The 2023-24 Illinois FFA State Officer Team was elected on June 15th in Springfield. Thaddeus Bergschneider from the Franklin FFA Chapter was elected to serve as State President. He joined the WRAM Ag News Hour following the election to discuss his FFA experience.

Helms, Davies, and Steinbrecher discuss the current and upcoming road resurfacing projects throughout on the City of Monmouth, the retirement of Robert Spud Riley, Public safety reports for the Monmouth Fire and Police Departments including trainings, public outreach with the local schools, and open positions within the departments, the three-year renewal on the ACFSME contract and grants within the City of Monmouth, and provide discussion on the upcoming reinstatement of the State of Illinois Gasoline Tax and how that will affect the City of Monmouth.

Illinois Farm Bureau president Rich Guebert joined the WRAM Ag Noon Hour during the 95th Illinois FFA Convention to discuss opportunities for students in agriculture, the past legislative session, and drying conditions across the state.

Director McCrery discusses the transformation of the 2nd floor at Strom into a Community Room with pool tables, their partnership with the Warren County Health Department for a Fit and Strong Class, highlights a Grief Support Group, and the possibility of a computer lab with resources on the WRAM Morning Show.

Members of local FFA programs were among the over 5,000 students that traveled to Springfield June 13-15 for the 95th annual Illinois State FFA Convention. Among those students were six students from the Monmouth-Roseville FFA Chapter.

Molly McVey, Allison Murphy, John Casteele, and Camden Johnson joined Kailey Foster during the convention to discuss their experience.

DeKezel discusses insurance, challenges in the healthcare world, and more on the WRAM Morning Show.

Founded by Lee Ann Porter in 2015, Loving Bottoms Diaper Bank is a non-profit organization dedicated to addressing diaper need in Central Illinois. As a mom who experienced diaper need in 2004, Lee Ann understood the hardship of families deciding between basic necessities.

If you save and invest for decades, you’d like to know you can retire without financial worries. Nonetheless, you still have to be aware of some threats to a comfortable retirement — and how to respond to them.

Sarah and Mike discuss the transition of purchasing Wise Family Funeral Home and establishing Moore Memorial Homes in Roseville, Alexis, and Avon.