Category Archives: News

Bill would prohibit public schools from applying dress codes to hairstyles
May 5, 2021 - Public schools could lose some state funding if they apply student dress codes to hairstyles under a bill being discussed in the Illinois State senate. The measure was discussed in a leg...
Michelle Mitchell May 05, 2021

DMH to host in-person hiring event
May 5, 2021 - Decatur Memorial Hospital will host an in-person hiring event to fill various open nursing positions at the hospital. The hiring event will be from 9 am to 4 pm Monday, May 10, at Decatu...
Michelle Mitchell May 05, 2021

LISTEN: Dr. Ken Hendriksen of St. Teresa High School
May 5, 2021 - Dr. Ken Hendriksen of St.Teresa High School joined Byers & Co to talk about the Kentucky Derby, the Mega Raffle, and the Winning Wednesday winner is announced.
Michelle Mitchell May 05, 2021

Memorial Health System Hospitals welcome 'Star Wars' babies on May the Fourth
May 4, 2021 - With today being May the Fourth, what are the odds two Star Wars fans expecting their second son, whom they had planned to name Luke, would be scheduled to deliver via C-section on Star ...
Michelle Mitchell May 04, 2021

Macon County Health Department to offer free Diabetes Self-Management Program
May 4, 2021 - The Macon County Health Department is offering an evidence-based Diabetes Self-Management Program that is open to the public. Through the program, individuals will learn how to communica...
Michelle Mitchell May 04, 2021

Beck family agrees to sponsor Beck Pro Tennis Classic for twenty-second time
May 4, 2021 - The Beck family of Decatur, Illinois, has once again agreed to sponsor the 2021 USTA/Ursula Beck Pro Tennis Classic, a men's USTA Pro Circuit event held at the Fairview Tennis Complex in...
Michelle Mitchell May 04, 2021
Decatur Public Schools InspirED Futures Luncheon celebrates student interns
May 4, 2021 - Today was the InspirED Futures Internship Luncheon to recognize DPS students enrolled in the program. This will be the sixth year of the program, which started as a pilot program in 2015...
Michelle Mitchell May 04, 2021

LISTEN: Former Sheriff Tom Schneider
May 4, 2021 - Former Sheriff Tom Schneider talks about the candidacy of Howard G. Buffett for Macon County Sheriff in 2022.
Michelle Mitchell May 04, 2021

Buffett To Run for Sheriff in 2022
May 3, 2021 - Former Sheriff Howard G. Buffett plans to run for Macon County Sheriff in 2022. Buffett filed a Statement of Organization with the Illinois State Board of Elections establishing "The Com...
May 03, 2021

Millikin hosting vaccination clinic on Tuesday
May 3, 2021 - Millikin University will host a COVID-19 vaccination clinic, sponsored by the Macon County Health Department and the Millikin School of Nursing, on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, from 9 am - 3:30...
Michelle Mitchell May 03, 2021