10/4/23 7:20 Dave O’Brien from The Chronicle-Telegram returned with our Rocco Nuosci for this week’s Local Beat, presented by Vandemark Jewelers on East Broad Street in Elyria, a trusted name in jewelry! This week, the guys discuss a story out of Lorain where a volunteer chaperone brought a firearm on a field trip late last month. Plus, this Sunday in Vermilion, it’s the return of the Woollybear Festival! (10:25)

10/4/23 7:40 This morning we checked in with Ryan Tristano and Erin Murphy of Lorain County Public Health! Ryan and Erin shared some of the group’s current initiatives, including their effort to protect the health of the environment with home sewage treatment systems and their Operations and Maintenance program. (11:08)

10/4/23 8:10 Need something to read? Colleen Walts from the United Way of Greater Lorain County stopped by to talk about their latest partnership with Avient Coroproation to build and install 15 Little Free Libraries throughout Greater Lorain County! (8:32)

10/4/23 8:40 An estimated 100,000 people in the U.S. have Sickle Cell Disease (SCD), and many don’t even know it. Rosemary Britts is the executive director of Sickle Cell Association. She stopped by this morning to share her story and help us learn more about our own risk level, the importance of getting screened, and what treatment options exist for those living with the blood disorder. (5:47)