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The Mayor of Kewanee, Gary Moore joined Wake Up Tri-Counties on Tuesday morning to follow up on Monday's Kewanee City Council Meeting. In our conversation, the Mayor addresses the contentious topic of the approval of a permit for the new marijuana dispensary coming to Kewanee at the former location of the Broken Chimney restaurant. Last night, members of the public spoke about concerns they had about the dispensary being just over 250 feet away from Wethersfield School. Other members of the community spoke in favor of the dispensary, including former Kewanee Police Chief Nick Welgat. We asked the Mayor about the divisive 3 to 2 vote of the council in favor of the dispensary and the concerns raised by citizens at Monday's Kewanee City Council Meeting. 

Actor Peter Macon is an Emmy Award winning voice actor who has had a slow rise to fame. That rise will no doubt be accelerated by his terrific work as Raka in the blockbuster hit, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. In Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Raka is the keeper of legends, doing his best to maintain the legend of Caesar, the first Ape leader, and the subject of the previous three Apes movies. Raka stands in defiance of those who corrupt Caesar's legend and try to twist his teaching to fit their narrative of ape domination. Raka is also a friend and ally to Noa, the film's protagonist, providing a listening ear and wise guidance to the young, headstrong, Noa. Peter Macon is awesome in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes and it was our pleasure to have him on Wake Up Tri-Counties this week. 

Mayor Inman returns to the K100 Studio to talk about the past, present, and near future in Macomb, including the Macombopoly Dedication Ceremony on May 9th, the currently ongoing Citywide Spring Cleanup, and the road improvement projects occurring on South Johnson and South Adams Streets during the summer months. 

To stay up to date on City of Macomb business, visit the City of Macomb website. 

The Kewanee Public Library is eager to get kids and parents involved in Summer Reading. The Summer Reading Program is getting underway soon at the Kewanee Public Library and kids and parents can take part and earn prizes for their Summer Reading. Sara Billiet from the Kewanee Public Library joined Wake Up Tri-Counties on Thursday to invite kids and parents to download the BeanStack App on their Smartphone and to start tracking your reading for the Summer Reading Program. Sara also talked about the upcoming meeting of the Science Book Club and an upcoming welcome open house for the new Kewanee Public Library Director happening on September 29th at the Library. 

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and one place where there is increasing attention being paid to better mental health is in our schools. Recently, local schools have been seeking grants that will help the schools place mental health professionals in the schools and available to help kids in need. RaeAnn Tucker with the Henry and Stark County Health Department joined Wake Up Tri-Counties to talk about the role the Health Department is playing in help schools explore bringing in Mental Health professionals. RaeAnn also talked about the ongoing effort at the Health Department to hand out free Gun Locks courtesy of the Illinois Department of Health.