Category Archives: News
Davis announces $3.4M department of energy grant for ADM
September 9, 2021 - Representative Rodney Davis announced today that Archers-Daniel-Midland in Decatur will receive a $3,466,844 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies O...
Sep 9, 2021
Experience Big Creek's changing seasons in a canoe
September 9, 2021 - Macon County Conservation District staff will be offering guided canoe trips. Canoe trips will be offered Saturday, September 18, and Saturday, October 9, from 1-3 pm. All equipmen...
Sep 9, 2021
MIllikin hosting Jonathan Van Ness for 2021 Goodheart Event
September 8, 2021 - Millikin University will welcome comedian, television star, and New York Times best-selling author Jonathan Van Ness to Kirkland Fine Arts Center on Monday, October 11, 2021, at 7 ...
Sep 8, 2021
ADM expands pet treat and supplement capabilities
September 8, 2021 - ADM announced today that it has reached an agreement to acquire a 75% ownership stake in PetDine, Pedigree Ovens, The Pound Bakery, and NutraDine (P4 Companies), premier providers ...
Sep 8, 2021
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...
Sep 8, 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...
Sep 8, 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...
Sep 7, 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...
Sep 7, 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...
Sep 7, 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...
Sep 7, 2021