The legendary macabre author, Edgar Allen Poe is being resurrected at the Kewanee Public Library on September 27th, 2022. Historian Brian Fox Ellis will portray the dark and brooding author of The Raven and The Tell-Tale Heart as part of a program beginning at 6:30 in the Community Room at the Kewanee Public Library. Learn about the author's life, his writing and his legend with Brian Fox Ellis on September 27th. Sara Billiet from the Kewanee Public Library discussed the Edgar Allen Poe event, among many upcoming programs at the Kewanee Public Library on today's edition Wake Up TriCounties.

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Coach stopped in for his weekly update on last Fridays game @ St. Pixus and talked about what he expects this week against Cameron.

Sterling Mayor Skip Lee and City Manager Scott Schumard by Regional Media

Was Kewanee once the home of the World's Largest Horse? Dave Clarke's research indicates it just might be true. Back in the 1920s, Sully Francis, the brother of the man who would give Francis Park to Kewanee, Frederick Francis, was a famed horse breeder. A story in a 1920s edition of the Star Courier claims that Sully Francis owned a horse named Jumbo was more than 3300 pounds in weight. Word of the massive horse traveled around the globe with the biggest paper in Germany at the time proclaiming that Sully Francis of Kewanee, Illinois was indeed, the owner of the World's Biggest Horse. The story is further corroborated by Sully's dealings with the Ringling Brothers Circus which is believed to have taken Jumbo out on tour under a different name due to them already having a world famous Elephant named Jumbo. Dave Clarke lays out the story of Sully Francis and Kewanee's World Largest Horse claim on this edition of Kewanee Back When.

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Do you or someone you know have epilepsy? Epilepsy is a disorder often associated with seizures. It can make the lives of those living with it quite difficult as it alters brain activity and can make some normal tasks appear impossible due to abnormal brain activity caused by the disorder. Epilepsy requires support and understanding and with that in mind, the Kewanee Salvation Army has announced that it will host a series of monthly Epilepsy Support Groups, hosted by Stephanie Harcharik with Streator Unlimited who has created a nationally accredited program that helps people with Epilepsy find support and even find work, something that can be great challenge for those with Epilepsy. The first Epilepsy Support Group at the Kewanee Salvation Army will take place on Thursday, September 22nd, at 6 Pm.

For many years those people in the Kewanee area had to travel a great distance for Wound Care. Now, OSF Saint Clare Medical Center in Princeton is going to provide a more convenient location for those in need of regular wound care. Samantha Rux, spokesperson for OSF Healthcare, and Wound Care Specialist, Alyssa Smolen talked about the necessity of proper wound care and how OSF Saint Clare Medical Center will be offering a closer option for those in need two days a week with Alyssa herself at the forefront. Find out more in our Wake Up Tri-Counties Podcast.

Jill Gockel explains the what Mom Mastery University does and how they help not only new moms but also moms who are at their wits end with managing kids and life being a mom.