Regional Media Podcast Network

The Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall will be escorted into Rock Falls starting at approximately 10 am. The  public is encouraged to line up along 1st Avenue in Rock Falls for the procession of the Wall. Veterans who  would like to be in the procession are encouraged to contact Rock Falls Tourism for more details at 815-622- 1106.  

Visitors may view the Wall at the RB&W District (201 East 2nd Street, Rock Falls) 24 hours a day beginning at  approximately 2 pm on Thursday, August 31st through Monday, September 4th at 8 am.

Jared Luke and Kate Harrison from Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing in Maryville talk about all the benefits of working for Kawasaki in Maryville.  We discussed the starting wage and the overnight shift differential which is over four dollars an hour, benefits including company picnic's and appreciation dinners to name a few!

The Illinois Land Improvement Contractors Association is coming to Kewanee on September 8th for an unusual fundraiser. Ryan Arch with the IL Land Improvement Contractors Association spoke with Sean Kernan on Friday, August 25th, about the Area 3 - Trap Shoot & Golf Outing taking place at Baker Park on September 8th, 2023. On the show, Ryan walked us through what the Illinois Land Improvement Contractors Association does and what he does for the organization as someone who works to promote the ideas and causes supported by members of the IL Land Improvement Contractors. 

The event kicks off with a morning trap shoot (50 clays) at the Izaak Walton League Trap-Skeet Grounds, followed by lunch at Baker Park Golf Course. At noon, the 18-hole golf outing kicks off with a chance to win door prizes, cash hole prizes, and a 50/50 raffle. After golf, the event wraps up at the clubhouse with awards announcements and a grill-your-own dinner (steak, chicken or porkchop options available). Anyone can participate; ILICA membership not required. Full event registration includes trap shoot, lunch, golf, and dinner for only $105! Partial registration options are available, as well.

For more information, please visit www.illica.net/events or call Illinois LICA at (309) 932-1230.

Louise Palanker is a visionary in the history and evolution of podcasting as a business. She founded the Premiere Radio Network which then became part of the I-Heart-Radio Network. She has since then used her clout and talent to create what she wanted whether it was a documentary on the 1960s band, The Cowsills or pursuing her love of classic television via a wildly popular podcast called Media Path which has allowed her to pursue numerous passions including interviewing some of the most famous and fascinating figures in pop culture history. Louise Palanker joined Wake Up Tri-Counties on Monday with tips for aspiring podcasters and for updates on her projects and various fascinations.

There has been an increase in the number of reported COVID-19 cases in the Henry and Stark County area recently and the Henry and Stark County Healthy Department is monitoring the numbers. That said, there are no new mandates coming. RaeAnn Tucker with the Henry and Stark County Health Department tells WKEI that they want people to be aware of the uptick in cases so that they can make informed decisions on their own. It's recommended that people with immune deficiencies take extra precautions if they plan to be out in large groups of people but there is no mask mandate. Meanwhile, Flu season is around the corner and the Henry and Stark County Health Department will be announcing drive thru Flu Shot Clinics in the next few weeks.

The New Nodaway Humane Society recently received a large sum of money for their operation.  Wendy Combs talks about where the money came from and how it will be put to use at the shelter.

The Kewanee Public Library has big plans for the upcoming Hog Days Weekend. Even before Hog Days begins, there will be a celebration of the history of the Pig in America. Illinois Road Scholar Cynthia A. Clampett will be at the Kewanee Public Library on Wednesday, August 30th at 6 PM for a presentation called "Wild Boar to Baconfest: Pigs in History and Pop Culture." It's a free presentation for anyone who'd like to take part and learn more about the history and popularity of Pigs ahead of Hog Days weekend. The library will be closed from Saturday through Monday of Kewanee Hog Days. Part of the reason why is that the Library will have a float in the 2023 Kewanee Hog Days Parade for the first time since before the Pandemic. And, of course, one of the highlights of EVERY Hog Days Weekend, the Friends of the Kewanee Public Library Book Sale is back for 2023. Sara Billiet tells us that it will once again run from 7 AM to 11 AM on Saturday, September 2nd in the parking lot of Johnson Appliance. Here all of that and more in our interview with Sara Billiet from the Kewanee Public Library.

Tabby Whitebread, BSN, RN, Assistant Nurse Manager of Primary Care at CGH Medical Center Clinics.She talked about the New & Expanded Services at CGH Ready Care to better serve you!

Coach Webb will visit the Breakfast Club Wednesday Mornings at 7 am through the high school football season to give his take on the previous Friday Night Game, along with his views on that weeks game.

In March of this year, it was announced that Matt Taylor would be the new Head Football Coach of the Kewanee Boilermakers. Since that day, Coach Taylor has worked tirelessly to get his team ready for their first season under his leadership. That hard work culminates this Friday night at Sherrard High School with the kick off of the 2023 Football season. Every Kewanee Football game in 2023 will be carried live on WKEI RegionalMediaNews.com 1450 AM and 100.1 FM and our announcer via Kewanee High School is Russ Hughes. Russ was kind enough to sit down with Coach Taylor for a conversation about the upcoming season that was featured on the Wednesday, August 23rd edition of Wake Up Tri-Counties on WKEI.