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The 2020 Decatur Celebration has been canceled. Dates for the 35th annual celebration are set for August 6th through 8th, 2021.

The man who spent the last 15 years planting flags for funeral processions to honor veterans and first responders has died. Larry Eckhardt, or known as "The Flag Man," passed away Tuesday morning. In ...

Jasper County Health Department has confirmed a positive case of coronavirus. Here is their complete statement: (Click on the statement to enlarge the statement)

Amazon Stops Selling N95 Masks To Public, Prioritizing Hospitals (Undated) -- Amazon is no longer selling N95 masks to the public. The online retail giant said Thursday it will sell essential personal...

Trader Joe's, Other Stores To Close On Easter Sunday (Undated) - Grocery store employees are being rewarded for still showing up to work, even though they could be exposed to coronavirus. To thank the...

Carbondale Skilled Nursing Facility Patient Contracts COVID-19 (Carbondale, IL) -- A 90-year-old female resident at a Carbondale skilled nursing facility is confirmed to have contracted COVID-19. The ...

Unemployment Claims Jump By Nearly 300-Thousand In Illinois (Peoria, IL) -- The Illinois Department of Employment Security says nearly 300-thousand people in the state filed for unemployment in the la...

Pritzker Activates Guard To Assist Medical Teams At Prison (Springfield, IL) -- Governor J.B. Pritzker is deploying members of the Illinois National Guard to assist medical teams at a prison north of ...

Abducted Infant Found Safe (Grandview, IL) -- A man is facing charges in Grandview for allegedly kidnapping a one-year-old while stealing a vehicle. Curtis Gibbs is in custody after he was seen drivin...

Mattoon Chamber of Commerce Executive Director, Ed Dowd, was on air with the Yawn Patrol on 101.3 WMCI, on Thursday, April 2, 2020. At the end of this page you can listen to the complete interview. He...