Category Archives: News

Deadline to Apply for DMH Auxiliary Scholarships is June 1
April 25, 2022 - The Decatur Memorial Hospital Auxiliary will award three $5,000 scholarships to high school seniors or undergraduates pursuing a career in health care. Graduates of any Macon County h...
Apr 25, 2022

Child 1st Center commemorates National Crime Victims' Rights Week
April 25, 2022 - Today, Child 1st Center/Macon County HEALS hosted a press conference to raise awareness about crime victims' rights and remind the community of the valuable resources and services ava...
Michelle Mitchell Apr 25, 2022

Decatur Public Schools Career Fair Coming April 28-29
April 25, 2022 - The 2022 DPS Career Fair will take place Thursday, April 28, and Friday, April 29 at Eisenhower and MacArthur High Schools. Upcoming DPS graduates and other classmen are invited to pa...
Apr 25, 2022

IDNR Recommends Halt to Use of Bird Feeders, Bird Baths through May 31
April 25, 2022 - The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) today issued updated public recommendations regarding wild birds and the EA H5N1 strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI)...
Apr 25, 2022

Kansas and Blue Oyster Cult to play at Devon Lakeshore Amphitheater
April 25, 2022 - The Devon Lakeshore Amphitheater has announced that classic rock icons Kansas will take the stage at The Devon Lakeshore Amphitheater on Friday, August 12, with special guest Blue Oys...
Michelle Mitchell Apr 25, 2022

LISTEN: Dr. Juanita Morris, Desiree Wright, and Harmony Brown
April 25, 2022 - Dr. Juanita Morris of the DCLI joined Byers & Co to talk about partnering with Desiree Wright at the Central Illinois Regional Dispatch Center to provide internships to students l...
Michelle Mitchell Apr 25, 2022

LISTEN: Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe
April 25, 2022 - Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe joined Byers & Co to talk about entertainment, Ukraine, neighborhood revitalization, and property development in Decatur.
Michelle Mitchell Apr 25, 2022

Decatur Area Arts Council Grant Deadline Approaching
April 25, 2022 - Is your not-for-profit organization, school, church, or arts group planning an arts-focused project or program in the next 12 months? The Decatur Area Arts Council's community arts gr...
Apr 25, 2022

LISTEN: Kevin Breheny
April 25, 2022 - Kevin Breheny joined Byers & Co to talk about sports documentaries, alligators on golf courses, venomous animals, and Soy City Buzz on First Mid Mondays.
Michelle Mitchell Apr 25, 2022

R3 Youth Team Leading National Violence Prevention Week
April 25, 2022 - On Monday, April 25 through Saturday, April 30, 2022, the R3 Youth Violence Prevention Team & Sandy Hook Students Against Violence Everywhere Promise Club of Sherrod's Independent...
Apr 25, 2022