Category Archives: COVID-19
LISTEN: City Daily Update with Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe - April 21st
April 21st, 2020- Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe joins Byers & Co. to talk about Fairhaven’s receiving 300 test kits, an expected spike in positive test results from those tests, the way the owners...
Apr 21, 2020
300 COVID-19 Tests Headed to Fair Havens Senior Living
April 20, 2020 – Gov. JB Pritzker has sent 300 testing kits to Fair Havens Senior Living Facility to cope with its COVID-19 outbreak, which has already claimed nine lives, State Senator Andy Man...
Apr 20, 2020
Turkey Season Underway. . But Not On State Owned Land
April 20, 2020 – Turkey hunting season is underway in Illinois, but there aren't any hunters on state-owned lands. On March 15, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources closed state parks, f...
Apr 20, 2020
USDA Announces $19 Billion In Food Assistance For Food Banks and Farmers
April 20, 2020 – The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue has announced $19 billion in assistance for food banks and farmers through the CARES Act. Highlights of...
Apr 20, 2020
Small Businesses Can Apply For Save Small Business Grant of $5000
April 20th, 2020- A new $5,000 grant is being introduced today by the Save Small Business Fund, which is administered by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. The Save Small Business Fund is a gran...
Apr 20, 2020
LISTEN: Crossing Healthcare's Tanya Andricks
April 20th, 2020- Crossing Healthcare’s Tanya Andricks joins Byers & Co. to talk about the data needed from testing and details her daily work routine which includes tracking numbers from th...
Apr 20, 2020
LISTEN: Kevin Breheny: Continuing to Support Local Businesses
April 20th, 2020- Kevin Breheny joins Byers & Co. to talk about his support of local businesses including Lu Lu’s Pizza and Dairy Queen, and details how he jogged 18 holes at a local golf co...
Apr 20, 2020
LISTEN: Decatur Park District Update with Bill Clevenger
April 20th, 2020- Bill Clevenger of the Decatur Park District talks about the creativity of their staff providing new ways to interact with the community, gives an update on some rescheduled concerts,...
Apr 20, 2020
LISTEN: Help Coming to Fairhavens with Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe
April 20th, 2020- Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe joins Byers & Co. to talk about the help coming to Fairhaven’s from the Illinois Department of Public Health, the limited testing available, her tho...
Apr 20, 2020
Davis Announces Universities, Colleges to Receive Federal Funding to Help Students
April 19, 2020 – U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis has announced federal funding going to 13th District universities and colleges to provide direct emergency cash grants to college students for education-r...
Apr 19, 2020