Featured Top Story Spotlight Salvation Army provides a Pathway of Hope Donnette Beckett Jun 6, 2026 Jun 6, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DECATUR — For Decatur native Jenn Bishop, 38, graduation has never been more satisfying.kAm“xE :D E96 7:?2=:K2E:@? @7 2 492AE6C E92E H2D 24EF2==J AC6EEJ C@F89 :? >J =:76[” D96 D2:5] “xE D@=:5:7:6D >J H@CE9] xE’D 2 C6>:?56C 7C@> v@5 9@H 72C x’G6 4@>6]”k^AmkAmq:D9@A H2D @?6 @7 `c 8C25F2E6D 7C@> E9:D J62C’D k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]D2=G2E:@?2C>JFD2]@C8^:=^5642EFC^H\>2:?\DEC66E\4@CAD^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm$2=G2E:@? pC>Jk^2m k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]D2=G2E:@?2C>JFD2]@C8^FD2\46?EC2=\E6CC:E@CJ^?@CE9\2?5\46?EC2=\:==:?@:D^A2E9H2J\@7\9@A6^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm!2E9H2J @7 w@A6k^2m[ !2E9H2J u@CH2C5 2?5 $FAA@CE:G6 w@FD:?8 !C@8C2>]k^Am kAm“x 2> ?@E H92E D@4:6EJ 5:4E2E6D[” D96 D2:5] “x 2> 2 49:=5 @7 v@5]”k^Am People are also reading… Woman goes wild in bar fighting customers, police and paramedics, cops report Decatur man accused of raping juvenile girl Decatur man suffers life-threatening injuries in Tuesday crash, police say 6½ years for dealer who kept drugs and gun in the dryer Boys and Girls Club of Decatur set to reopen Richey: Brad Underwood, Illinois men's basketball just keeps adding talent Decatur Area Habitat for Humanity permanently closed Decatur man with thousands of child sex abuse files gets 20 years Defense presses case for new hearing in Slover murder Another of Decatur's New Year's Eve gunmen goes to prison MacArthur alums preparing next generation with basketball, football camps Twenty-three Decatur-area athletes dubbed ICA All-State Softball Decatur school board names new administrators "Dr. Z" to leave Richland Community College Trespassing kid on trampoline pulls BB gun on owner, cops say Graduates took part in the Salvation Army's Pathway of Hope ceremony on Thursday, June 4, at the agency's Community Center. 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Macon Co. data center moratorium recommended; Data center proposed for Christian Co. Macon County's zoning board voted in favor of a one-year moratorium on data center proposals while Christian County residents questioned a com…
Things you should know about this weekend's boat races in Decatur Hardy’s Race for the Lake is set to host racers from across the nation for the American Power Boat Association Inboard Nationals on June 6 and…
