This week on the New Generation podcast, Tanner Mondok and Janeé Avery discuss resources and programs in the Mercer County area for people who struggle with drug addiction in the third edition of the opioid epidemic series. Special guest Gloria Mackaly, President of the Mercer County Coalition for Drug Awareness, joins the show to shed light on her experience with helping drug addicts through their recovery journey. 

Gloria has worked for the Court system since 1990, but it wasn’t until she worked as a Judge’s Court Clerk in Nevada that she had her first glimpse of Drug Addiction. While working in Drug Court, she gained a great deal of admiration for addicts in recovery, watching them grow week to week, all the while not knowing that one day it would personally touch her family. Gloria’s granddaughter became her inspiration for the Mercer County Coalition for Drug Awareness. Gloria continues to work in the court system as the Intake Officer of the Domestic Relations Section of Mercer County. She spends a great deal of time supporting the ROAR Center and working on collaborative programs with area agencies and foundations. (roarcentermccda.org)

This week on the New Generation podcast, Tanner Mondok and Janeé Avery explore the hardships of addiction and recovery from opioid usage in the second edition of the opioid epidemic series. In this candid conversation, special guest Brittany Keller, 31, of Sharon, opens up about her struggles with addiction. Keller slowly started experimenting with drugs to numb her pain, not knowing how addiction would soon affect her life.

This week on the New Generation podcast, Tanner Mondok and Janeé Avery introduce the first part of a three-part Opioid Epidemic series. Mercer County Coroner John A. Libonati, who joins the show later in the episode, discusses the current state of drug overdoses in the county.

New Generation hosts Tanner Mondok and Janeé Avery sits down with Gary Hinkson, Hermitage city manager, and Ron Viglio, Wheatland mayor, to discuss the possible Hermitage-Wheatland merger.

New Generation hosts Tanner Mondok and Janeé Avery sit down with Kennedy Catholic seniors Tom Malvar, Marissa Winland, Jude Yurisic and Ashley Wood to discuss the school's annual Thanksgiving food drive. Sister Margaret Pellerite, who joins the show later in the episode, started the food drive more than 40 years ago to help feed families in the Shenango Valley during the holiday season. 

In honor of Veterans Day, podcast host Tanner Mondok sat down with Larry Howsare, a Vietnam War veteran, to talk about his time serving in the military. Howsare, who served in the Marine Corps from 1967 through 1971, now assists the local community as the Shenango Valley VFW Post 1338 commander.

New Generation hosts Tanner Mondok and Janeé Avery sit down with Digital Paranormal Investigators Joe Moczan and Debbie Burns to discuss their line of work. In this conversation, the dynamic duo presents raw EVP audio files recorded from their encounters with the unseen. 

New Generation hosts Tanner Mondok and Janeé Avery sit down with Herald reporter David Dye to discuss Dog-boy, Sasquatch, UFOs, and more.

New Generation podcast hosts Tanner Mondok and Janeé Avery sit down to discuss breast cancer treatment and the power of supportive family with this week's special guests, Dick Davis and Mary Michael. Mary is also featured in the October edition of Valley Voices, in which her husband, Dick Davis, beautifully illustrated Mary's battle with breast cancer.