Category Archives: News

Donor Support Makes Early Detection Possible Through DMH Mammogram Mondays Program
December 7, 2025 - Donor support to the Decatur Memorial Foundation enabled Decatur Memorial Hospital (DMH) to provide breast cancer screenings for eligible women throughout Macon County during Breast...
Lindsay Romano Dec 07, 2025 Navy Medicine

Decatur Bicycle Club delivers almost 60 bikes for Toys for Tots
December 11, 2025 -The Decatur Bicycle Club continued its annual tradition by donating almost 60 gently used children's bicycles to the Decatur Salvation Army for holiday distribution to local familie...
Lindsay Romano Dec 07, 2025

LISTEN: Mark Tupper previews a busy sports weekend and offers intriguing stories to watch
December 5, 2025 - Mark Tupper talks about big stories in sports including Ole Miss and Penn State coaching searches, the St. Louis Cardinals' rebuild, the upcoming Olympics, a fun Thursday Night Foot...
Lindsay Romano Dec 05, 2025

LISTEN: Julia Livingston and Holly Kitson on the new Judge Parsons marker on the Macon County African American Heritage Trail
December 5, 2025 - Untold Stories committee member, Julia Livingston, and Parsons Elementary School Principal, Holly Kitson, joined Byers & Co to talk about the unveiling of the second marker on t...
Lindsay Romano Dec 05, 2025

IDNR Reminds Hunters to Follow Technology Rules
December 4, 2025 - Ahead of the second firearm deer season and other upcoming hunting periods, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is urging hunters to comply with state laws and guide...
Lindsay Romano Dec 04, 2025 Björn Lammers

Community Gathers for Dedication of Second African American Heritage Trail Marker
December 4, 2025 - The Heart of Illinois Community Foundation and the Untold Stories Committee hosted a public ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 4, to unveil the second historical marker on the Macon County ...
Lindsay Romano Dec 04, 2025

Voting underway for Christmas Card Lane
December 4, 2025 - Voting is now underway for the Decatur Area Arts Council's Christmas Card Lane exhibit in Preston Jackson Park in downtown Decatur. The outdoor exhibit features 4-by-6-foot wooden "...
Lindsay Romano Dec 04, 2025

Theatre 7 and Decatur Area Arts Council to present "It's A Wonderful Life" radio show
December 4, 2025 - Theatre 7, in cooperation with the Decatur Area Arts Council will present a radio play based on "It's A Wonderful Life" in December. The shows, presented by Hickory Point Bank, will...
Lindsay Romano Dec 04, 2025

Illinois Product Holiday Market moving indoors this weekend
December 4, 2025 -The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) will host the Illinois Product Holiday Market December 5th-7th. The Illinois Product Holiday Market will be held indoors at Springfield'...
Lindsay Romano Dec 04, 2025

LISTEN: Byers and Co live at HSHS St. Marys Hospital
Byers & Co continues the Century Tour celebrating 100 years of WSOY and celebrating the stories we have shared along the way. This time Byers & Co visits our friends at HSHS St. Marys Hospital...
Lindsay Romano Dec 04, 2025