Regional Media Podcast Network

It's Ag Safety Week March 6th through the 10th and we spoke with our friend Katie Laleman about the Safety Initiatives being highlighted all this week by the Henry County Farm Bureau. Katie also talked about a number of deadlines that are coming up for people eager to be part of Farm Bureau events. Tomorrow night at Lavender Crest Winery is the latest Market Outlook Meeting, featuring guest speaker, Illinois State Climatologist Dr. Trent Ford. The event is tomorrow night but you can still try and get a late reservation by contacting the Henry County Farm Bureau. Katie also talked about the more than $43,000 worth of scholarships being given away by the Farm Bureau this year with an application deadline of this Friday, March 10th for many of the applications. And, don't forget, the Women in Agriculture Conference is set to take place at Bally's in Rock Island on March 24th and that means that time is running out to get your reservation.

Things are looking up for the Kewanee High School Boys Basketball team. Despite a tough 22-23 season, the team is bringing back a pair of All Conference players in Brady Clark and 2nd teamer, All-Conference guard Blaise Lewis, as well as bringing in an influx of sophomores from a terrific Kewanee Sophomore squad. It's going to be a new look team in the 23-24 season for sure for Kewanee Basketball. The voice of Kewanee basketball Russ Hughes joined Wake Up Tri-Counties for this special extended postseason conversation with Kewanee Basketball Head Coach Matt Clark on Wake Up Tri-Counties.

Longtime Maryville Businessman PT Thompson visited the Breakfast Club to talk about his current endeavor "Grill Sergeant".

Keri shared plans for the summer Feed the Children program and how the community can volunteer to help. We also found out about Walmart Round up, with specifics on what participation in this program means. 

Plus The United Way has a ribbon cutting and open house coming up in April.

Betty, Cheryl and Jayna were in studio with planning progress for the relay coming up Saturday, June 3rd. We will continue to promote Survivor registrations to obtain T shirt within 3 - 4 weeks;

Team recruitment and urge participants to gather fundraising donations so once $100 is obtained and submitted, a t shirt can be ordered by participants.

 

All registrations on website of relayforlife.org/saukvalleyil or 1-800 - ACS - 2345.

ACS is a 501 C3, so all donations are tax deductible.

Samantha Rux and Emma Corkill from OSF Saint Luke Medical Center were our guests on Wake Up Tri-Counties on Monday, March 6th, 2023. Emma is the newest Athletic Trainer at OSF Saint Luke Medical Center and is working with athletes at Kewanee High School. We talked to Emma about the work she does with High School Athletes during the season as well as before and after a season. What you see of an athletic trainer is barely half of what an Athletic Trainer does and Emma Corkill was kind enough to take us inside the work that goes into keeping athletes performing at their peak ability. March is National Athletic Training Month.

Comedian Jeremy Nunes knows what small town Illinois is all about. No only is Jeremy from a small town, he was also a small-town Mayor by accident. He never intended to become Mayor of his smalltown, he only ran as a joke, and then he got elected. It turned out well, in fact, Jeremy earned the award of most ethical Mayor after he fined his own parents for failing to get their grass cut. Of course, he was the one who was supposed to cut their grass but that's a story for him to tell and he tells it in this interview on Wake Up Tri-Counties. Jeremy's experience as a small town Mayor led to a bestselling book called You Can't Write City Hall and from there Jeremy has launched comedy specials on Amazon Prime and more.

Quarter Madness is back and the items up for grabs are incredible. Jon Looney and Dianne Packee with Kewanee Rotary joined Wake Up Tri-Counties on Friday morning to talk about the remarkable items that are going to raise money for Rotary this year. The 11th Annual Quarter Madness is set to take place on March 24th, 2023. The location is as usual, the Kewanee Elks Club and attendees are invited to bring their own snacks for the event. Paddles are on sale now by contacting Dianne Packee at 309-312-0168. Paddles can also be purchased online and you can find that at KewaneeRotary.com. Hear about the incredible Quarter Madness items up for grabs in our Wake Up-Tri-Counties interview with Jon Looney and Dianne Packee.

Congressman Darin LaHood joined Wake Up Tri-Counties to talk about his having been appointed to the House Select Committee on the strategic competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party. The Bi-Partisan Committee will examine the growing contentious relationship between the U.S and China and provide oversight on legislation related to trade and security issues related to the U.S relationship with the Chinese Communist Party Leadership. Congressman LaHood is also a member of the House Select Committee on Intelligence and the House Ways and Means Committee, each of which also covers elements of U.S-China relations.

Representative Bradley Fritts’ legislation dealing with the Dixon Park District is expected to be called for a vote in committee next week.   The legislation is currently in the House Energy and Environment Committee, where the Dixon Republican is receiving bi-partisan support for House Bill 2963.  

Years ago, the Dixon Park District and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources made a deal regarding a plot of land in Dixon.  DNR would give the park district the land, contingent on the fact that the land could not be developed.   Now, elected officials and residents of the area have come  up with a purpose for the  property but are restricted from doing so by the old agreement.   So the freshman legislator  has come up with legislation to help out.