Gary visits with City Manager John Dossey and Byron Chapman, Senior Executive at Dean Commercial Inc. Hospitality Experts about their plans for the vacated Motel 6 property at Court and Valle Vista, and the City's role in it. 

Gary visits with Mike as they close in on 4 years of podcasts talking about history and preserving your history.

A continued history lesson from Jared Olar about an important mid-19th century event that occurred here.

Jared Olar talks about Pekin’s participation in the Spanish American War

Gary visit with Dayna Strenz, Administrator of our local Moose

John Ackerman shares an inspiring story of an emancipated slave family who settled in our area; were kidnapped by Slave Hunters; then rescued by their white neighbors.

Gary visits with John Ackerman about their current focus on developing ways that we’ll celebrate the 250th birthday of the USA.

Historian Jared Olar shares the rich history around Pekin Fire Stations.

Gary visits with Keith McKeever, Executive Director of Pekin’s United Way about their current focus and new initiatives to better meet our area needs.

This week Gary talks with Terri Gambetti about her fond memories of the Christmas Celebrations and shopping downtown Pekin.