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Talk-Line: Shaw Local on changes in Sterling · WIXN AM 1460 - Shaw Local Radio

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  Speaker 1: And as we welcome in our good friends from Shall
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  Speaker 1: Local News, the managing editor of the Sterling Gazette, Dixon
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  Speaker 1: telegraph his line with us at the microphones this morning.
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  Speaker 1: As I mentioned, pulling double duty today, Charlie belamas with
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  Speaker 1: us today morning man, good to see you, and she
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  Speaker 1: is joined by a report of Brandon Clark from Shaw
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  Speaker 1: Local News. Good morning, sir, good morning, time for our
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  Speaker 1: update of weekly happenings across our northern Illinois area. And
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  Speaker 1: we're going to start with Brandon today because we've got
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  Speaker 1: lots of Sterling here, we do, sure right, Yeah, So
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  Speaker 1: we're going to start with Brandon today and he's going
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  Speaker 1: to give us an update on some activity involving I
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  Speaker 1: believe infrastructure is every second street you're talking.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, So let's let's just start with the bad news
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  Speaker 2: this morning. Sorry, terrific, but uh yeah, Sterling six point
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  Speaker 2: two million dollars Second Street reconstruction project that's been going
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  Speaker 2: on for a little while now hit a snag. So
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  Speaker 2: at Monday City council meeting, they had announced that com
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  Speaker 2: ED had shared with them through email at three point
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  Speaker 2: thirty that same day that they could not move power
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  Speaker 2: polls along the project route. Until next year. Right, Yeah,
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  Speaker 2: let's that sink in for a minute. So that's going
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  Speaker 2: to create a lot of uncertainty around that. You know,
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  Speaker 2: it's a ten block project, whether they can stay on
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  Speaker 2: track for the June twenty twenty sixth original completion date.
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  Speaker 2: Crews had hoped to get their pavement down before winter,
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  Speaker 2: but now the city has to figure out how to
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  Speaker 2: keep the road usable in the meantime. So just to
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  Speaker 2: kind of recap that briefly for folks, Phase one of
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  Speaker 2: the work was from Broadway to Fourth Avenue. That is
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  Speaker 2: mostly done, but what still to come as a new
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  Speaker 2: pedestrian bridge over out forty and a multi use bike
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  Speaker 2: trail that will link up with Sterling's larger trail system
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  Speaker 2: along the Rock River in Mississippi. So city leaders are
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  Speaker 2: meeting with engineers to get that figured out. They're, you know,
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  Speaker 2: also worried about the fact that, you know, costs tend
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  Speaker 2: to rise every year, so is what they initially projected
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  Speaker 2: going to hold true if you know, if this stall
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  Speaker 2: is out long enough. And they don't have the answers
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  Speaker 2: to those questions right now, but as soon as they do, I'll.
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  Speaker 1: Share them with everyone. Brandon keeping on top of that
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  Speaker 1: story with infrastructure and it's sad that you have to
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  Speaker 1: again delay because it's busy. You streets that are in
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  Speaker 1: Sterling and this is one of them. And again, improvements
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  Speaker 1: will be great after they're finished, but the finish might
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  Speaker 1: not come as early as many had anticipated that across
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  Speaker 1: the area. So again Brandon has that story for us.
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  Speaker 1: Talk more about what's going on real more on Sterling.
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  Speaker 2: Let's get out there, you go. So the Sterling Police
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  Speaker 2: Department is finally getting a new leader. They also announced
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  Speaker 2: at Money City Council that Deputy Chief Pat Bartel is
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  Speaker 2: being promoted to chief. So he's you know, he'll be
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  Speaker 2: taking over for Alex Shavera when he retires. I want
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  Speaker 2: to say September twentieth is his official day of retirement.
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  Speaker 2: And you know, congratulations go out to Alex for twenty
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  Speaker 2: nine years with the department and leading him with service.
