Lake Decatur is currently 2.4 feet below the normal level and is slowly declining due to evaporation and lack of rain.

Tim Gleason held the job previously. He returned in 2024.

Dr. Dean Pribbenow succeeds Dr. Jim Reynolds, who stepped down as Millikin’s 16th President on March 1, 2025, after nearly five years in the position.

The longtime owner of the Avon died last month.

Opponents of a controversial carbon capture pipeline slated to run from Iowa to Decatur are "cautiously" declaring victory after developer Wolf Carbon Solutions withdrew its permit application in Iowa this week.

Tickets go on sale Friday Dec. 6.

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Last week, the company identified ‘anomaly’ in monitoring well.

The former congressman will appear on the Millikin University campus Sept. 30. The event is free and open to the public.

Leak in monitoring well being addressed by company, regulators