Category Archives: News
LISTEN: City Hall Insider Paul Osborne talks Farm Progress origins on Byers & Co
August 24, 2023 - Former mayor Paul Osborne joined Byers & Co for the City Hall Insider to talk about the heat, the origins of the Farm Progress show, letters to the editor, and more. Listen to th...
Aug 24, 2023
Macon County Environmental Management to host hazardous waste collection October 28
August 23, 2023 - Macon County Environmental Management, in collaboration with Illinois EPA, will host a hazardous waste collection event on Saturday, October 28. "Illinois EPA's one-day Household Haz...
Aug 23, 2023 Jay Wennington / Unsplash
Applications open for third cohort of Richland's pre-apprenticeship program
August 23, 2023 - Applications are now open for the third cohort of Richland Community College's free pre-apprenticeship program, which allows participants to transition to a Department of Labor-regis...
Aug 23, 2023 Dean's Photo / Unsplash
Decatur Family YMCA launches 'Memory Keeper's Chorus' to combat effects of memory loss
August 23, 2023 - The Decatur Family YMCA is launching a new program that will help combat the effects of memory loss-and it's all through music. Memory Keeper's Chorus is a new non-audition choral gr...
Aug 23, 2023 David Beale / Unsplash
Lost Bridge Road to be closed for maintenance tomorrow, August 24
June 19, 2023 - Lost Bridge Road will be closed for planned maintenance tomorrow, Thursday, August 24, from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. City crews will be mowing, causing a closure from Lake Front Road to Oak Ridge...
Aug 23, 2023
LISTEN: Crossing Healthcare's Tanya Andricks on Byers & Co.
August 23, 2023 - Tanya Andricks of Crossing Healthcare joined Byers & Co. to talk about a Crossing doctor's decades of dedicated service, the results of a recent study about vaccinations and the ...
Aug 23, 2023
LISTEN: Millikin's LJ Pemberton talks Kirkland performance season on Byers & Co.
August 23, 2023 - LJ Pemberton of Millikin University joined Byers & Co. to talk about her book and this school year's season of events at Kirkland Fine Arts Center. Listen to the podcast now!
Aug 23, 2023
LISTEN: "Community Invested" with Hickory Point Bank and the United Way
August 23, 2023 - Debbie Bogle of the United Way and Matt Fairchild of Hickory Point Bank joined Byers & Co. for this month's "Community Investment" segment. Fairchild has previously served on the...
Aug 23, 2023
LISTEN: Clay Gerhard of the Park District previews weekend activities on Byers & Co.
August 23, 2023 - Clay Gerhard of the Decatur Park District joined Byers & Co. to talk about scheduling changes due to heat, this weekend's glow golf and ropes night at Overlook Adventure Park, up...
Aug 23, 2023
LISTEN: Decatur Federation of Teaching Assistants discuss labor dispute with DPS61 on Byers & Co.
August 23, 2023 - Michelle Mitchell and Susie Niesman of the Decatur Federation of Teaching Assistants joined Byers & Co. to talk about their ongoing labor dispute with DPS61. The union has been i...
Aug 23, 2023