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  Speaker 2: So he spent five his past five years has been
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  Speaker 2: with chief. He started with the department over twenty nine
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  Speaker 2: years ago, working his way up the ranks. And he
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  Speaker 2: just said that he and the rest of the department
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  Speaker 2: field that Bartell's the right person to leave the department forward.
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  Speaker 1: Okay, right, yeah, and again congratulations on our Sterling police
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  Speaker 1: chief for his work. And it's just three days away, right,
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  Speaker 1: you mentioned it's just a days away that he'll be
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  Speaker 1: hanging it up.
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  Speaker 3: Then, good story today and in our print and online
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  Speaker 3: in which both Bartel and the comments made by Shavira
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  Speaker 3: were very complimentary of both sides, and that this right
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  Speaker 3: moving forward, that this was a great selection to have Bartel,
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  Speaker 3: and and really thanks Shavera for his service.
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  Speaker 1: Good good, very very good catch that Sean local has
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  Speaker 1: that you know, and so catch that online or in
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  Speaker 1: publication again and catch that story that Brandon has for
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  Speaker 1: us this morning from Sterling in the latest city Council news.
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  Speaker 1: Anything else chipping in?
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  Speaker 2: Well, you know, Dixon Soft Valley Community Chuck College has
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  Speaker 2: offinally chosen its new president. Yes, somebody who knows the
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  Speaker 2: campus inside and out. And so that's doctor John Mandrel.
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  Speaker 2: He's currently the vice president of Academics and Students vices
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  Speaker 2: and he's said to become the college's seventh president in
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  Speaker 2: June of twenty twenty sixth when doctor Dave Helmuch retires.
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  Speaker 2: So he's also the first soclum to hold the role.
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  Speaker 2: So that was kind of an interesting Yeah, that's interesting, Yes,
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  Speaker 2: that is interesting shared with that. So Mandrell has been
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  Speaker 2: heavily involved with the college, helping expand their programs and nursing,
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  Speaker 2: criminal justice, welding is along with several other dual credit
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  Speaker 2: partnerships that you're seeing at some of the local schools
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  Speaker 2: like the Whiteside Area Career Center. I've been doing a
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  Speaker 2: series of stories on that. Highly encourage parents to you know,
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  Speaker 2: check out the stories and also you know, visit the
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  Speaker 2: career center, give him a call and see what they
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  Speaker 2: can do. So I'll actually be leaving you guys today
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  Speaker 2: when we're done speaking to speak with Mandrel, you know,
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  Speaker 2: for the story that'll come out later. So you know,
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  Speaker 2: i'd invite everyone to read that story and get some
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  Speaker 2: additional absolute.
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  Speaker 1: We'll want to learn more about our new president coming. Yeah. Yeah,
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  Speaker 1: as doctor Helmuck again completes his term, he will be
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  Speaker 1: in his until next year, and then the transition will
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  Speaker 1: take place probably during the summertime. Is that right?
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  Speaker 2: I want to say, yeah.
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  Speaker 1: You're right that they'll make the official switch and John Mandrel,
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  Speaker 1: doctor John Mandrel will become the new president at Sock
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  Speaker 1: Valley Community College. I think nice fit. As you mentioned
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  Speaker 1: Brandon again a Sokalum and spent not just years here
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  Speaker 1: in a Stock Valley Community College work, but across northern
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  Speaker 1: Illinois with his work in law enforcement and the rest.
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  Speaker 1: He's put in a long tenure, he really has. And
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  Speaker 1: so congratulations to doctor Randrell on being appointed to the
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  Speaker 1: new president at Sock Valley Community College. Dixon Awards were
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  Speaker 1: handed during the City council.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, we have a story today Peyton Felix our Dickson
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  Speaker 3: City Council reporter, Dixon City Reporter was there for that.
