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.
Today on the Morning Thing, we had a chance to talk with LJ Harry and Andy Burns about the new Mount Vernon Association of Police Chaplains. LJ is the chief chaplain from Apostolic Christian Church and Andy is the police liaison and patrol sargent from the Mount Vernon Police Department. Click HERE to hear about the amazing ways God is moving in our community and HERE for more information. As always, thanks for listening!
Today on the Morning Thing, Rachel Rinehart had a chance to talk with David Ewart about Praisestock, coming up this weekend! To listen to the conversation about this day of music and ministry, click . To learn more about Praisestock, click HERE! As always, thanks for listening!
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Whether we want to admit it or not, it is back to school season! Schools are starting back up all across Knox County!
Mount Vernon:
 Centerburg – Thursday 8/16
 Danville – Thursday 8/16
 Fredericktown – Thursday 8/16
 East Knox – Monday 8/20
Here at WNZR, we want to help you and your kids get ready for back to school! Care.com has 101 tips for you and your kids! Here are some for you:
See the entire list here!
The Dan Emmett Music & Arts Festival is an annual event to celebrate the arts in our community.
The Dan Emmett Quilt Show and Flower Show are back!
The Quilt Show has a new location! WNZR’s Daria Swisher talked with Sandy Maricevich, Knox County Quilt Guild President about this year’s show. Click HERE to hear where and how you can see over 60 quilts!
The Flower Show returns to the Living Center, 201 N Main St, Mt Vernon. WNZR’s Rachel Rinehart talked with Audrey Spearman about this year’s exciting theme and how you can experience the talent showcased in this year’s show. Click HERE to hear their conversation.
For a complete schedule of this year’s festival, click HERE.
For details on WNZR’s prize baskets, click HERE.
See you in downtown Mount Vernon today!
Today on the Morning Thing, we talked with several committee members for the Dan Emmett Music and Arts Festival. Click HERE to hear Marty Bell talk about Knox Idol! Click HERE for information on the cheer competition! Click HERE for general info with executive director Pat Crow and HERE for an overview of the youth showcase! As always, thanks for listening!
Today on the Morning Thing we talked with Joy Harris of Interchurch Social Services about the back to school clothing vouchers. To hear how to get one of these vouchers and how this will impact our community, click HERE. As always, thanks for listening!
WNZR’s own Todd McKinley had a chance to talk with Thom Collier with the American Red Cross. Thom has a deeply personal reason for his involvement in the Red Cross. Click HERE to listen to the full conversation, including why blood donation is so important. As always, thanks for listening!
Abigail Brown had a chance to talk with some ladies from New Directions. Lindsey Lamp is the delta coordinator of New Directions and Lori Jones-Perkins is executive director. They talked about an exciting new event called Coaching Boys Into Men. This program hopes to kick start critical conversations in raising boys. Click HERE to listen to the full conversation and HERE to learn more! As always thanks for listening!
 
WNZR’s Lilly Buckley talked to Vicki Leasure of the Mount Vernon Salvation Army about their backpack giveaway. She shared details about what items are needed, how to donate and how families can register to receive backpacks for the coming school year. Click HERE to hear their conversation.
