The small town of Standard, Illinois was the epicenter of a relatively small but noticeable Earthquake on Wednesday morning, November 15th, 2023. According to the United States Geological Survey, the Earthquake was felt anywhere from 30 to 40 miles from the epicenter but did not do any damae. According to IVCC Professor Mike Phillips, an Earthquake that registers at 3.6 on the Richter Scale is on the very edge of being noticeable. So, not the most dramatic Earthquake but still one that shook a few people awake this morning and led to Police in Peru to issue a social media statement telling residents that indeed it was an Earthquake that many felt this morning. RegionalMediaNews.com caught up with Professor Mike Phillips for a conversation about Earthquakes in Illinois.

Macomb Mayor Michael Inman is back in the studio to talk about some announcements from the November 6th Macomb City Council meeting, including the proclamation recognizing November as Homeless Awareness Month, the official reveal of the first tenant in the retail property being developed in the old K-Mart building on East Jackson Street, and to remind Macomb citizens and businesses who are decorating their property exteriors for the Holidays to sign up for the Tour of Lights.

November is Diabetes Awareness Month and WKEI welcomed the Diabetes Care Team on Wake Up Tri-Counties on Monday, November 13th, 2023. Tami  and Carrie from the Diabetes Care Team joined Samantha Rux to talk about the steps to begin care for diabetes. Diabetes management is a lifetime commitment but a manageable one. The Diabetes Care Team at OSF Saint Luke Medical Center can give you the tools to manage your diabetes. Tami and Carrie take us through the process from discussing pre-diabetes, to the diagnosis of diabetes, to the start of diabetes treatment via the diabetes care team at OSF Saint Luke Medical Center.

Friday was National Vanilla Cupcake Day and a pair of our Wethersfield Third Graders were in studio with the Good News about Vanilla Cupcakes...

November 25th will be the first ever Turkey Trot in Morrison and it will benefit The Morrison Food Pantry.

A conversation about Home Town Holidays

The Henry County Farm Bureau is tracking the harvest and the numbers are quite good so far. Over 90% of the harvest is in which is strong. That's according to our friend Katie Laleman from the Farm Bureau who talked about the latest harvest numbers, tonight's Market Outlook Seminar, and offered praise for the Henry County Young Leaders. The Young Leaders took part in a Cram the Cab event in Geneseo over the weekend that proved to be hugely successful with significant donations for local food banks. Up next for the Henry County Farm Bureau is their Freezer Meals Fundraiser. You can find out more in our interview with Katie Laleman from the Henry County Farm Burea.

Monday, November 13th, 2023, is World Kindness and 3rd Grader Darrianna Collins gave us The Good News about kind things you can do at school and at home to celebrate.