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  Speaker 3: That's a continuation of a story that we covered, I
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  Speaker 3: believe last week we had a story about that in
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  Speaker 3: which a man is accused of chasing someone with a
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  Speaker 3: knife domestic incident into a parking lot, a gas station
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  Speaker 3: parking lot here in town. And there were two passers
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  Speaker 3: by that actually if somebody driving by and somebody who
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  Speaker 3: lived nearby who came out and helped, and actually one
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  Speaker 3: of them disarmed the man, but working in tandem, they
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  Speaker 3: were able to subdue him and prevent this from getting worse.
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  Speaker 3: He's facing multiple charges and actually today has a court appearance.
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  Speaker 3: In fact, I think Peyton is there now. I think
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  Speaker 3: it was at eight thirty this morning. His preliminary hearing,
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  Speaker 3: and so we have a story about that today. Plus
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  Speaker 3: they were given the Award of Valor recognized by the
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  Speaker 3: Police Chief and city Council for their work. Because you
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  Speaker 3: think about when you have a situation, we always kind
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  Speaker 3: of every day, you never know what you're going to encounter.
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  Speaker 3: It's probably not going to be this right you on
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  Speaker 3: your way to work, exactly, and how many people would
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  Speaker 3: take how many people's first thought would be I need
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  Speaker 3: to go over there and help. Some first thought might
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  Speaker 3: be make a phone call, some might just record welcome
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  Speaker 3: to the world that we're in, and others might just
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  Speaker 3: if they even notice what's going on, oblivious avoid it.
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  Speaker 3: There's also that you know, I didn't see a thing,
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  Speaker 3: you know, And in this case, they actually took action
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  Speaker 3: and put their own lives in danger. When you think
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  Speaker 3: about a knife, one of them was injured when he
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  Speaker 3: was trying to grab the knife. His hand was injured
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  Speaker 3: and he was treated for that afterwards.
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  Speaker 1: So well, because it's split second decisions, Yes, this is
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  Speaker 1: split second decisions, and we talked about this yesterday with
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  Speaker 1: the mayor. These are split second decisions that have to
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  Speaker 1: be made on the spot. And I know that law
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  Speaker 1: enforcement would say probably, you know, in the general terms, right,
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  Speaker 1: you know, play it safe contact law enforcement will do
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  Speaker 1: the job's that's usually the play. But in split second
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  Speaker 1: decisions like this, you see somebody yielding to the weapon,
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  Speaker 1: you know, you go into action sometimes, and these people did.
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  Speaker 1: People did.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah. Yeah, it's kind of like kind of like that's
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  Speaker 3: just who you are, that's how.
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  Speaker 1: You were actually exactly.
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  Speaker 3: You know, some of us know, I'm probably not gonna
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  Speaker 3: win that fight, and more people could get hurt as
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  Speaker 3: a result. But so you know, really you're thankful they
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  Speaker 3: were there for That's how I look at it. They
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  Speaker 3: were there because they were put there, that's exactly.
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  Speaker 1: And we're able to again to subdue this individual and
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  Speaker 1: again a perpetrator that's now up un charge.
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  Speaker 3: Correct.
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  Speaker 1: Okay, So shar has that story for us this morning
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  Speaker 1: here at w i X and thank you Vets.
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  Speaker 2: We want to yeah, yeah, yeah, thank you vets.
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  Speaker 3: So we are working on right now getting our stories
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  Speaker 3: together for our Thank you Veterans issue that will come
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  Speaker 3: out all of our newspapers across Northern Iowa. We'll actually
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  Speaker 3: or northern Illinois, sorry, we'll actually publish this. And but
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  Speaker 3: depending on which paper you are what date you will publish,
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  Speaker 3: So for us, it's like around November eighth. But it's
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  Speaker 3: all in connection to Veterans Day. And each newspaper will
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  Speaker 3: contribute twelve local stories. That's the plan, and then we'll
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  Speaker 3: share that across Northern Illinois newspapers. But yeah, we do
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  Speaker 3: have some of our stories that are actually in interview
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  Speaker 3: right now. There are some are being written, and we
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  Speaker 3: can always use a few more ideas.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, so you're still taking We're still.
