Regional Media Podcast Network

The planning stage is well underway for the important summer program, Let's Feed Our Children.

Available now wherever you stream or rent movies is the new documentary Runaway Radio. This is a fascinating look at the radio business of the 70s and 80s, a wild west time period where big personalities and big promotional budgets were the norm. And there is no better microcosm of radio in the 70s and 80s than Houston, Texas, home to the legendary station, KLOL, an outlaw station that slowly went mainstream but not before it became an iconic part of the Houston community. Through remarkable archive footage and interviews with the people who were part of the history as it was made, director Mike McGuff has opened a time capsule of the 70s and 80s unlike any other. Mike McGuff talked about Runaway Radio with Wake Up Tri-Counties last week.

The folks at Galva Ready to Grow demonstrated the power of their fundraising ability at the most recent Galva City Council Meeting. The community group raised $4000 dollars that was delivered to the City of Galva this week. The money raised will go toward the placing of a Handicap Swing at Wiley Park in Galva. The money raised is just the start the for the Handicap Swing plan which the Mayor says may not get done this year but is a project that is in the works. The Mayor then took us through the rest of Monday's Galva City Council Meeting and you can hear all about it in our Wake Up Tri-Counties conversation.

The big topic coming out of Monday's Kewanee City Council Meeting was the decision to table a vote over whether or not to outsource trash collection in the City of Kewanee to a private company. The company was not present at the meeting to answer questions regarding a potential contract. This led to the proposal being tabled until representatives appeared at the meeting. Mayor Gary Moore joined Wake Up Tri-Counties to discuss why the City of Kewanee is considering contracting for trash collection service to a private company. The Mayor also addressed concerns regarding current sanitation department employees. According to the Mayor, any deal that would contract out the trash collection service would also guarantee that current sanitation workers would be transferred to new jobs within the Public Works Department. The Mayor also addressed concerns about the Transfer Station and stated that the Transfer Station would remain open and operational.

It's a Leap Year and our friend Raegan from Irving School Third Grade joined us with The Good News about Leap Day, February 29th, 2024.

Sparks is joined by John Biernbaum, the co-chair for the upcoming HSMCIL Casino Night Fundraiser, to talk about the return of the much enjoyed event on Saturday, March 2nd. 

The evening promises a fun time with food, drinks, friends, prizes, and plenty of casino games to play. 

Tickets are currently available for pre-order for $50 per person and all proceeds from the evening will go towards the fundraising efforts for a new facility for the McDonough County Animal, which is currently sitting around the halfway point of its fundraising goal.

For more information or to order your tickets, visit hsmcil.org.