Category Archives: COVID-19
LISTEN: Macon County Sheriff Update: Macon County Jail to Reduce its Numbers
April 7th, 2020- Macon County Sheriff Tony Brown joins Byers & Co. to talk about reducing the number of people in the Macon County jail, their levels of personal protection equipment and what they...
Apr 07, 2020
LISTEN: Tate & Lyle Celebrate World Health Day & Shine Some Light For the Fight Against COVID-19
April 7th, 2020- Tate & Lyle’s Chris Olsen joins Byers & Co. to talk about how their early adapting to the pandemic has helped them shape their current way of doing business, how they ar...
Apr 07, 2020
LISTEN: City Daily Update with Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe - April 7th
April 7th, 2020- Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe joins Byers & Co. to bring you today’s City Daily Update. The Mayor details the news that a long term care facility in Decatur has experienced confir...
Apr 07, 2020
LISTEN: Ride & Run with Kyle May - April 7th
April 7th, 2020- Kyle May joins Byers & Co. to bring you this week’s Ride & Run. May talks about the increase of sales in children and family bicycles, how the curbside pickup is going, ...
Apr 07, 2020
Thinking of Quitting Smoking During COVID-19? Tobacco Quit Line Wants To Help
April 6, 2020 – The American Lung Association is suggesting now could be the perfect time to quit smoking. Mark Courtney, manager of the Illinois Tobacco Quitline, said the nature of the COVID-1...
Apr 06, 2020
Kroger to Limit Customer Capacity
April 6, 2020 – Kroger has announced they will be limiting customer capacity in stores to further encourage physical distancing. Beginning April 7, the retailer will begin to limit the number of...
Apr 06, 2020
SNAP Recipients Will Begin Receiving Maximum Benefit Amounts This Week
April 6, 2020 – The Illinois Department of Human Services announced today that more than 450,000 Illinois households will receive additional Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) bene...
Apr 06, 2020
LISTEN: Decatur Park District Update with Bill Clevenger
April 6th, 2020- The Decatur Park District’s Bill Clevenger joins Byers & Co. to talk about people of Decatur are starting to understand to not be in groups, how they are preparing for the o...
Apr 06, 2020
LISTEN: City Daily Update with Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe - April 6th
April 6th, 2020- Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe joins Byers & Co. to bring us the City Daily Update. The Mayor gives an update on COVID-19 testing in Macon County which has seen an increase in completed ...
Apr 06, 2020
LISTEN: First Christian Church Tele-Prayer Event
April 4, 2020 – First Christian Chuch hosted a tele-prayer event to pray for healthcare workers as well as families affected by COVID-19. The prayer event includes representatives from DMH, HSHS...
Apr 06, 2020