Peoria County Administrator Scott Sorrel joins the Journal Star's Steve Tarter in a conversation about the county-funded Heddington Oaks nursing home and a new partnership with OSF Healthcare aimed at revamping the financially-strapped facility.

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Now might be a good time to clean out your attic. Mark Moran, an appraiser of antiques and fine arts, is headed to the Peoria area. Known for his stint on the PBS series Antiques Roadshow and as the author of many antique and collectible reference guides, Moran chats with the Journal Star's Steve Tarter about his craft and his current Midwest tour which brings him to the Eureka Public Library on Sept. 6, the Normal Public Library on Sept. 7 and the Peoria Public Library on Sept. 8. 

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They're both classified as cannabis, but marijuana and hemp are not the same. Eric Pollitt, president of Peoria-based Global Hemp, explains the practical and legal differences, the many benefits and uses of industrial hemp, and the challenges and politics of getting the hemp industry off the ground.

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Peoria Co. Sheriff Brian Asbell and Ron Valle of Helping Hand Resource Center join the Journal Star's Steve Tarter to discuss the daunting challenge of helping ex-convicts get a fresh start and reducing the rate of recidivism throughout the city and county. Both men oversee programs designed to give current and former inmates a second chance for success through job training and employment opportunities.

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Carl Cannon’s ELITE Youth Outreach Program is the focus of a recent "Tarter Source" podcast with the Journal Star's Steve Tarter. Cannon and his aunt, Sherry Cannon, ELITE's program coordinator, talk about the youth behavioral program that was recently approved for Lincoln School and Sterling Middle School by the Peoria school board. Cited by Lincoln principal Tom Blumer as “one of the most impactful programs” he's seen in more than three decades as an educator, the ELITE program seeks to help Peoria's underprivileged students.

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Brian Allen is Steve Tarter's guest on "Tarter Source," a podcast on pjstar.com. Allen, VP of government affairs at Mitchell International specializing in workman's comp issues, estimates there may be as many as 9 million people in the U.S,. workplace with opioid problems. Allen relates how states are battling the opioid epidemic. While awareness is growing, so are the number of opioid overdose deaths in the country, said Allen. According to government estimates, 70,000 people died in the U.S. as a result of drug overdoes in 2017.  

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Bradley University spokesperson Renee Charles chats with the Journal Star's Steve Tarter about the new school year, including Move-In Weekend and Welcome Week, issues with immigration and enrollment, and the situation with Peoria's public radio station WCBU-89.9.

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Jonathon and Nikki Romain and their son Jonathon II join the Journal Star's Steve Tarter to discuss the future of the former Greeley School that they are converting into a community art center. The Romains and their project ART, Inc are participating in the State Farm Neighborhood Assist grant program that could net $25,000 for their cause. You can vote for the project here: https://www.neighborhoodassist.com/entry/2011134

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Garry Moore, who retired as the former morning host of WEEK-TV's "25 News Today," is Steve Tarter's guest on Tarter Source this week. Moore stepped down earlier this year after a run of more than 30 years, making him the longest-running morning anchor in central Illinois broadcast history, according to WEEK. Among other topics, Moore will discuss how local media has changed over the years. 

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Historian and writer Molly Crusen Bishop, manager of the Greenhut Memorial Grand Army of the Republic Hall in Downtown Peoria, chats with the Journal Star's Steve Tarter about the third annual Whiskey Baron 5K/1K run coming up on August 11.

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