Category Archives: News

Community Risk Reduction Week in Illinois
January 18, 2022 - The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) announced Governor JB Pritzker has proclaimed this week through Sunday, January 23rd, 2022 Community Risk Reduction Week in Illi...
Michelle Mitchell Jan 18, 2022

Richland Community College partners with Crossing Healthcare to provide mental health counseling
January 18, 2022 - Starting January 20, Richland Community College is partnering with Crossing Healthcare to deliver free in-person counseling with licensed professional, Malinda Powell, ALMFT. Fundin...
Michelle Mitchell Jan 18, 2022

LISTEN: Dale Colee previews Pharmacy Facts With Friends
January 18, 2022 - Dale Colee joined Byers & Co to talk about Pharmacy Facts With Friends, pharmacy benefits management, COVID vaccines and testing, and the Richland Community College board.
Michelle Mitchell Jan 18, 2022

Baby Talk and Empowerment Opportunity Center Unveil MLK Jr. Sculpture, A Gift from The Howard G. Buffett Foundation
January 18, 2021 - A new sculpture of Martin Luther King Jr. has been installed in front of the new Baby TALK and The Empowerment Opportunity Center thanks to the Howard G. Buffett Foundation. The bro...
Jan 18, 2022

LISTEN: Dave Wendt of the Village of Forsyth
January 18, 2022 - Dave Wendt of the Village of Forsyth joined Byers & Co to talk about an upcoming job fair, new businesses in the village, and challenges they are facing.
Michelle Mitchell Jan 18, 2022

LISTEN: Natalie Beck and Kara Demirjian Huss
January 18, 2022 - Natalie Beck of the Community Foundation is joined by Kara Demirjian-Huss of their board who talks about the vision of the foundation, why she joined, and matching donors to organiz...
Michelle Mitchell Jan 18, 2022

LISTEN: Dr. Cris Valdez of Richland Community College
January 18, 2022 - Dr. Cris Valdez of Richland Community College joined Byers & Co to talk about how they are managing COVID, scholarships, the future of their campus, and how their demographics h...
Michelle Mitchell Jan 18, 2022

LISTEN: Ride & Run
January 18, 2022 - Kyle May of Fleet Feet joined Byers & Co to talk about planning for the upcoming year, navigating the pandemic, foot scanning and watch technologies, upcoming events, and a frie...
Michelle Mitchell Jan 18, 2022

Soy City Buzz on First Mid Monday featuring Reverend Courtney Carson, Tony Brown, & Jeff Perkins
LISTEN: Richland's Courtney Carson, former Sheriff Tony Brown, & Jeff Perkins from Caring Black Men, joined host Kevin Breheny on the Soy City Buzz on First Mid Monday, to discuss the importance o...
Michelle Mitchell Jan 17, 2022

WATCH: African-American Museum on Impact of Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrates the life of one of the most impactful African-American men that this country has seen. The African-American Cultural and Genealogical Society of Illinois Museum, ...
Jan 17, 2022