Twenty years is a long time! It's a VERY long time to be in business by today's standards. That's how long Ionia has enjoyed the Lamplight Grill in downtown Ionia, and almost that long for me, personally. As WION approaches 19 years on the air, it's a bit of a parallel as The Lamplight began under Rich Thompson's ownership about a year ahead of our team saving the signal of […]
Our Trivia Question from the mind of Midday Co-host Justin.. (answers only taken during our show on Thursday) NEAR SILENTLY I FLY THROUGH NIGHT AND DAY ALWAYS SEARCHING FOR MY WEATHERED PREY WHILE I REST WITH BIRDS OF A FEATHER WE ALMOST NEVER FLY TOGETHER I CAN RUN I CAN FLY AND EVEN BE SLICED BUT IF WE'RE FRIENDS YOU'LL NEVER CALL ME NICE And....the "Web-only" Clue... "A TISKET A […]
SO, The answer to Monday's "Name the Product" from the 1916 Grand Rapids Press was, "A Garbage Can!"
Hi. Jim here. The web is not cooperating today. The world doesn't want me to use technology today. So, I've posted. But not what I wanted, nor what you wanted. Enjoy your Tuesday.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for the development of strong to servere storms in....and close....to the watch area which is quite a large area, given the list of counties, below!
So, what happens when Consumers' Energy "blinks" the power too many times? SMART bulbs become dumb again and are all asking for individual resets! This happened last week at the WION offices in the "gameroom" and other locations. This is one reason to shut OFF electronics and sensitive electrical things in hot weather when power outages could happen due to load on the grid. Enjoy what Justin and I saw […]
Good News for Lowell! The "Broadcast Hill" weatherstation, located on Lowell's City broadcast site near the NE water plant is back online! You can get the latest weather forecasts, rain total, wind speed, temperature, and more from this cooperative effort between WION and the City of Lowell. It's available on our website anytime on the link adjacent to WION's studio link on our main page! You can copy the link if […]
Justin's Trivia Question was partly or mostly "riddle" form today....and we did not get an answer. Up for grabs is a gift certificate for $20 to any of the next Estate Sales from J and T Antiques and Estates! Here's the clues... 1.)RIDGES AND VALLEYS I HAVE APLENTY BUT MY RESIDENTS WILL NOT LEAVE GENTLY (ever had a tooth pulled? Its not gentle.) 2.) I START AS 2 HALVES HOLDING […]
I have some "Alexa" controlled devices. My life, however does not depend on them working. I can still turn a light on or off myself, and never "over-animated" my home with too much web-based/voice-activated stuff. Earlier this afternoon, the WION "Skill" was unreachable my Amazon. Our "Weatherflow" skill also went down....and, I randomly checked some of my Amazon accounts personal skills. Some worked, some did not, but this was early […]
