Dr Johnny Parker adjunct Professor at Johns Hopkins Medical School joined WKEI on Wake Up Tri Counties to talk about a new study that shows how exercise can help people dealing with anxiety. Now, exercise is not a cure for anxiety or other mental health problems, but for some, getting more exercise can have a very positive effect in battling anxiety and the various other aspects of health affected by anxiety. Dr Johnny Parker was our guest on Wake Up Tri-Counties on Wednesday.

Diabetes diagnoses among children have skyrocketed during the pandemic. Author and Health Expert Jonathan Bailor is a bestselling author and one of the driving forces behind a new documentary that is aiming to change the way you eat and keep more people from losing years of their life to diabetes. On Tuesday's edition of Wake Up Tri-Counties, Jonathan Bailor talked about why we are seeing a sudden spike in Diabetes cases during the pandemic and what can be done about it. Jonathan's documentary is called Better.

With two council members out due to illness, the agenda for Monday night's Kewanee City Council Meeting was limited to one agenda item with a special meeting and another item on the agenda, related to the purchase of Police vehicles, tabled until the full council can be present for the discussion and voting. Kewanee Mayor Gary Moore joined Wake Up Tri-Counties to talk about Monday's Council Meeting as well as his thoughts on Kewanee Hog Days, the recent Mayor's Ball he and wife Jeanna held at The Stables and several other notable topics.

What is Mental Health First Aid? It's a chance to learn how to spot a mental health crisis before it reaches a crisis point. Lauren McGaughey and Mary Jane Clark from West Central Illinois Area Health Education Center spoke to MacombNewsNow.com recently about Mental Health First Aid, what it entails and how you can be trained to be someone who can help administer Mental Health First Aid.

OSF Saint Luke Medical Center is available for those in need of treatment for Arthritis or Carpal Tunnel Surgery as well as other more complex forms upper body extremity surgeries. Dr. Mary Rashid along with Samantha Rux from OSF Saint Luke Medical Center joined Wake Up Tri-Counties to talk about treatments for hand and shoulder pain, with specific attention on what can be done for those who suffer from arthritis, carpal tunnel or other ailments of the hands and upper extremities.

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Karissa Nash and Missy Jones from Courtyard Communities joined Wake Up Tri-Counties to talk about the exciting plans for Assisted Living Week September 13th through September 19th. Plans for everything from a family parade to a classic car parade and a pie eating contest are planned for Assisted Living Week and you can find Courtyard Estates of Kewanee on Facebook to follow along for terrific photos from all the fun events for Assisted Living Week.

Wethersfield Homecoming is this weekend and the school is eager to bring back elements of homecoming lost to COVID-19 protocols last year. Skit night returns on Thursday but will take place on the Football field. The Wethersfield Homecoming Parade will take place on Friday afternoon at 1:15 Pm and the route is back to normal says Wethersfield Superintendent Shane Kazubowski talked about the Homecoming plans in this conversation on Wake Up TriCounties.

Director Nick Scown takes a unique look back at September 11th via the lens of comedy. Like every other aspect of life, the world of Comedy was changed forever and in the immediate aftermath of the tragedy, comedians had to navigate a new normal where comedy would seem nearly impossible. Director Nick Scown takes us through some of the most fascinating moments in the history of comedy from David Letterman being drafted to lead the comedy world back, The Onion creating their place in popular culture by capturing the cathartic zeitgeist of the moment and the years of war in the wake of September 11th and how Muslim comedians moved forward in a strange new world. Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11 debuted this week on Vice TV and is available to stream at ViceTV.com.

A & W Titans Head Football Coach Tony Gripp spoke to LocalSportsNow.com ahead of Friday night's game against Princeville. Coach Gripp talks about the performance of Quarterback Dillon Horrie, the tremendous play of the A and W offensive line, and the running game that has been outstanding thus far for the Titans. The A & W Titans play Princeville tonight on the Princes home field.