Category Archives: News

May 16, 2024 -The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced that the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.8 percent, while nonfarm payrolls increased +7,300 in April, based on preliminary d...

May 16, 2024 -Registration is open for Girl Scouts of Central Illinois' (GSCI) day and overnight summer camp experiences. GSCI will host eight weeks of Day Camp and seven weeks of Overnight Camp at it...

May 16, 2024 - Debbie Bogle of the United Way joined Byers & Co to talk about social media negativity, the Powers Mansion, Dolly Parton Imagination Library, artificial intelligence photo edits, ru...

May 16, 2024 - Karla Miller of Hickory Point Bank and Mt. Zion High School graduating senior, Camille Mavis, joined Byers & Co to talk about the Hickory Point Bank Merit Scholars program and what ...

May 16, 2024 - Former mayor Paul Osborne joined Byers & Co to talk about optimism in spring, the Powers Mansion, Downtown Decatur through the years, and postal service. Listen to the podcast now!

May 15, 2024 - Hickory Point Bank honored local high school graduates during their 2024 Merit Scholar Awards ceremony. Created for Decatur area high school seniors, the Hickory Point Bank Merit Schola...

May 15, 2024 - The Powers Mansion, located at 357 West Decatur Street, saw more visitors Wednesday night than it has in years. The new owner, Norma Fick, opened the doors for a community open house to...

May 15, 2024 - Matthew Flaten of Millikin University, along with graduating seniors, Jake Shumaker and Alela Kinyua, joined Byers & Co to talk about the students' commencement speeches and graduat...

May 15, 2024- Keith Creighton & Aryn Mahan, from Dennis Lab School, joined co-hosts Dr. Juanita Morris & Dr. Jeremy Morris on Thee Morris Code to talk about the upcoming Project Based Learning...

May 15, 2024-Isaiah Bradford, Ahsaan Spence, & Traymar Brown. intern for J. Morris Enterprises, joined co-hosts Dr. Juanita Morris & Dr. Jeremy Morris on Thee Morris Code to talk about their m...