The Morning Thing continues to shine the spotlight on our local crisis pregnancy center, Starting Point.
Leadership changes are coming to this ministry as Executive Director, Kassandra Baker turns over the leadership role to Diana Wetzel.
WNZR’s Wesley Boston talked with both ladies about these exciting days for the ministry. Click HERE to hear their conversation.
WNZR is proud to partner with Starting Point of Knox County. Their annual WALK fundraiser is coming up this Saturday.
WNZR Office Manager, Wesley Boston talked with Starting Point’s Marketing Director, Lauren Kuhn about this important event. Click HERE to hear their conversation.
Tune in to The Morning Thing all this week and hear more conversations with Starting Point staff.
Click HERE to find out more about the WALK this Saturday.
Call 740-392-9090 to support WNZR’s Team. Our goal is $500!
First Responders in Knox County had a chance to test their training and practice their skills on Saturday, 9/29. The Knox County Emergency Management Agency hosted their annual disaster exercise with a hazardous materials emergency.
Marcy Rinehart of The Morning Thing talked with Mark Maxwell, the Director of the Knox County Emergency Management Agency. He talked about the goal behind the annual LEPC exercise. Click HERE to hear their conversation.
The exercise scenario involved a box truck making a delivery to Kokosing Construction in Fredericktown. The truck contained improperly secured barrels of a hazardous material. While en-route, one of the barrels fell over and released product. The driver, his co-worker and several Kokosing employees were treated within protocol of a hazmat situation as part of the exercise.
16 organizations participated in the LEPC exercise. The Knox County Emergency Operations Center was also activated and evaluated.
Today, The Morning Thing focused in on food and anxiety. There are foods that can help ease your stress level. There are also foods that are not good if you are fighting anxiety.
Check out this chart.
The Big Blue Crew is headed to Centerburg tomorrow for the Oldtime Farming Festival. We want to salute our famers and say thanks for their hard work! Agriculture has a big impact on our daily lives. Check out this list of ways that agriculture is impacting you every day. Click HERE for the list.
The Centerburg Oldtime Farming Festival is a non-profit organization that is committed to putting on a festival that strives to celebrate and preserve the agricultural heritage of the Centerburg area by recalling and recreating activities common in the lives of our farming predecessors. They also strive to create a safe environment where families can have a fun and affordable entertainment experience.
Click HERE to see the full schedule of fun events.
For our Morning Thing Fave 5, we shared our favorite foods from the farm.
Wesley Boston (WNZR Office Manager/Underwriting Coordinator)
We encourage you to show your appreciation to a farmer today!
Today’s Morning Thing was focused on teens!
We shared 5 scriptures that address key issues that teens are dealing with today.
Click HERE to see the list. This list shares 5 powerful bible verses that teens should memorize. These scriptures will help them face daily challenges.
Plus, we shared 3 things that teens need from their Moms. This is a powerful article written in the teen’s voice, from their perspective. Click HERE Mom and take a few minutes to read these powerful words from imom.com
(Picture from imom.com)
The Grievers of Overdose Support group is hosting a special event on Friday, 8/31 for International Overdose Awareness Day.
Marcy Rinehart of The Morning Thing talked with several members of the group about this special event and how the support group is reaching out to people in Knox County. Click HERE to hear the conversation.
For more information, call Kathy Wantland of Hospice of Knox County at 740-397-5188.
WNZR’s Daria Swisher talked with Calyn Posey about the 2018 Knox County Relay for Life. Calyn is with the Event Leaderhip Team and is part of the Ariel Corporation Team.
She talked with us about changes for this year’s event and shared about the exciting activities that community members can participate in tonight in downtown Mount Vernon. Click HERE to hear their entire conversation.
To support our Knox County teams, click HERE.
Today on the Morning Thing we talked about ways to stay young, because age is just a number, afterall! We talked about keeping your brain sharp by playing some games and making you feel good inside and out with some yummy smart snacking. Click HERE to read about some games to keep you young and HERE for foods to keep you healthy and young. As always, thanks for listening!
