Author Archives: Michelle Mitchell

February 9, 2021 - Millikin University's Black Student Union, the University's oldest minority organization, received a $1,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Macon County's Racial Equity Fund ...

February 8, 2021 - One of the few bright spots of 2020 has been the popularity of agritourism for Illinois farms. Farm stands and ancillary retail operations on farms increased profitability by 5.7%, ...

February 8, 2021 - Today marks the beginning of National Burn Awareness Week, an initiative of the American Burn Association and is a coming together of burn, fire and life safety educators to make th...

February 8, 2021 - Back 2 School Illinois has announced the launch of its 2021 College Scholarship Program. Back 2 School Illinois is a non-profit organization that creates and supports educational op...

February 5, 2021 - Illinois Governor JB Pritzker joined Byers & Co to talk about the current and planned deployment of COVID-19 vaccinations in the state.

February 4, 2021 - Girl Scouts of Central Illinois are getting ready to kick off the 2021 Girl Scout Cookie season, and though social distancing measures may keep families and friends apart, cookie cu...

February 4, 2021 - Scovill Zoo has announced the birth of a spider monkey. The mother, Ethel, gave birth back on January 13, 2021. The zoo reports that the baby is doing well. Right after being born t...

February 4, 2021 - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $4,000,000 Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Expansion Grant to Heritage Behavioral Health Center i...

February 4, 2021 - High School sports are returning and you can catch St. Teresa Boy's Basketball on WSOY. Below is a list of games that will be covered with Aric Lee on play-by-play. February 9th - v...

February 4, 2021 - James Keith of the United Way joined Byers & Co to talk about a new tool that will help agencies connect needs with resources and their efforts to help early childhood behavior ...