Regional Media Podcast Network

In January of this year, Paula's Design Team celebrated 50 years in business. The story began in Galva but Paula and Jim have spent most of the last 50 years in business in Kewanee. Dave Clark and Sean talked with Paula and Jim about how the business has evolved over the years, taking on new challenges in expanded services while staying on the cutting edge of the latest trends in hair. It's a constantly evolving industry with new things to learn every year. Paula, Jim and Dave also take time to reminisce about one of Dave's famous stories about the time that Paula helped a local woman recreate the incredible Bo Derek braids from the 1980 movie 10. 50 years in business at Paula's Design Team is the subject of this month's Kewanee Back When. 

Kewanee School District Superintendent Dr. Chris Sullens joined Wake Up Tri-Counties to talk about Monday's Kewanee School Board Meeting. Much of that meeting was taken up with honoring invited guests, specifically students who have had notable accomplishments over the last month. Members of the Group Interpretation Team, Key Club and Kewanee sports stars were on hand on Monday night to be recognized by the Kewanee School Board for their remarkable accomplishments. Also on Monday night, the school board approved the hiring of a new Kewanee High School basketball coach, Dayton Ince, and Dr. Sullens updated the board and us about ongoing projects at Kewanee Schools. 

Kewanee Police Chief Stephen Kijanowski and Deputy Chief Michael Minx joined Wake Up Tri-Counties this week to talk about LPR's or License Plate Readers. Several License Plate Readers have been set up in Kewanee. These License Plate Readers are intended as investigative tools and not as tools for enforcing traffic laws. Misconceptions about the use of the cameras have some people questioning why they are being used by Kewanee Police. The Chief and Deputy Chief assure the public that the LPR's are simply in place for the purpose of tracking stolen vehicles, fleeing suspects, or determining if a dangerous or wanted suspect has passed by one of these License Plate Readers. The cameras can be used to create investigative timelines determining if a suspect vehicle passed an LPR at a particular time of day. You can hear the Chief and Deputy Chief explain the use of and the value of License Plate Readers in this Wake Up Tri-Counties interview. 

On Monday, Brenda Streit, Courtney Cinnamon, and Samantha Rux joined Wake Up Tri-Counties to talk about volunteers at OSF Saint Luke Medical Center. OSF Saint Luke Medical Center Volunteer Services is always looking for new volunteers to help out in various places throughout the hospital. It's a chance for retired people or young people looking to log volunteer hours. It's a chance to work with the public and be part of the team at OSF Saint Luke Medical Center that helps to care for the community. If you have interest in becoming a volunteer at OSF Saint Luke Medical Center, get in touch with Brenda Streit, Volunteer Coordinator at OSF at (815) 876-2254. 

Mayor Inman returns to the K100 studios for an extra-length discussion about some updates regarding projects happening in Macomb. 

Today's topics include: updates on the upcoming Water Treatment and Wastewater Treatment facilities, the solar farms that have been popping up around the community, Downtown Macomb Park N' Cruise, and a deep dive about the Fall 2024 Special Census in Macomb and the need for applicants for the temporary Field Representative positions during this census collection period. 

For more information or to apply for the Field Representative positions, visit one of the links below:

The Boiler Shop with Russ Hughes and Sean talking about this week's results from Baseball, Softball and track.