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Wake Up Tri-Counties Henry and Stark County Health Department Easter Egg Safety

March 28, 2024 19:12 - 9 minutes - 13.3 MB

If you enjoy using real eggs as Easter Eggs for an Easter Egg Hunt, the Henry and Stark County Health Department has a few tips for you to enjoy your eggs safely.  RaeAnn Tucker from the Henry and Stark County Health Department gave us tips on Egg safety and talked about upcoming initiatives at the Health Department including national public health week, starting next week,  and an upcoming special on Lab Work through First Choice Healthcare Clinic. The Lab Work special is a way to encourage...

CGH About Your Health

March 28, 2024 14:44 - 7 minutes - 7.69 MB

Melinda Jones-Rock Falls Tourism

March 27, 2024 16:31 - 12 minutes - 13.1 MB

Relay for Life of The Sauk Valley Update

March 26, 2024 14:57 - 16 minutes - 15.7 MB

Wake Up Tri-Counties Doctors Week at OSF Healthcare

March 25, 2024 19:25 - 10 minutes - 14.2 MB

On Sunday, OSF Saint Luke Medical Center and OSF Saint Clare Medical Center began celebrating Doctors Week. All this week on social media and at each hospital, OSF Healthcare will be celebrating doctors. From your general surgeons to your family practice doctors to those who give their time to be a tele-hospitalist, this week is dedicated to those who have worked hard to become healers. Doctors Week at OSF Healthcare will celebrate all doctors and give you the chance to celebrate your favori...

Wake Up Tri-Counties Kiwanis Pancake Day

March 25, 2024 19:20 - 8 minutes - 11.9 MB

Kewanee Kiwanis Pancake Day is set for April 6th at the Kewanee United Methodist. Kiwanis Pancake Day is a tradition over 70 years and it continues to be the most important fundraiser of the year for Kewanee Kiwanis. Jolene Efnor and Samantha Rux joined Wake Up Tri-Counties this morning to talk about Pancake Day, what it means for the community, and how it helps kids learn about serving their community. This year, for $10.00, you can pick up, dine in, or drive thru for your Pancake Day break...

The Boiler Shop Week 2

March 22, 2024 19:18 - 12 minutes - 16.7 MB

The Boiler Shop is our brand new Kewanee sports show featuring the voice of the Kewanee Boilermakers, Russ Hughes. This week, Russ and Sean are talking about a historic moment in local basketball with both, Kewanee and Wethersfield seeking a new Head Basketball Coach. Recently Coach Matt Clark and Coach Tom McGunnigall, stepped down, resigning their positions as Coach of Kewanee and Wethersfield Head Basketball Coaches. Then Russ recounted the week that was in Kewanee Baseball, Softball, and...

Wake Up Tri-Counties Kewanee Park District Director Andrew Dwyer

March 22, 2024 19:11 - 9 minutes - 13.3 MB

The Director of the Kewanee Park District, Andrew Dwyer, joined Wake Up Tri-Counties to talk about upcoming events with the Kewanee Park District. These include weekend events for Easter and the upcoming sign up for Baseball. Last season, more than 350 kids played baseball with the Kewanee Park District and more are expected to play this year. Then, we closed our conversation with the Director of Kewanee Parks  by talking about the long term strategic plan for the Kewanee Park District which...

The State of the City of Kewanee with Mayor Gary Moore

March 22, 2024 19:01 - 11 minutes - 15.2 MB

On Wednesday, March 20th, Kewanee Mayor Gary Moore joined WKEI in primetime to deliver the State of the City speech. 

Kim Ewoldson with the Small Business Development Center at SVCC

March 21, 2024 15:58 - 18 minutes - 20.4 MB

Janell Loos with Sterling Park District

March 21, 2024 15:55 - 19 minutes - 20.5 MB

Kewanee Back When The 1971 Kewanee Boilermakers Basketball Team

March 20, 2024 18:48 - 31 minutes - 43.2 MB

The Kewanee Boilermakers went to the state playoffs in 1971 at a time when there weren't four different classes. The tournament encompassed the whole state and small teams played big teams in a time before the big teams became too big to compete with anything other than other big teams. The 1971 Kewanee Boilermakers played one exciting game after another, all broadcast on WKEI. Thanks to Kewanee Radio Legend, Larry Flannery, clips from those 1971 Kewanee basketball playoff run have been prov...

