The Macon County Conservation District will host its annual Candlelight Tour from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13, at the Homestead Prairie Farm in the Rock Springs Conservation Area.
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The April 19, 1996 tornado was one of dozens of tornadoes that cut across Illinois on a single day. David Proeber
Itâs been 25 years, but time has done little to diminish the memories of the backâto-back tornadoes that struck Macon County in 1996.
âOnce you go through something like this, you never forget,â said Kelly Miller, whose home was leveled by the tornado that hit Macon County on April 19, 1996. The community was already recovering from a tornado that hit the south end of Decatur the night before.
Millerâs family sought shelter inside their home along Wyckles Road with Lonnie McVeigh, a storm spotter they didnât know who, like them, was seeking a safe refuge from which to ride out the storm. McVeigh was injured when the chimney fell on him in the Millers basement.
DECATUR â Within view of a sign along Wyckles Road welcoming motorists to Harristown, there is a building under construction at its intersection with West Main Street in need of tenants.
Harristown Mayor Evelyn Deverell thinks it would be an ideal location for Macon Countyâs first recreational marijuana dispensary.
âWe approved pretty much everything,â Deverell said, referring to action taken by the village board in 2019 allowing most forms of cannabis businesses to be established in the village. Dispensaries, growers and distributors are welcome, she said.Â
After the ordinance was approved, a small number of people showed an interest, including individuals and established cannabis businesses. The Harristown Village Board provided them with information and a copy of the ordinance.