Category Archives: News

Upcoming Macon County Health Department vaccine clinics
September 24, 2021 - The Macon County Health Department (MCHD) is offering the following COVID-19 vaccine clinics for Macon County the week of September 27th: Tuesday, September 28th, 2021 Location: R...
Michelle Mitchell Sep 24, 2021

LISTEN: Christelle Harding of Decatur Public Schools
September 24, 2021 - Christelle Harding of Decatur Public Schools joined Byers & Co to talk about Social Emotional Learning that introduces 7 mindsets to students pre-K through high school.
Michelle Mitchell Sep 24, 2021

LISTEN: SportTalk featuring Scott Broyles, Fitness Center Director & PED Instructor at Richland Community College
Scott Broyles, Fitness Center Director & PED Instructor at Richland Community College, joined hosts Mark Tupper & Tim Cain on SportTalk to discuss Operation Obstacle, which addresses veteran s...
Sep 23, 2021

Dip a candle like a settler at Homestead Prairie Farm
September 23, 2021 - Dip your own candle like a settler at Homestead Prairie Farm and learn how candles were important to nineteenth-century life. This Candle Dipping Workshop will be held outdoors on...
Michelle Mitchell Sep 23, 2021

Millikin University announces 2021 Alumni Award recipients
September 23, 2021 - This October, during Millikin University's 2021 Homecoming Celebration, the University will honor seven distinguished individuals with this year's Millikin Alumni Awards. The 2021...
Michelle Mitchell Sep 23, 2021

Minority Mentor Protege Program at Richland assists entrepreneurs in following their passion
September 22, 2021 - This evening at Richland Community College was the final night of the five-week Minority Mentor Protege Program, an entrepreneurial mindset workshop. The workshop was hosted by Je...
Michelle Mitchell Sep 22, 2021

LISTEN: Direct Line featuring Kevin Butcher, executive director of Rooted Ministries
LISTEN: Kevin Butcher, Executive Director of Rooted Ministries, joined hosts Wayne Kent & Rick Grace on Direct Line, to discuss Suicide Prevention Month & his book Free: Rescued from Shame-Based Relig...
Sep 22, 2021

Cody Moore announces bid for Macon County Sheriff
September 22, 2021 - Cody Moore announced his candidacy for the office of Macon County Sheriff in the 2022 election. Cody is running as a Republican. Cody retired in 2016 from the Decatur Police Depar...
Michelle Mitchell Sep 22, 2021

Pritzker administration reminds communities of September 30th deadline for local COVID relief
September 22, 2021 - Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) today announced that eligible cities and towns across the state who have yet to do so ...
Michelle Mitchell Sep 22, 2021

U of I Extension Lunch and Learn series offering free classes
September 22, 2021 - Remember hearing the hiss of the traditional pressure cooker and being told not to get near it because it might explode? The electric pressure cookers that flooded the market a fe...
Michelle Mitchell Sep 22, 2021