Category Archives: News

University of Illinois Extension names two Macon County Master Gardeners state award winners
September 8, 2021 - University of Illinois Extension's State Master Gardener Program has named two Macon County Master Gardeners and a Macon County Master Gardener teamwork project as state award winn...
Michelle Mitchell Sep 08, 2021

LISTEN: Scott Broyles of Richland Community College
September 8, 2021 - Scott Broyles of Richland Community College joined Byers & Co to talk about a fundraising obstacle course event being held to assist veterans and raise awareness during suicide...
Michelle Mitchell Sep 08, 2021

Next Decatur Area Arts Council grant request deadline
September 7, 2021 - 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...
Michelle Mitchell Sep 07, 2021

20th annual WSOY Community Food Drive set for October 8th
September 7, 2021 - WSOY and our community partners, ADM, First Mid Bank and Trust/First Mid Insurance Group, Skeff Distributing, Jones & Thomas/JTnet, Decatur Back & Neck Center, Tickets N Tr...
Michelle Mitchell Sep 07, 2021

Millikin biology professor Dr. Laura Zimmerman named AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow
September 7, 2021 - Dr. Laura Zimmerman, Class of 2005, and associate professor of biology at Millikin University has been awarded a Science & Technology Policy Fellowship (STPF) from the American...
Michelle Mitchell Sep 07, 2021
LISTEN: Jazz guitarist Dave Stryker
September 7, 2021 - Famed jazz guitarist Dave Stryker joined Byers & Co to talk about his early days in music and looking forward to playing a benefit concert at the Devon Amphitheater in The Bobb...
Michelle Mitchell Sep 07, 2021

Decatur Area Arts Council and Millikin hosting free mini-Concerts at Madden Arts Center
September 3, 2021 - The Decatur Area Arts Council is once again collaborating with Millikin University School of Music to present an exciting series of free mid-day musical mini-concerts at the Madden...
Michelle Mitchell Sep 03, 2021

WATCH: The Andreas Ag Academy at Farm Progress 2021
September 3, 2021 - Students from the Andreas Ag Academy at Eisenhower High School and MacArthur High school reported from the 2021 Farm Progress Show in their hometown of Decatur Illinois! Watch the ...
Sep 03, 2021

LISTEN: Max McGee of Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates
September 3, 2021 - Max McGee of Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates joined Byers & Co to talk about their search for a new superintendent for DPS 61 that has included focus groups, interviews, ...
Michelle Mitchell Sep 03, 2021
LISTEN: Steve Gensler of the Bob Brady Auto Group
September 3, 2021 - Steve Gensler of the Bob Brady Auto Group joined Byers & Co to talk about the Farm Progress Show, the Dodge Ram TRX, and the next Hot 25 stop at the Millikin Decatur Symphony O...
Michelle Mitchell Sep 03, 2021