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Ceremony honors five Manhattan nurse volunteers heading to COVID-19 hot spots out of state

Five Ascension Via Christi Hospital certified nursing assistants (CNAs) are volunteering to assist medical officials at Ascension facilities in Illinois and Indiana. Alyssa Jones and Brooklin Stoddard are both traveling to Chicago. Baylee Hogan, Cortney Kipp and Taylor Vandeloo are volunteering in Indianapolis, where outbreaks of the coronavirus have been more rampant. The five were [...]

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By B104 Staff|2020-04-25T21:21:30-05:00April 25th, 2020|Local News|Comments Off

Donations will help Pawnee Mental Health Services to continue providing services during COVID-19 pandemic

Pawnee Mental Health Services received over $19,000 in Grow Green Match Day donations. Robbin Cole, PMHS executive director, says these funds will help them to continue providing mental health and substance abuse treatment services during the COVID-19 pandemic. She says improving this technology could also make them more prepared for the future. Pawnee Mental Health [...]

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By B104 Staff|2020-04-25T08:22:37-05:00April 25th, 2020|Local News|Comments Off

ASL interpreters work to make pandemic information accessible

Among a cast of local health, safety and government officials, two area women have also taken center stage to serve a segment of the community during Riley County’s near-daily online COVID-19 updates. Sign language interpreters Susie Stanfield and Toni Kroll have become familiar faces in those Zoom-conducted conferences, following along with speakers including Health Department [...]

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By B104 Staff|2020-04-24T21:14:27-05:00April 24th, 2020|Local News|Comments Off

‘Southern Gravity’: Kristian Bush looks back at his solo debut with special reissue, seven new songs

Streamsound RecordsBy the time he released his solo debut, Southern Gravity, in 2015, Kristian Bush had already become a mainstay of the country music industry, thanks to his role in folk duo Billy Pilgrim and superstar country...

By B104 Staff|2020-04-27T08:00:00-05:00April 24th, 2020|Music News|Comments Off

Florida Georgia Line strip down ‘I Love My Country’ with acoustic, from-home approach

Courtesy of BMLG Records Florida Georgia Line have offered up a new spin on their new single, quarantine-style. The star duo strip down “I Love My Country” in a new acoustic version, which the two singers and their band recorded from h...

By B104 Staff|2020-04-27T08:02:03-05:00April 24th, 2020|Music News|Comments Off

Alternate Care Site location announced

An Alternate Care Site location for the Riley County health department to treat potential coronavirus patients has been announced. County Counselor Clancy Holeman informed the Riley County Commission Thursday that the Holiday Inn Express at Blue Earth Plaza has been selected as the chosen care site. The hotel has been closed since last month. It came available [...]

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By B104 Staff|2020-04-24T15:52:30-05:00April 24th, 2020|Local News|Comments Off

‘Trash My Heart’: Walker Hayes’ new single shrugs off consequences in favor of a playful good time

Robert ChaversWalker Hayes has written plenty of songs with heavy subject matter, but his newest single, “Trash My Heart,” is all about keeping a relationship light and fun. In the lyrics, Walker invites a romantic interest along...

By B104 Staff|2020-04-27T08:03:18-05:00April 24th, 2020|Music News|Comments Off

‘When “The Bones” are good,’ Maren Morris makes chart history

Harper SmithMaren Morris’ RIAA Platinum-certified hit, “The Bones,” reached a major milestone this week, achieving the longest post-peak stint on the Country Aircheck/Mediabase chart of any single. Maren’s song has been ho...

By B104 Staff|2020-04-27T08:04:49-05:00April 24th, 2020|Music News|Comments Off

‘Don Touch ‘My Truck”: Sam Hunt adds country flair to Breland’s remixed debut single

BAD REALM/ATLANTIC RECORDSSam Hunt and Atlanta-based hip-hop songwriter Breland are pretty generous guys, happy to share their money, booze and more. There’s just one caveat, in their remixed new version of Breland’s debut si...

By B104 Staff|2020-04-27T08:06:29-05:00April 24th, 2020|Music News|Comments Off

Carrie Underwood dances to New Kids on the Block’s quarantine anthem in star-studded ‘House Party’ video

NKOTB Music, LLCCarrie Underwood gets a chance to show off her New Kids on the Block fandom in the music video for the veteran boy band's just-released new quarantine anthem, “House Party.” The clip includes footage of the co...

By B104 Staff|2020-04-27T08:12:13-05:00April 24th, 2020|Music News|Comments Off

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