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The staff at OSF St. Luke Medical Center's Swing Bed program, the final step before a patient goes back home following a serious illness or surgery, has worked incredibly hard on what the call Fall Prevention. In fact, it's been more than a year since a patient in Lisa Garcia's program has fallen, a record that Lisa, along with Samantha Rux, came to WKEI and Wake Up Tri-Counties to celebrate. Well done Swing Bed crew on keeping patients safe from falls and helping get people back to their homes.

The Kewanee Prairie Chicken Arts Festival gets underway on Friday, July 8th and runs through the weekend. Those attending will have plenty to enjoy including live music, food, and the amazing chalk art on the go cart track near Cerno's and The Station Restaurant. Across the downtown area, art will be everywhere all weekend as students from Wethersfield and Kewanee School Districts donated more than 900 pieces made by students to be displayed in the windows of downtown businesses. Kids entertainment, art contests, and so much more are on tap for this weekend in Kewanee and that's why we had special double sized interview with Festival organizers, Dianne Packee, Diane DeMay, and Becky.

Janna Groharing-Sterling Main Street by Regional Media

Kari Olson-United Way of Whiteside County by Regional Media

Denise Garcia-TWCA of The Sauk Valley by Regional Media

On Monday night the Galva City Council met with a relatively small agenda. Mayor Rich Volkert joined Wake Up Tri-Counties on Wednesday to discuss Monday night's meeting. At the meeting, the Council began a discussion regarding ATV's being driven on the roads in Galva and whether our not ATV's should need to be licensed on a yearly basis or remain as a one time registration. Also on Monday night, the City Council talked about the Galva Citywide Clean-Up and the success the City had helping those in need get rid of unwanted items.

Melinda Jones and Tracy Finch-Rock Falls Tourism by Regional Media

Dr. Christianson from The Good Shepherd Foundation of Henry County joined Wake Up Tri-Counties on Tuesday morning to talk about the services available at The Good Shepherd Foundation. The Good Shepherd Foundation, located in Geneseo, offers services and support for people dealing with alcoholism and or drug addiction. Out-patient services at The Good Shepherd Foundation are usually court mandated but are also available to Henry County residents who simply need help with alcoholism or drug addiction. And, no one gets turned away over their ability to pay for services.

The Kewanee City Council met on Monday night and passed each of the items on the agenda. This included the approval of the first short term rental application in the City of Kewanee. The council also heard good news regarding the local economy from Mark Mikenas from the Kewnee Chamber of Commerce. And the City Council held a discussion of what can be done regarding the issues with McClure and Dwight Street. Finally, there was also a conversation about pothole filling in the City of Kewanee. Mayor Gary Moore was our guest on Tuesday morning on Wake Up Tri-Counties.

Kim Mildward discusses How Missouri Career Center is involved in bringing Broadband internet to rural NW Missouri