Author Archives: Michelle Mitchell
Local school administrators discuss the upcoming WSOY Community Food Drive
September 25, 2021 - For 20 years the WSOY Food Drive has depended on the help of local schools to help bring in donations to local food pantries and shed light on community needs to the younger gener...
Sep 25, 2021
Richland Community College hosts First Annual Operation Obstacle: The Race to End Veteran Suicide
September 25, 2021 - In observance of Veterans Suicide Prevention Month in September, the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs Suicide Prevention Team and Richland Community College held the First Ann...
Sep 25, 2021
Upcoming Macon County Health Department vaccine clinics
September 24, 2021 - The Macon County Health Department (MCHD) is offering the following COVID-19 vaccine clinics for Macon County the week of September 27th: Tuesday, September 28th, 2021 Location: R...
Sep 24, 2021
LISTEN: Christelle Harding of Decatur Public Schools
September 24, 2021 - Christelle Harding of Decatur Public Schools joined Byers & Co to talk about Social Emotional Learning that introduces 7 mindsets to students pre-K through high school.
Sep 24, 2021
Dip a candle like a settler at Homestead Prairie Farm
September 23, 2021 - Dip your own candle like a settler at Homestead Prairie Farm and learn how candles were important to nineteenth-century life. This Candle Dipping Workshop will be held outdoors on...
Sep 23, 2021
Millikin University announces 2021 Alumni Award recipients
September 23, 2021 - This October, during Millikin University's 2021 Homecoming Celebration, the University will honor seven distinguished individuals with this year's Millikin Alumni Awards. The 2021...
Sep 23, 2021
Minority Mentor Protege Program at Richland assists entrepreneurs in following their passion
September 22, 2021 - This evening at Richland Community College was the final night of the five-week Minority Mentor Protege Program, an entrepreneurial mindset workshop. The workshop was hosted by Je...
Sep 22, 2021
Cody Moore announces bid for Macon County Sheriff
September 22, 2021 - Cody Moore announced his candidacy for the office of Macon County Sheriff in the 2022 election. Cody is running as a Republican. Cody retired in 2016 from the Decatur Police Depar...
Sep 22, 2021
Pritzker administration reminds communities of September 30th deadline for local COVID relief
September 22, 2021 - Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) today announced that eligible cities and towns across the state who have yet to do so ...
Sep 22, 2021
U of I Extension Lunch and Learn series offering free classes
September 22, 2021 - Remember hearing the hiss of the traditional pressure cooker and being told not to get near it because it might explode? The electric pressure cookers that flooded the market a fe...
Sep 22, 2021