Category Archives: News

LISTEN: City Hall Insider Paul Osborne on Byers & Co
May 9, 2024 - Former mayor Paul Osborne joined Byers & Co to talk about Decatur Tribune's digital paper website getting hacked, evangelist Billy Sunday, the passing of Ed Booth, and politics. List...
May 9, 2024

LISTEN: United Way's Debbie Bogle on Byers & Co
May 9, 2024 - Debbie Bogle of the United Way joined Byers & Co to talk about vintage shopping, collecting, the future of scouting, and the United Way's community investment process. Listen to the ...
May 9, 2024

LISTEN: Millikin's LJ Pemberton on Byers & Co
May 9, 2024 - LJ Pemberton of Millikin University joined Byers & Co to talk about the Marcy Playground show coming to Kirkland Fine Arts Center and a free jazz show off campus.
May 9, 2024

LISTEN: Heritage Behavioral Health on Byers & Co
May 9, 2024 - Mary Garrison, Maria Nation, and Jasmine Ryan of Heritage Behavioral Center joined Byers & Co to talk about their services and how they help people navigate through recovery starting...
May 9, 2024

Macon County Farm Bureau hosts "Agucation" at RCC for 600 fifth graders
May 8, 2024 - The Macon County Farm Bureau Ag in the Classroom Committee hosted its Agucation program Tuesday and Wednesday at Richland Community College to give students in the area a more vivid perc...
May 8, 2024

LISTEN: Jerry Johnson on Thee Morris Code
May 8, 2024- Jerry Johnson of the Decatur Area Arts Council joined co-hosts Dr. Juanita Morris & Dr. Jeremy Morris, to talk about the annual art exhibit, members plus events, & the 2024 Decatu...
May 8, 2024

Lil Wayne coming to the Illinois State Fair August 14th
May 8, 2024 - The Illinois State Fair has announced that Lil Wayne will headline the Illinois State Fair Grandstand on August 14. Lil Wayne has 109 entries on the Billboard Hot 100, making him the fir...
May 8, 2024 Illinois State Fair // Illinois.gov

Decatur Memorial Hospital Seeks Community Input on Maternity Services
May 8, 2024 -Decatur Memorial Hospital Family Birth Center is reaching out to former patients and their families to gather feedback on their birthing experiences at DMH. A community breakfast is sched...
May 8, 2024

Thousands of youths at risk of losing access to after-school programs
May 8, 2024 -Advocates for community-based after-school programs say as many as 40,000 youths statewide could lose access to tutoring services, recreation, and other extracurricular activities this su...
May 8, 2024 Susan Stanton, executive director of the advocacy group ACT Now, leads a rally calling on state lawmakers to provide funding to prevent after-school programs that serve an estimated 40,000 students statewide from being forced to close this summer. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)

LISTEN: Crossing's Tanya Andricks on Byers & Co
May 8, 2024 - Tanya Andricks of Crossing Healthcare joined Byers & Co to talk about women's basketball, new Health Sciences facilities at Millikin, nursing careers, and people adjusting social aft...
May 8, 2024