Category Archives: News

VIDEO: Conversation with Mike DeLeon, Founder of Steered Straight Inc.
In this episode, Brian Byers of NowDecatur.com had an opportunity to sit down with Michael DeLeon. He is the founder of Steered Straight Inc, an organization that teaches the realities of substance ab...
Sep 19, 2022

PHOTOS: Arts In Central Park
September 18, 2022 - Decatur Area Arts Council and Gallery 510 hosted Arts in Central Park in downtown Decatur this weekend. Around 50 booths were open with artists from throughout the Midwest exhibit...
Sep 19, 2022

PHOTOS: Decatur celebrates the LGBTQIA+ community with Decatur Pride Fest
September 18, 2022 - Community members joined together in celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community Saturday during Decatur Pride Fest in Fairview Park. The family-friendly event is an annual celebration ...
Sep 18, 2022

WATCH: ADM participates in Johns Hill revitalization efforts with Block By Block
September 18, 2022 - The ADM Cares program teamed up with Decatur Block By Block to take part in a neighborhood revitalization project in the Johns Hill neighborhood. Five houses received upgrades in ...
Sep 18, 2022

Richland Community College hosts Welcome Back Picnic
September 17, 2022- Richland Community College celebrated the start of the fall semester with a picnic to welcome back students. Community members, students, faculty, and their families were in attend...
Sep 17, 2022

Week Dedicated to Farm Safety and Health Initiatives
September 16, 2022 - As we enter fall, the Illinois Departments of Agriculture (IDOA) and Labor (IDOL) remind all farm workers to stay safe, especially during the busy harvest season. To this end, Gov...
Sep 16, 2022

Statewide Payroll Jobs Up, Slight Increase to Statewide Employment Rate in August
September 16, 2022 - The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate rose +0.1 percentage point to 4.5 percent, while nonfarm payrolls increased by +4,...
Sep 16, 2022

LISTEN: Brinkoetter Home Highlight on Byers & Co
September 16, 2022 - Ryan Campbell of Brinkoetter and Karylle Wike of Cross Country Mortgage joined Byers & Co for this week's Brinkoetter Home Highlight. They talked about the current market, loc...
Sep 16, 2022

LISTEN: Garfield Learning Academy on Byers & Co
September 16, 2022 - Garfield Learning Academy's principal Kelly Morrison, art teacher Riley Snyder, and student De'Juan Jones joined Byers & Co for the DPS Education Spotlight. They talked about ...
Sep 16, 2022

SportTalk
LISTEN: SportTalk with co-hosts Mark Tupper and Tim Cain.
Sep 15, 2022