This Friday is a great chance to meet your friends in downtown Macomb for the Downtown Macomb Block Party. MacombNewsNow.com caught up with Kristin Terry and Lauren Merritt to talk about the Downtown Macomb Block Party happening on Friday, August 27th from 4:30 to 6:30 in Chandler Park. Businesses from all over Macomb will be on hand to celebrate, there will kids activities, a celebrity dunk tank and so much more as Kristin and Lauren told MacombNewsNow in this Monday conversation...

Pastor Jim Miller-East Jordan Church Sterling by Regional Media

Representative Cheri Bustos was back in the 17th District over the weekend for her 21st Century Heartland Tour. Representative Bustos was back in the community talking to constituents about infrastructure and the needs of our local farming community. She also talked to WKEI about aging infrastructure in cities, the Child Tax Credit which has been a boon to working families during the pandemic and Representative Bustos announced that the Kewanee Fire Department has received a $200,000 Assistance to Firefighters Grant.

Henry County Board Chair Kippy Breeden, Henry County Administrator Erin Knackstedt, and Henry County Economic Development Director Jim Kelly were our guest on Friday's Wake Up Tri-Counties. We followed up on Thursday's virtual townhall on the American Rescue Plan, discussed recent developments at the Henry County Board, including the latest Board Appointments, and Jim Kelly talked about local restaurants that are benefiting from the Restaurant Relief Plan via the office of the Economic Development Director.

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Sean at the Movies is a weekly movie review and interview podcast wherein Regional Media Film Critic Sean Kernan reviews a new movie and has a conversation with the stars and or director of the movie he's reviewing. The catch, Sean only interviews people whose movies he has seen and enjoyed. That was the case with the new horror movie Demonic starring Carly Pope and directed by Neill Blomkamp.

RaeAnn Tucker from the Henry and Stark County Health Department joined Wake Up Tri-Counties on Thursday morning with the latest on more than 100 new cases in Henry and Stark County over the last week. RaeAnn noted that there are those who take issue with how numbers are reported and she discusses in this interview how the reporting works. RaeAnn also talked about next Tuesday, that's when a third shot of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine shot will be available ONLY to those who are immuno-compromised.

Henry County Administrator Erin Knackstedt joined WakeUp TriCounties on Thursday morning to invite everyone to attend tonight's Virtual Townhall Meeting regarding the American Rescue Plan. Henry County is set to receive $9.4 million dollars in funds from the American Rescue Plan and this meeting is an opportunity for Henry County residents to weigh in on how they feel this money should be allocated across the county.

Franc D'Ambrosio on WSDR by Regional Media