Get Ready for a Roarin’ Good Time at Flannel Fest!

Kandee Popham, Executive Director, and Nykol King, Family Services Director of Place4Grace stopped by to talk about their upcoming event, Flannel Fest on Friday, November 7th.

Click HERE to hear the full conversation!

They talk about what Place 4 Grace is about what they do for people. They talk about how they got started and how Kandee’s history brought it up. Nicole shares a little bit about her position and how she helps the moms out and manage volunteers.

Nykol explains how Place 4 Grace isn’t just a housing program; they help people find apartments and schooling. They talk about how their services help break the cycle of poverty in families.

They talk about their new residential maternity housing program, and how they’re able to have 24-hour housing care. They have four main goals that after they leave, they have stable housing, employment, transportation, and childcare. They also talk about how they have worked with many people in the community.

Kandee says if you’re interested in this type of ministry, they need board members and volunteers. They will also talk about Flannel Fest that’s happening on November 7th at Lake Home Church in Mount Vernon doors open at 6:15pm. They say this event is very important because since they are a non-profit they work on the support of the people in the community. They then talk about their transparency about where donations are going.

They say that prayer is one way that people can help them in their ministry, they also say to step out of your comfort zone if you feel a call to help. They just want people to know that all the moms they help are really trying to survive, they believe that relationships will truly help.

Flannel Fest ’25

Friday November, 7th from 6:15 PM to  10:00 PM

@Lakeholm Church of the Nazarene

Click HERE to learn more about Flannel Fest!

Hera Shupp Turns Villain in The Little Princess

Hera Shupp sat down with WNZR’s Eric Brown to talk about her role in the upcoming Orange Barrel Production of the Little Princess.

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She got interested in acting from elementary school and high school she took a break while she started raising a family. She got back into acting after seeing Oliver at the Knox Memorial Theatre and when she heard about Orange Barrel she started with them.

Hera played Rachel Lynn in “Anne of Green Gables” last year. She is playing as the main antagonist, Miss Maria Minchin in “The Little Princess”, she’s been preparing by watching how other people played the character and by coming up with her own unique backstory for the character. She likes getting to be challenged by being a villain. She talks about her costume she’ll be wearing during the show.

She talks briefly about the show and the basic outline of the show. She talks about her favorite part of the show, she likes getting to be villainous with the janitor during the show, and her other favorite scene is when the main character stands up to her. She talks about one of her favorite memories of the show.

Performances:
November 14, 15, 21, and 22 at 7:00 PM

Location:
Mount Vernon Developmental Center – Crossroads Theater, Administration Building
1250 Vernonview Drive, Mt. Vernon, OH 43050

Click HERE to learn more and purchase tickets for The Little Princess!

WNZR’s October 2025 Spotlight on Mount Vernon with Mayor Matt Starr!

Mount Vernon Mayor Matt Starr shared updates on the City with The Morning Thing on Friday, October 31st, 2025.

Some of the topics covered include:

  • Information of the decision regarding historical buildings downtown
  • Update on the Wastewater Treatment Plant
  • Update on the City Council and some important pieces of legislation
  • Tells us about the city’s leaf removal which starts on Monday

Stay up to date with what is happening in our community!

Tragedy Into Triumph Founder Previews Upcoming Event

Wendell Brown is the North Central Ohio leader for the church of the Nazarene and the Founder and CEO of Tragedy into Triumph. He sat down with WNZR’s Xander Devault to talk about his own history and how he started Tragedy into Triumph.

Click HERE to hear the full conversation with Wendell!

He talks about what Tragedy into triumph does and how they bring in miraculous stories, they’ve brought in people dealing with loss, addiction, and convictions to tell their story and how Jesus saved them.

Wendell talks about how Tragedy into Triumph bring hope to people. The event takes place on November 3-5 at 7 for free. Monday night is Mark Richt, Tuesday is Riley Gaines, and Wednesday is Michael Oher and Wendell talks about why they chose who they did for the event.

The mission of Tragedy into Triumph is that God still transforms lives. He shares how God has been using them to work with over 900 churches and podcasts to share what God is doing in the lives of their speakers.

He talks about how you can get access to the simulcast. He encourages you to attend the event in person on November 3-5 at R.R. Hodges chapel on MVNU. He asks that you pray for everything to come together and that the people who need to be there will be there.

Click HERE to stay connected with Tragedy into Triumph!

“The Chosen Adventures” is here!

Many of us love The Chosen but now it’s time for The Chosen Adventures! This is a new animated series based on bible stories.

Ryan Swanson, the writer for both The Chosen and The Chosen Adventures, joined us to tell us about his story and how these projects came to life! He also gives us insight into the new animated endeavor and when we can see it!

Click HERE to learn more about The Chosen Adventures!

Kristin Hankins tells us all about the Church at Chapel Hill Fall Fest!

WNZR talked with Kristin Hankins who is the 7th-12th Grade Supervisor at the Chapel Hill Christian Academy! She tells us all about their church and their fall fest that is coming up this Sunday. There will be music, games, activities and a bunch of candy!

Kno Ho Co Ashland Community Action Commission hosts a Breast Cancer Awareness Month Event

DeeDee Berger, Assistant Administrator with Kno Ho Co Ashland Community Action Commission came to WNZR to talk about a special event planned for this week. They are hosting a Breast Cancer Awareness Event at the Ramser Center located at 700 Perimeter Drive on the Knox County Fairgrounds.
This Thursday 10/16/25, from 6pm – 9pm, they will provide valuable information to women, host a professional panel to answer questions, have free giveaways and a silent auction. You are invited!

Click HERE to hear our conversation with DeeDee Berger.

Click HERE to find out more about Kno Ho Co Ashland.

Dr. Castleman’s October Presidential Update!

WNZR got to sit down with Dr. Carson Castleman, as he give us the October installment of our MVNU Presidential Update!

This month, Dr. Castleman shares about enrollment, MVNU’s fall revival, and the upcoming Tragedy into Triumph event that is coming to our campus in November! He also gives us an up to date look on what is happening with MVNU Baseball’s On-Deck Campaign.

Go listen to the full conversation below!

Josh Callahan Foley talks to us about The Importance of Being Earnest

This week we are featuring Orange Barrel’s production of The Importance of Being Earnest!

Josh Callahan Foley plays Algernon in the production and he got to talk with us.

He shares about how he got into theatre, a bit about his character, and why you should come see the show! You can see the show this weekend at the Mount Vernon Developmental Center!

Click HERE to learn more about Orange Barrel Productions!

Click HERE for the information on the production!

MV Kiwanis Coats for Kids Campaign Underway

Lisa Lloyd, Senior Program director for the Kiwanis Club of Mount Vernon talks about her role with Kiwanis and how she was the president in previous years, and she’s been an official member since 2011.

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She talks about the history of Kiwanis and its programs that it is a part of. They kicked off their annual Coats for Kids collection on October 1, the collection started in 1987, and their goal for this year is ~500 coats.

Lisa talks about the collection points you can go to around Knox County. There are 39 different locations at every public school in the county, Park National Bank, CES Credit Union, The People’s Bank, Knox Public Health locations, and so many more. They’re looking for gently used coats, they will clean them before handing them out.

They’re looking for all size of coats for ages all the way up to 18. The coats are distributed by Interchurch and Salvation Army.

The deadline for donating is October 31st, after which they will be taken to clean so they can be handed out. She shouts out Knox Community Hospital and their own coat drive that they run.

Click HERE to find out more!

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