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Janna from Sterling Main Street stop in this morning to talk about all the spring events coming up, and some summer stuff going on as well.

In today's Good News, Kewanee 3rd Grade student Linda Doddroe gave us all the Good News about an Easter favorite: Peeps!

On Friday, a major storm crashed through Kewanee and left damage in its wake. Among those hit hard by the storm were our Kewanee Parks. Northeast Park and Baker Park suffered significant damage to trees as well as facilities such as the Golf Course, the 19th Hole, and at Northeast Park, a baseball dugout area was destroyed and soccer goals were upturned and moved. Kewanee Park District Director Andrew Dwyer joined Wake Up Tri-Counties on Tuesday to talk about the extent of the damage and the work ahead to repair that damage.

Relay For Life of The Sauk Valley is planned for Saturday, June 3rd, at Westwood Building 3 in Sterling which will officially start at 6 p.m. until around 9 p.m.. During that time there will be : Opening lap for all survivors to be celebrated; theme laps to keep team members involved – each team is to have at least one person on the track at all times; games and activities during that duration; teams may bring in food and beverages – non-alcoholic, of course; a Luminaria ceremony in which names of recipients of a luminaria are announced in a candlelight ceremony

Relay For Life is the American Cancer Society fundraising signature event to celebrate those who have survived, remember those who have lost their battle, and Fight Back with advocacy and education to eliminate cancer from our lives!

Regardless of what Relay For Life event you attend these components are always a part of each Relay as the event is based on a celebration of survivorship, a Remembrance of those lost to cancer, and a means of Fighting Back and educating ourselves to lead a healthy life style to prevent cancer from attacking our bodies.

Wendy Combs from the New Nodaway Humane Society stopped by the Breakfast Club to tell our listeners about a couple upcoming fundraising events.

RaeAnn Tucker from the Henry and Stark County Health Department joined Wake Up Tri-Counties live from the Health Department's 12 Communities in 12 Months event at the State Bank of Toulon in Toulon. The event is one of 12 stops in a planned series of events in 12 communities served by the Henry and Stark County Health Department. Today in Toulon the Health Department handed out free COVID-19 Test Kits, performed blood pressure checks and gave out information regarding Healthy Nutrition as part of National Nutrition Awareness Month. RaeAnn took a moment to talk with WKEI from the event to talk about the current COVID-19 numbers, which have held at around 48 new cases over the last few weeks. RaeAnn also discussed WIC and how it can help low income families struggling with the current inflation of food prices at the grocery store.

Three candidates will be on the ballot in the race to be the next Mayor of Galva in the April 4th Consolidated Election. Current Mayor Rich Volkert, and challengers Traci McClintic and David Heck spoke to WKEI this week for an informal Mayoral forum. Each candidate discussed why they are running to be the next Mayor of Galva, what voters have been telling them as they approach election day and what they plan to do first if elected as the next Mayor of Galva. Each candidate was offered 8 minutes to answer questions and deliver a two minute speech. You will hear in this forum that none of the candidates took the full time, preferring brief statements and questions.

Sparks chats with Macomb Police Chief Jeff Hamer about "Distracted Driving Month", an initiative to remind drivers to minimize distractions while they're driving, including putting down cell phones. 

Chief Hamer also discusses the initial hire testing that will take place on May 6th. Applications for the Macomb Police department are due May 1st are available at the station or by visiting the City of Macomb website.

Lauren is a case manager at Meril, and she came in to explain what  Meril does and to offer information on how and when to apply for help from Meril.

The Kewanee League of Women Voters held a forum on Tuesday, March 28th, 2023, at Kewanee City Hall in Council Chambers. Three candidates running for the Kewanee City Council, current Council Members Mike Komnick and Chris Colomer, and challenger Scott Withrow, answered questions from the public and the moderator about why they would like to be part of the Kewanee City Council going forward. Candidates for Black Hawk College Board and the Kewanee Park Board also spoke and answered questions from the public during the Kewanee League of Women Votes Forum.