🌱 Patch AM: Why a Decatur DUI driver’s sentence stayed at six years

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In today's newsletter:

• Why a Decatur DUI driver's sentence stayed at six years
• What's new at this weekend's Macon County Harvest Festival?
• Former Macon County officer sentenced after DUI arrest in Decatur

Also on today's calendar: Shining Sun Mini Camp and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 83 and low of 51 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 75, low: 44.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 80 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Woman re-sentenced to 6 years in prison for Decatur DUI crash (newschannel20.com) — A Decatur DUI crash that severely injured a Mt. Zion teen has led to a re-sentencing that keeps 65-year-old Karen Boehm in prison for six years. Despite a procedural error that voided her first sentence, the judge reimposed the same term after hearing about the victim's ongoing medical struggles and Boehm's attempts to shift blame.
   

• Macon County Fair Annual Harvest Festival to be held this weekend (wandtv.com) — Decatur families can head to the Macon County Fairgrounds this Friday through Sunday for the Annual Harvest Festival, featuring a haunted hayride, demolition derby, carnival rides, food trucks, and more. New this year are a Harvest Pageant and free trunk-or-treating, with free parking and tiered admission prices so residents can plan their weekend outing.
   

• Former Macon County Correctional Officer pleads guilty following DUI arrest (wandtv.com) — A former Macon County correctional officer arrested in Decatur for DUI has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge under a plea agreement. He received 12 months of conditional discharge with restrictions on alcohol and drug use, after being fired earlier this year following his arrest on West Eldorado Street.
   

📸 Around Decatur

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Decatur

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 8
• DOVE Homeward Bound Outreach →
  Decatur Public Library, 130 N Franklin St, Decatur
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday October 8
• Shining Sun Mini Camp →
  Rock Springs Nature Center, 3939 Nearing Lane, Decatur
  9:30 am
• DPL Baby Talk →
  Decatur Public Library, 130 N Franklin St, Decatur
  10:00 am
• Baby TALK's Momma Talk Extension →
  Decatur Public Library, 130 N Franklin St, Decatur
  11:00 am
• Book Sale →
  Decatur Public Library, 130 N Franklin St, Decatur
  3:00 pm
• Thursday Trivia at Golden Fox Brewing →
  Golden Fox Brewing, LLC, 3025 North Kandy Lane, Decatur
  6:00 pm
• Thursday Trivia →
  Golden Fox Brewing, 3025 Kandy Lane, Decatur
  6:00 pm
• GriefShare Decatur, Illinois →
  First Christian Church Decatur, 3350 N MacArthur Rd, Decatur
  6:00 pm
Friday October 9
• 5th Annual Macon County Fair Harvest Fest →
  Macon County Fairgrounds, 3700 North Westlawn Avenue, Decatur
• Language Conversation Hour →
  Decatur Public Library, 130 N Franklin St, Decatur
  4:00 pm
• 2026 Spotlight Series - Show #8 - 'Silver Lake' →
  Lincoln Square Theater, 141 N Main St, Decatur
  6:00 pm
• SILVER LAKE →
  Lincoln Square Theater, 141 N Main St, Decatur
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Coffee with a Decatur Police officer this Wednesday, October 7, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.
  m. at McDonald's - 1835 E Eldorado Street, in partnership with the Coalition of Neighborhood Organizations (CONO). (Nextdoor )
• NOTICE: Public Works flushing hydrants in October
  City of Decatur water services crews will be flushing various fire hydrants around Decatur throughout October. Flushing by Public Works is a routine… (Nextdoor )

• Kroger posted a job opening for Courtesy Clerk/Grocery Bagger in Decatur. Apply here.
• Olive Garden posted a job opening for Server in Decatur. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Decatur here.

🗞 Nearby News

Macon

• Week ending Sept. 26: Lowest premium gas in Macon County reaches $5.09 (maconreporter.com)
• Worst to best: Macon Area's 8 police and fire pension funds are $151.0 million short; Bethany firefighters fund is 3.9 percent funded (maconreporter.com)
• This Week is National 4-H Week (dewittdailynews.com)

Ok Decatur! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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