Macon County, Decatur | featured news

ARGENTA — The Freedom Soldier Box Project will accept aluminum cans for recycling from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 11, at the Argenta Firehouse, 303 S. North St., and the Oreana Firehouse, 101 E. South St.

DECATUR -- Pickleball courts are available from 9 a.m. to noon Monday and Wednesday through March 14, in the Decatur Indoor Sports Center, 1295 W. Wood St.

DECATUR -- The annual renewal deadline for the senior citizen property tax assessment freeze exemption is Tuesday, Nov. 1.

DECATUR -- Lacrosse Little Laxers, for ages 3 to 7, will meet from 5 to 5:30 p.m. today through Nov. 8, at the Decatur Indoor Sports Center, 1295 W. Wood St.

DECATUR -- Every baby born in October at HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur will be snuggled in blankets saying “Real Babies Wear Pink,” a play on this year’s national Breast Cancer Awareness Month slogan, “Real Men Wear Pink.”

FARMER CITY -- Entries are being accepted for the 2017 Farmer City Christmas Parade, sponsored by the Farmer City Chamber of Commerce.

Decatur will see its newest subdivision build for the first time in at least a decade under plans approved by the city council. The new homes will be southeast of the city in the Mount Zion School District.

DECATUR — At 39 years old, Chris Travis thought he was safe from a heart attack. He was discharged from the military and was told he was healthy. A few months later, he had the first of three heart attacks.

Have you decorated pumpkins yet this year?