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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 elected to Congress in the 17th District. 

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 initiatives coming up from the Henry County Farm Bureau. 

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

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 the Mayor was with WKEI we announced that the Mayor will deliver his State of the City speech live on WKEI at 7 PM, on Wednesday, March 20th. 

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 Interpretation Team including Cooper Bates, Isaac Lynes, Laryn Conley, and Barbie herself, Bethany VanWassenhove joined Wake Up Tri-Counties to invite you to see Barbie performed by the Group Interpretation team for Free tonight at 6 PM.