion and informed the public who attended the meeting. She presented the budget ideas for advertising moving forward and said that the community would miss STT if it wasn’t there.
Taylorville Kiwanis Club Holds Drive-Thru Donation Day
The Taylorville Kiwanis Club held a drive-thru donation day on Saturday, in front of our studios at 918 East Park in Taylorville. Kiwanis President Chuck Martin and Kiwanis member Eric Kahle manned the tent and accepted non-perishable foods and monetary donations to benefit the Taylorville Food Pantry. Live on Groovy...
Taylorville Estates Takes Pride in Their Community
Taylorville Estates Assisted Living remains dedicated to creating a space where individuals can find independence, an active lifestyle, and the comfort and freedom of living at home. Administrator, Toni Clark says only one room is currently available at Taylorville Estates and the cause of this can be found in the social living, daily activities, and relationships that are experienced in the assisted living arrangement.
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.
Village Of Moweaqua Receives Funding For Replacing Lead Pipes
The Village of Moweaqua is receiving funding from Illinois to replace Lead Service Lines. Illinois EPA Director John J. Kim says Moweaqua is receiving $1,917,810 in funding to replace those lines as well as water meters that contain lead in the community. The funding is provided through the IEPA’s State Revolving Fund. This provides low-interest loan funding for drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater projects. The funding is in the form of principal forgiveness, so the Village of Moweaqua will not have to repay any of the money.
CEFCU's Athlete of the Week: Kaiden Maurer
Each week, our WAND Sports Team puts the spotlight on a local high school athlete who is excelling not only as an athlete, but as a student and a community member!. To submit a student-athlete's name, please send a detailed list of his/her accolades to Tyler Jachnicki at Tyler.Jachnicki@wandtv.com.
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...
Illinois man arrested after an alleged multi-county pursuit
FOUNTAIN COUNTY, Ind. (WLFI) — An Illinois man is accused of leading police on a long pursuit in Fountain and Montgomery counties. A press release from Indiana State Police says the chase started just after midnight Monday at the 20 mile marker on I-74 in Fountain County. A trooper...
Decatur EV survey accepting last submissions
DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — Wednesday is the last day for the public to submit feedback about electric vehicle infrastructure in Decatur. The city opened a survey at the start of the month to learn where charging stations and other infrastructure would be best deployed in Decatur. Officials said the feedback would help their consultant better […]
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