Rock River Hospice and Home

March 20, 2024 16:21 - 17 minutes - 17.7 MB

Wake Up Tri-Counties Dr. Chris Sullens Kewanee Schools Superintendent

March 19, 2024 19:20 - 15 minutes - 21.6 MB

The Kewanee School Board met on Monday evening at Kewanee High School. During the meeting, the School District honored athletes and actors alike as the School District shined a light on the ongoing accomplishments of the Group Interpretation team that has earned a trip to State Competition this weekend and honored fall athletes who accomplished so much through the end of last year and the start of this year. Special attention was given to Brady Clark, outstanding Kewanee basketball star who ...

Sparks Notes - Nan Crossman, Macomb Arts Center

March 19, 2024 18:00 - 8 minutes - 8.74 MB

Sparks is joined by Nan Crossman, the Executive Director for the Macomb Arts Center to talk about some of their upcoming events including: MHS Jazz on the Square Sat, March 23 - 2 p.m. Intro to Improvisation Classes March 24 - May 4 Kids Battle of the Brushes April 7 - 2 p.m. Rocky Rally: Kids' Rocky Design Vote April 13 - 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. MAC Bingo Bash April 13 - 7 p.m. For more information about these events or to preorder your tickets, visit the Macomb Arts Center website or...

Wake Up Tri-Counties National Kidney Disease Awareness Month

March 19, 2024 11:18 - 11 minutes - 16.2 MB

More than 1.4 million Illinois residents suffer from some kind of Kidney Disease. March is Kidney Disease Awareness Month and Samantha Rux brought Award-Winning Dietitian Sara Umphleet to Wake Up Tri-Counties on Monday, March 18th, to talk about Kidney Disease. Kidney Disease has two primary causes, Diabetes and Stress. A poor diet can exacerbate these conditions and put more pressure on your kidneys, doing more damage. Your best bet is a better diet, one that a dietitian can help you set up...

Wake Up Tri-Counties Rising Country Star Ryan Montgomery

March 18, 2024 12:49 - 6 minutes - 8.5 MB

Ryan Montgomery is a country superstar on the rise. His new single and music video, Whiskey and Smoke, have been streamed and viewed on YouTube, millions of times. Whiskey and Smoke is a love song but the video adds another dimension, a chance for Ryan to honor a family legacy in firefighting. The video gives Ryan the chance to pay tribute to first responders while also expressing his soulful, romantic side in the lyrics. It's a great song and fans cannot get enough. We were lucky to get a c...

The Boiler Shop with Russ and Sean

March 15, 2024 19:41 - 13 minutes - 18.4 MB

The Boiler Shop debuted on Friday, March 15th, 2024. Russ Hughes and Sean Kernan will be talking Boilermakers Spring Sports every Friday at 8:40 AM. This week, Russ runs us through the recent Kewanee Track results. We talk briefly about the early season results for Kewanee Baseball and Softball. Plus, Sean promoted a special upcoming edition of Kewanee Back When that will feature some incredible Kewanee Sports history. 

Wake Up Tri-Counties New Director Named at the Kewanee Public Library

March 15, 2024 19:32 - 10 minutes - 14.5 MB

Cynthia Maxwell is the new Director of the Kewanee Public Library. Maxwell, the soon to be former director of the Streator Public Library, comes to the Kewanee Public Library with years of experience. We will be talking with Maxwell soon on WKEI. Meanwhile, the acting director of the Kewanee Public Library, our friend Sara Billiet, joined Wake Up Tri-Counties on Thursday to announce the appointment of a new director and talk about upcoming book clubs including the Adult Book Club and the ret...

Wake Up Tri-Counties Judge Joe McGraw Running for the Republican Nomination for Congress in the 17th District

March 15, 2024 19:13 - 8 minutes - 11.2 MB

Judge Joe McGraw is running for Congress in the Illinois 17th District. Judge McGraw is on the ballot on Tuesday, March 19th, running opposite Scott Crowl for the Republican nomination. The winner between McGraw and Crowl will face off against Congressman Eric Sorensen in November. Judge McGraw joined Wake Up Tri-Counties on Friday, March 15th, 2024, to talk about his trips to the southern border, his endorsements by members of law enforcement, and what he would like to see happen if he were...