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  Speaker 3: Taking ideas, ok.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah.
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  Speaker 3: It's kind of interesting when you have a project like this,
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  Speaker 3: is that because it's bigger, you actually work in a
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  Speaker 3: tiered system. Here's a group of STO sorries. Okay, now
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  Speaker 3: let's assign some more often because some story surfaces you're
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  Speaker 3: working along that path interviewing somebody, maybe you'll hear, oh,
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  Speaker 3: here's another story idea. And so that does allow us
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  Speaker 3: to open it up and people can contact us also
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  Speaker 3: as we approach Veterans Day, they may say, hey, I've
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  Speaker 3: got something i'd like to tell you about. So we
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  Speaker 3: do get those kind of emails, but we'll always take more.
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  Speaker 1: All right, solid. So, and just to make a quick
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  Speaker 1: trip to the sites to shaw local and if you've
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  Speaker 1: got an idea still, they'll be able to consider it
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  Speaker 1: for this upcoming edition.
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  Speaker 3: Right you can email us at news ATSUK Valley dot
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  Speaker 3: com also, and that's our general news email that we
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  Speaker 3: all pick up from.
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  Speaker 1: So good. So again, you know, if you have an idea,
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  Speaker 1: please share it with shaw Local and we may be
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  Speaker 1: able to use it again in that publication coming up
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  Speaker 1: Thank You Vets or surrounding Veterans Day. We'll continue to
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  Speaker 1: give you updates on that obviously here at wi accent
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  Speaker 1: Yesta time.
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  Speaker 3: It is parade this weekend that will be great with
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  Speaker 3: Hispanic Month celebrating a lot of our newspapers have covered
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  Speaker 3: different events in their communities, so I know that there'll
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  Speaker 3: be a great turnout for that event. Lots of like
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  Speaker 3: music and just lots of fun to be had that
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  Speaker 3: day with the parade kicking off in Rock Falls and
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  Speaker 3: then ending in Sterling for a celebration over there too.
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  Speaker 1: Yep. Absolutely, it kind of culminates what we've been explained.
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  Speaker 1: We've had the taste of Fiesta, we've had the pre
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  Speaker 1: fiesta activities and now here's the parade, the big one
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  Speaker 1: come this weekend in the Sterling Rock Falls area. Anything
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  Speaker 1: else before.
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  Speaker 3: Oh, Grand marshals, Grand marshaals for that parade announced too.
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  Speaker 3: It's the YWCA of the Souk Valley excellent staff members
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  Speaker 3: and board members for their contributions to the community. We
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  Speaker 3: have a story about that.
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  Speaker 1: Rebecca and Moonia and all the gang over, the whole.
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  Speaker 3: Gang, everybody, everybody, because of their what they do for
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  Speaker 3: the community and how they enrich it and uh yeah.
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  Speaker 1: We're in touch with them every other month, right y
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  Speaker 1: on ws And so congratulations to those again being honored
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  Speaker 1: during the Festa Day parade this weekend in the Sterling
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  Speaker 1: Rock Falls area. Guys, we're out of time again, yes,
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  Speaker 1: but thank you for all of the information and we'll
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  Speaker 1: continue apace bringing you up to date on all of
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  Speaker 1: what's happening across our local area with Charlene Bielma, the
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  Speaker 1: managing editor of the Dixon Telegraphs Sterling Gazette, and reporter
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  Speaker 1: Brandon Clark. Always a pleasure, guys having you on board.
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  Speaker 1: We thank you so very much.
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  Speaker 3: You're welcome to see you in a little Hey, congratulations
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  Speaker 3: on your retirement too, by the way, Yeah, I know.
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  Speaker 2: I was gonna do it off, but since you got.
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  Speaker 1: We'll have time.
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  Speaker 3: We have time, but congratulations on that.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you very much, and guys, thank you very much
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