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News from August 2022

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Scherer promotes after-school program: 'Thank you Boys & Girls Club of Decatur'

By Steven Hughes | Aug 20, 2022

The Boys & Girls Club of Decatur will host after-school programs that’ll offer homework help and cooking classes.

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$949 in Municipal Sales Tax collected in July for Niantic

By Macon Reporter | Aug 20, 2022

This is a decrease from the month before.

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Sex Ed: Macon County Warrensburg-Latham Community Unit School District 11 opts out of controversial new sex education curriculum

By Macon Reporter | Aug 20, 2022

Across Illinois, 520 school districts have decided not to teach the updated and “obscene” sex ed curriculum.

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Macon Reporter area weekly mass times

By Macon Reporter | Aug 20, 2022

The following parishes in the Macon Reporter coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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Caulkins on CEJA: 'There's no accountability - this is strictly some kind of a handout welfare program'

By Zachary Richter | Aug 20, 2022

Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) recently expressed his disappointed with the Clean Energy Jobs Act (CEJA) for allowing private companies to use eminent domain to run electric lines across Illinois farmlands.

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Sangamon Valley Community Unit School District 9 in Macon County opts out of controversial new sex education studies

By Macon Reporter | Aug 19, 2022

Across Illinois, 520 school districts have decided not to teach the updated and “obscene” sex ed curriculum.

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Week ending Aug. 27: five inmates sentenced in Macon County to be released

By Macon Reporter | Aug 19, 2022

There are five inmates sentenced to jail in Macon County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending Aug. 27.

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Mount Zion collects $43,347 in Municipal Sales Tax in July

By Macon Reporter | Aug 19, 2022

This is a decrease from the month before.

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Students at Warrensburg-Latham Community Unit School District 11 suspended or expelled 18 times in a single school year

By Macon Reporter | Aug 19, 2022

There were 18 students suspended in Warrensburg-Latham Community Unit School District 11 in a single school year according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

DeWitt County Board met July 21

By Philip Gonzales | Aug 19, 2022

DeWitt County Board met Thursday, July 21.

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Mount Zion Community Unit School District 3 in Macon County won’t be teaching controversial new sex education curriculum

By Macon Reporter | Aug 18, 2022

Across Illinois, 520 school districts have decided not to teach the updated and “obscene” sex ed curriculum.

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Mount Zion taxpayers give $28,503 in Business District Tax in July

By Macon Reporter | Aug 18, 2022

This is an increase over the month before.

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How many times were students suspended or expelled in Sullivan Community Unit School District 300 in 2020-2021 school year?

By Macon Reporter | Aug 18, 2022

There were 164 students suspended in Sullivan Community Unit School District 300 in a single school year according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Village of Harristown Board of Trustee met June 21

By Philip Gonzales | Aug 18, 2022

Village of Harristown Board of Trustee met Tuesday, June 21.

Mt Zion Community Unit School District 3 Board met June 21

By Philip Gonzales | Aug 18, 2022

Mt Zion Community Unit School District 3 Board met Tuesday, June 21.

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Two homes sold in Oakley, Illinois with a median home sale price of $172,450 in July 2022

By Macon Reporter | Aug 17, 2022

These are the top two home sales for Oakley, Illinois in July 2022, according to BlockShopper.com.

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Controversial sex ed curriculum won’t be taught in Macon County’s Meridian Community Unit School District 15

By Macon Reporter | Aug 17, 2022

Across Illinois, 520 school districts have decided not to teach the updated and “obscene” sex ed curriculum.

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Students suspended or expelled 19 times in a single school year in Sangamon Valley Community Unit School District 9

By Macon Reporter | Aug 17, 2022

There were 19 students suspended in Sangamon Valley Community Unit School District 9 in a single school year according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

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Maroa residents pay $18,355 in Municipal Sales Tax in July

By Macon Reporter | Aug 17, 2022

This is a decrease from the month before.

Sangamon Valley Community Unit School District 9 Board of Education met July 20

By Philip Gonzales | Aug 17, 2022

Sangamon Valley Community Unit School District 9 Board of Education met Wednesday, July 20.