Jill from The YWCA of The Sauk Valley

March 15, 2024 14:32 - 14 minutes - 14.8 MB

Whiteside County Sheriff John Booker

March 15, 2024 14:29 - 5 minutes - 6.81 MB

Wake Up Tri-Counties Katie Laleman from the Henry County Farm Bureau

March 14, 2024 16:09 - 10 minutes - 14.8 MB

Mental health is the subject of an Henry County Farm Bureau event happening on Thursday, March 16th. Katie Laleman from the Henry County Farm Bureau joined Wake Up Tri-Counties on Wednesday to talk about the event and remind everyone that mental health is a concern in any walk of life, including on the farm. Katie also discussed the March 16th Henry County Farm Bureau Seminar at Lavender Creek Winery featuring Ag Weather expert from Freeze-Notis Weather, Paul Otto, and many more events and i...

The Good News About Opening Umbrellas in Doors with our Kewanee Third Graders

March 13, 2024 19:38 - 1 minute - 1.94 MB

Remi joined Wake Up Tri-Counties on Wednesday with The Good News about Opening Umbrellas Indoors Day.   

Wake Up Tri-Counties Kewanee Mayor Gary Moore

March 13, 2024 11:19 - 12 minutes - 17.7 MB

The City of Kewanee has signed a 5 year contract with Lakeshore Recycling Service to provide trash services to the City of Kewanee. In a tie vote broken by the Mayor himself, the contract was approved 3 to 2. Mayor Moore joined Wake Up Tri-Counties on Tuesday, March 12th, to discuss the difficult choice he made in casting the deciding vote in approving the privatization of trash services. The Mayor also took time to address Air B N' B's in Kewanee, and newly reformed license fees. And, while...

Wake Up Tri-Counties Kewanee High School Group Interpretation Team

March 12, 2024 19:52 - 8 minutes - 11.2 MB

Tonight at Kewanee High School the Group Interpretation Team will perform Barbie in the Brockman Gymnasium as a precursor to their performance this weekend on the road in competition. And the team would love it if you turned out in support. The event gets underway at 6 PM in the gym and then you can shift over the Petersen Auditorium for another competitive performance from the talented teens at Kewanee High School. This morning on Wake Up Tri-Counties, stand out members of the Group Interpr...

Sparks Notes - Mayor Inman & Savannah Ballard

March 12, 2024 18:00 - 6 minutes - 7.1 MB

It's a full studio today as Sparks is joined by both Macomb Mayor Mike Inman and Savannah Ballard from the City of Macomb Marketing and Downtown Development Office to talk about the Small Business Competition Big Pitch event on Thursday, March 21st at Park Place in Macomb starting at 6:00 p.m. It's all been building to this as the prospective business owners have been hard at work after attending the workshops, and now they'll making their pitches to a panel of experienced judges who will d...

Relay for Life Update with Betty and Cheryl

March 12, 2024 15:36 - 17 minutes - 17.6 MB

Sauk Talk with Dallas Knack and Joe Stabala Bright

March 12, 2024 09:28 - 14 minutes - 15.6 MB

State Representative Brad Fritts

March 12, 2024 09:28 - 22 minutes - 25.2 MB

Wake Up Tri-Counties OSF Athletic Trainer Emma Corkill with Samantha Rux

March 11, 2024 19:03 - 8 minutes - 12.3 MB

It's National Athletic Trainers Month and OSF Saint Luke Medical Center is celebrating one of their own in Emma Corkill, who joined Wake Up Tri-Counties on Monday, along with Samantha Rux, to talk about what an Athletic Trainer does and the role she plays at Kewanee High School in the sports department. Emma partners with Coaches and staff to teach student athletes about weight training, injury prevention, and, after an injury, how to train safely for a return to the field. Emma works year r...

