Where We Landed

This week, the WWL crew is joined by Grant County transplant Nate McNeely.  Nate was born and raised in Illinois and made his way to Grant County at the suggestion of a friend and a potential job.  Since then he has established his career, started a family, ingrained himself in the community through coaching and volunteer service, and convinced his family to make the move to Grant County too!

Evan Gilmore joins the WWL crew to tell us about coming to Grant County after finishing school and how that has grown into raising his family here. Evan shares his growth professionally in the community, running for office, and how he has built a passion for recording/sharing history. Listen in as we chat and learn about how we are different and the same.

A milestone episode calls for a milestone guest!  Episode 25 sees Alicia, Kylie, and Scott welcome into the studio Art Faulkner!  Art was kind enough to share his stories with us - of growing up in Marion during the 1950's, his marriage to the incomparable Rita, raising their family here in Grant County, his long career at Marion General Hospital, in addition to all of his "extra-curricular" work...

This week Iris, Kylie, and Scott sit down with Gas City entrepreneur Amie Pearson!  We discuss the winding trail of entrepreneurship that brought her to where she is today - owning an amazing local business (Mama Pearson's Soaporium), raising three boys with her husband Pat, and Guiness World Records!  It's a wide-ranging conversation that you won't want to miss!

Pastor Drew Morrell, joins the WWL crew to share about his deep roots in Grant County, dating back to the 1840’s with the Weaver Settlement, a self-sustaining community of black pioneers of free and formerly enslaved families. Drew shares his love of people, stories and his passion as a church-planter for racial reconciliation.  Listen in as we talk, laugh, and clarify that he was NOT at a furry c...

This week Alicia, Iris, and Scott sit down with world traveler and wearer of many hats - Loretta Tappan! Loretta tells us about how she went from traveling the world with a death metal band to being firmly rooted in Grant County.  You won’t want to miss this story!

WWL’s team sits down today with a fixture of the Gas City community. Janet Blake landed in Grant County after working in glass manufacturing all over the East Coast. She is known in Gas City for all her community engagement - including the Gas City Chamber, Concerts in the Park, Gas City Kiwanis, and Grant County United Way. Until she retired from TCC, she was also know as the “cell phone lady”. W...

This week, Alicia and Kylie are joined by a special GUEST CO-HOST (you'll have to listen to find out who it is!) to help us interview a true Grant County icon - Ed Breen.  Ed tells us about growing up in Iowa, his move to Marion in the early '60s, and what has kept him here ever since.  You won't want to miss this stroll down memory lane!

This week, the WWL team chats with Marion native Torri Williams.  Torri is the Culture Care Director for Lark's Song but her work stretches so much further.  We chat about growing up in Marion, leaving for college and her early career then returning to Marion and the ways she has seen Marion grow and change during that time. There is some truly wonderful, deep conversation here.  And also A LOT of...

This week Alicia, Iris, and Scott chat with Gas City resident Susan Miller.  She comes from a large family that has deep roots in Grant County!  Service and commitment to community are embedded values for Susan.  This is evident through her school board service, her day job at Family Service Society, and not to mention her new small business - Gas City Brewing!  You won't want to miss this convers...

It's an all-ladies day!  Join Iris, Alicia, and Kylie as they chat with artist Tashema Davis - a Gary, Indiana native who now calls Grant County home!  Tashema's love for art was inspired by graffiti on the trains of her hometown and she tells us how that passion for art has developed, what it's like to operate her own art gallery, publish her own children's book series, create large-scale murals...

This week, we talk to long-time Grant County staple - Steve Schrader.  We discuss growing up in Gas City; as well as his work as a township trustee, newspaper editor, and owner of legendary Marion establishment Folkies Tavern.  This conversation definitely deserves a part two someday!

The WWL team meets Kyren Monterio on this week’s show. You may not know it but you have heard his work because he is the mastering genius behind Where We Landed beginning with episode 12. Learn how this pastor’s son found himself through music and culture to become an entrepreneur that has clients all over the world, based right here in Grant County.

Scott, Alicia, and Kylie chat this week with Dawn Brown, a self-described boomerang and blogger. Dawn was raised here in Gas City, left for Texas for a period, and returned to Grant County to raise her family. Listen in as we discuss her passion for our community, her family, and what qualifies as a Christmas movie.

This week we chat with Tim Andrews - a Grant County native, retiree, and tireless community advocate and volunteer.  Tim also has a passion for woodworking, particularly unplugged furniture-making.  We recently asked you-our listeners-for suggestions of who you wanted us to talk to and Tim was one of those suggestions!  We discuss his woodworking hobby, his local non-profit involvement, and more!

Iris, Kylie, and Scott kick off the New Year chatting with local business owner Michael Mathias.  Michael is a Gas City native with a passion for all things bicycles!  We talk about starting his business, bicycle & pedestrian infrastructure, and Grant County's growing bicycle culture.  Michael has an interesting story to share that you won't want to miss!

The WWL team sits down today with Michael Moffitt. Find out how this Southern California kid grew to be a professional NFL player and landed in the Midwest. Also learn that he isn’t the most accomplished athletic star of the Moffitt family. From Beaches to corn fields, listen, as Michael shares about what brought him Grant County and what inspires him today.

Scott, Alicia and Kylie sit down with today's guest Mitra Majumdar, a young female architect from Bangladesh, who followed her dreams to Ball State. We chat with her about her culture, living in another country and her love of art. Enjoy all the laughter that this amazing woman brings to the studio with us. 

Today's episode features Matt Voss, with Near Space Launch, an emerging leader and space entrepreneur in Grant County that has a love of technology and exploration. Matt and his father decided they didn’t need to be in FL or TX to reach for the stars. Listen, as Matt shares about what brought him back to Upland and what inspires him today.

Today's episode features Kayla Johnson, with the City of Marion, an emerging energetic leader in Grant County that has a love of people and their stories. Listen, as Kayla shares about growing up in North Carolina, what brought her to Marion and why she stayed.

Scott, Alicia, and Iris are excited to welcome today’s guest- Heath Slain, a girl dad, a local business owner, keeper of Ivanhoe’s secrets and social media mystery. Listen in as he shares Upland history and laughs with our WWL team.

This week the team welcomes Glen Devitt to the show. Chances are good you have seen him at sporting events, Mississinewa 1812, or even doing corporate headshots, but only from behind the camera! Listen in as he shares his story of how Grant County became his home and how his love for photography is shaping our history.

Isaiah Fuller is today’s guest. Tune to hear his story – a young man navigating a career and choosing to have Grant County be a part of his story. Listen as Isaiah shares his story of growing up in Marion and his intention to give back as a mentor.    

The WWL team meets Dev Srikanth on today’s show. Dev has chosen Grant County as her home for the last 20+ years and truly loves her community. Dev shares her love of family, community that has helped them thrive and feeding those she loves all the vegetables!

Scott, Alicia, and Kylie are excited to welcome today’s guest- Abby Wilkinson, a local artisan and business owner that is talented beyond belief with an infectious spirit to match. She explains why finding your people is important for balance.