Category Archives: Community

LISTEN: Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe
March 7, 2022 - Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe joined Byres & Co to talk about local politics and upcoming items the City Council is working on.
Michelle Mitchell Mar 07, 2022

LISTEN: Kevin Breheny
March 7, 2022 - Kevin Breheny joined Byers & Co to talk about the Irish, Kurt Warner, political candidates, and the situation in Ukraine.
Michelle Mitchell Mar 07, 2022

2022 General Primary Candidate Filing now available
March 4, 2022 - The candidate filing period for established candidates in the June 28, 2022, General Primary will be as follows: March 7, 2022, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm March 8-11, 2022, 8:30 am to 4.30 pm ...
Michelle Mitchell Mar 04, 2022

Community Investment Volunteers needed by United Way
March 4, 2022 - The United Way of Decatur and Mid-Illinois are seeking volunteers to assists them with our Community Investment Process for Macon County. This year, they are looking at programs in fiv...
Michelle Mitchell Mar 04, 2022

Decatur Regional Chamber of Commerce attends Chamber Day 2022
March 3, 2022 - The Decatur Regional Chamber of Commerce, along with a delegation of business leaders, attended Chamber Day hosted by the Illinois Chamber of Commerce and the Illinois Association of C...
Michelle Mitchell Mar 03, 2022

LISTEN: Clay Gerhard of the Decatur Park District
March 2, 2022 - Clay Gerhard of the Decatur Park District joined Byers & Co to talk about preparing the golf courses for the upcoming season, counting down to reopening facilities, the Devon, spor...
Michelle Mitchell Mar 02, 2022

LISTEN: Karla Miller and Kirsten Hinton of Hickory Point Bank and Brandon Kondritz of Young Leaders In Action
March 2, 2022 - Karla Miller and Kirsten Hinton of Hickory Point Bank joined Byers & Co to talk about their leadership program and community involvement. Brandon Kondritz of Young Leaders In Actio...
Michelle Mitchell Mar 02, 2022

Boys and Girls Club of Decatur celebrates 50th anniversary
March 1, 2022 - This evening, the Boys and Girl's Club of Decatur celebrated its 50th year anniversary. "We see an average daily attendance of 80 kids, and annually close to 1,200," said Shamika Madis...
Michelle Mitchell Mar 01, 2022

LISTEN: Mental Health Board gains wellness tools from vicarious trama expert, Olga Phoenix
March 1, 2022 - A term and condition identified in the 1980's, but only now getting focus, was the subject of the Macon County Mental Health Board's Focus on the Future Event. That condition is known ...
Mar 01, 2022

YLIA opens membership applications for 2022-2023 school year
March 1, 2022 - Young Leaders In Action (YLIA) of Macon County has announced membership applications have opened for the 2022-2023 school year. Applications open March 1st and close April 30th at midn...
Michelle Mitchell Mar 01, 2022