Wake Up Tri-Counties Tom Payne Star of Imaginary

March 08, 2024 19:58 - 7 minutes - 10.5 MB

The new movie Imaginary is in theaters nationwide this weekend. The film follows a woman, played by DeWanda Wise,  and her new family who move to New Orleans to live in her childhood home. There, she finds a teddy bear from her childhood and gives it to her new stepdaughter. What the woman doesn't know is that the Teddy Bear is imbued with an angry spirit, eager to take revenge on his former owner by harming the little girl. Tom Payne co-stars in Imaginary as the new husband of DeWanda's Jes...

Liz from The YWCA of The Sauk Valley

March 08, 2024 16:55 - 11 minutes - 12.3 MB

James Garcia-Whiteside County Animal Control

March 08, 2024 16:51 - 17 minutes - 19.6 MB

Wake Up Tri-Counties Quarter Madness This Friday

March 06, 2024 20:33 - 10 minutes - 15.1 MB

Carrie and Danielle dropped by Wake Up Tri-Counties on Tuesday to promote Quarter Madness this Friday night. Doors open at 5:30 at the Kewanee Elks Lodge and the fun and excitement of Quarter Madness begins at 6:30 PM. You can buy Gold and Platinum Paddles which will get you in on every auction throughout the evening or get a white paddle and use your quarters to place your bid on the stuff you really want at Quarter Madness. Carrie and Danielle gave us a rundown of the awesome lineup of ite...

The Good News About National Oreo Cookie Day

March 06, 2024 19:50 - 1 minute - 1.49 MB

Our young friend Remy joined Wake Up Tri-Counties on Wednesday with The Good News about National Oreo Cookie Day. 

Nick Lareau and Brian Grummert-Sterling Main Street Board Members

March 06, 2024 17:48 - 15 minutes - 17.4 MB

Sparks Notes - Jock Hedblade, Visit Unforgettable Forgottonia

March 05, 2024 19:00 - 15 minutes - 16.7 MB

It's been a little while, but Jock Hedblade from Visit Unforgettable Forgottonia is back in the studio to talk about the highly-anticipated unveiling as the Downtown Macomb Square turns into the "World's Largest Monopoly Game" on May 9th, 2024. It'll be a fun day as the brand-new Monopoly-styled game piece statues are revealed and the new Macombopoly app is launched, allowing everyone to play the game and learn about the popular game and it's inventor, Macomb native Lizzie Magie. Jock also...

Sterling Mayor Dianna and City Manager Scott Schumard

March 05, 2024 15:30 - 24 minutes - 25.9 MB

Wake Up Tri-Counties Runaway Radio Director Mike McGuff

March 04, 2024 20:14 - 10 minutes - 14.7 MB

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...

Wake Up Tri-Counties Galva Mayor Rich Volkert Big Gift from Galva Ready to Grow

February 28, 2024 20:49 - 8 minutes - 11.6 MB

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...

Wake Up Tri-Counties Kewanee Mayor Gary Moore on Potential Privatization of Trash Collection

February 28, 2024 20:40 - 10 minutes - 15.1 MB

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 colle...

The Good News About Leap Day with our Kewanee Third Grade Class

February 28, 2024 20:30 - 1 minute - 1.67 MB

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. 

Melinda and Tracy From Rock Falls Tourism

February 28, 2024 16:55 - 14 minutes - 14.4 MB

Relay for Life of The Sauk Valley with Betty and Cheryl

February 27, 2024 17:52 - 21 minutes - 21.4 MB

Sparks Notes - John Biernbaum, Humane Society of McDonough County

February 26, 2024 19:00 - 5 minutes - 4.58 MB

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 sitti...

Illinois House Republican Leader Tony McCombie

February 26, 2024 18:09 - 19 minutes - 19.2 MB

The Good News About FFA Week with our Wethersfield 3rd Graders

February 23, 2024 17:31 - 54 seconds - 1.26 MB

It's FFA Week and Wethersfield has been celebrating all week long. Today, Kaylen Johnson and Bella Shipley from our Wethersfield Third Grade Class gave us The Good News about FFA Week. 

Judge Joe McGraw Running for Illinois 17th Congressional District

February 23, 2024 16:03 - 16 minutes - 18 MB