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Decatur native named Miss Illinois 2024
MARION, Ill. (KFVS) - A winner has been crowned Miss Illinois 2024 in Marion. 26-year-old Breana Bagley of Decatur, Illinois won the title Saturday evening, June 15 at the Marion Cultural and Civic Center. Bagley won following five days of interviews, performance, and rehearsals. Bagley competed as Miss Land of...
Our Town Monticello: Dragonfly Treasures
One of the new businesses in Our Town Monticello is Dragonfly Treasures. It's a resale shop Amy Chestnut opened nine months ago in honor of her mother; she sells "a little bit of everything" that belonged to her mother and that is donated to her by the community.
Our Town Monticello: Willow Branch Kennel
MONTICELLO, Ill. (WCIA) — Willow Branch Kennel offers the best for your pet and today they join ciLiving to share all about their success story. Our success story. We grew from a little bus to 10,000 square foot dogtopia. In 2000, WCIA did a story about the Bark Bus. Since then, we have outgrown the bark bus into a permanent facility. Our facility houses a pet boutique, doggy daycare, dog training dog boarding and grooming.
Jasper Street Fest returns for family fun
DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — The Jasper Street Summer Fest returned Thursday for an evening full of family fun. The city of Decatur provided free food, community art projects, a live DJ, and a bounce house at Johns Hill Park. The festival is part of the Great Streets Great Neighborhoods...
Community effort helps bring show choir back to the stage in Decatur
DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — With the work of Decatur alumni, community members, and students from an Alabama show choir will hit the stage at MacArthur High School on Friday night. Show choir abruptly stopped for Decatur students, but with the support of the community, Youth With a Positive Direction...
Mac n’ Cheese Fest coming to Decatur this summer
DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — This July, the Decatur Area Arts Council will be putting the “mac” in “Macon” County. The Mac n’ Cheese Fest is hitting the Fairview Park Pavilion on July 20 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will include live music, games, handmade arts and crafts vendors, beer and — of […]
Farmer City pool closes Friday, chemical mix blamed
FARMCER CITY, Ill. (WCIA) — The Farmer City Pool is currently closed, city officials said, with the expectation that the closure will last the rest of the day. Officials posted to Facebook that the pool’s chemicals are imbalanced and despite seven attempts to fix the problem, the chemicals are not at the correct levels to […]
Five Cities Baroque Festival is back for second season in central Illinois
DECATUR- Singers and musicians from across central Illinois are collaborating to celebrate Baroque music this June at the Five Cities Baroque Festival. Performances will be held throughout Champaign and Decatur starting this Sunday, June 16th through Saturday, June 22nd. Morning Edition host Kimberly Schofield spoke with the festival’s founding director, Nate Widelitz, about bringing 17th and 18th century western classical music to the area.
New Decatur solar project won’t cost the city anything
DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — The City of Decatur is hoping to shine light on a project focused on clean energy. The multi-million dollar summer project won’t cost the city anything but will add 2,600 solar panels to the Decatur Civic Center parking lot. A solar energy company in Peoria is paying for the private project. […]
Our Town Monticello: Student-made planter boxes
When the City of Monticello wanted to spruce up downtown and its parklets, they reached out to Ryan Woodham and his shop class at Monticello High School. They built several planter boxes that now grace the outdoor seating areas of downtown restaurants.
Piatt County Fair gets underway
PIATT COUNTY, Ill. (WAND) - The Piatt County Fair gets underway Thursday. The fair runs from Thursday through Sunday, June 16. The beer barn and food vendors open Thursday at 5 p.m. Non-livestock exhibits also come in at 5. DJ Rockin' Randy will perform in the beer barn at 6 p.m.
Decatur water main project making progress
DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — The South Shores water main project in Decatur is making progress. The nearly $4 million project replaces existing water mains in Decatur’s South Shore, particularly in areas where mains were breaking or saw increased maintenance. The city is finishing up final steps for Medial Drive. They are also breaking ground and […]
DeWitt Clinton DAR commemorates Flag Day
CLINTON – The DeWitt Clinton Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution marked Flag Day with an award to Jim and Kim Brady, of Clinton, for their year-round and patriotic display of the American flag. A U.S. Navy veteran who served in Vietnam with the Seabees, Brady and his wife...
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