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District Representative, Ron Highland gives update

Governor Laura Kelly recently vetoed the congressional redistricting map. The map splits Wyandotte County into two separate congressional districts. It also separates the city of Lawrence from Douglas County and places urban boundaries of Lawrence into the Big First Congressional District. 51st district representative, Ron Highland, voted present on the bill the first time around [...]

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By |2022-02-04T08:46:48-06:00February 4th, 2022|Local News|Comments Off on District Representative, Ron Highland gives update

Maddie & Tae’s Maddie Font Shares “Terrifying” Days of Taylor Kerr’s Hospitalization

Maddie & Tae had their winter tour and their album release all planned. By this point in the month, the women thought they would be two-thirds of the way through their 2022 CMT Next Women of Country Tour Presents: All Song No Static Tour dates and...

By |2022-02-03T19:35:59-06:00February 3rd, 2022|Music, Music News|Comments Off on Maddie & Tae’s Maddie Font Shares “Terrifying” Days of Taylor Kerr’s Hospitalization

Dolly Parton And Kelly Clarkson Join Forces For ‘9 to 5’ Duet For New Documentary

Grammy Award winner and daytime television host Kelly Clarkson has teamed up with the queen of country music, Dolly Parton, to remake her classic hit “9 to 5.” The duet, produced by Shane McAnally, will be featured in a new documentary that is set to p...

By |2022-02-03T17:33:22-06:00February 3rd, 2022|Music, Music News|Comments Off on Dolly Parton And Kelly Clarkson Join Forces For ‘9 to 5’ Duet For New Documentary

Kane Brown Praises Wife Katelyn for Being “My Rockstar”

Kane Brown is taking a minute to say thank you. Kane, who only has two dates left on his Blessed and Free Tour, hit pause on Thursday to show his appreciation for his team and his wife, Katelyn. “I just want to thank everyone on my team who made this p...

By |2022-02-03T17:19:51-06:00February 3rd, 2022|Music, Music News|Comments Off on Kane Brown Praises Wife Katelyn for Being “My Rockstar”

Kacey Musgraves Shares How The Star-Crossed: Unveiled Tour Became A Safe Space For Fans

Ever since Kacey Musgraves exploded onto the scene back in 2013, she has proved time and time again that she is a passionate LGBTQ+ ally – looking to demand change within the country music space. The “Follow Your Arrow” singer recently (Feb...

By |2022-02-03T15:55:08-06:00February 3rd, 2022|Music, Music News|Comments Off on Kacey Musgraves Shares How The Star-Crossed: Unveiled Tour Became A Safe Space For Fans

Riley County COVID cases in decline; new indoor testing site officially opens

Riley County appears to be on the downhill side of the omicron surge. New COVID cases last week totaled 607, nearly 300 fewer cases than reported the week before. There are 638 active cases in Riley County, a decrease of nearly 350 active cases since last week. The two-week rolling percent positivity rate fell from [...]

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By |2022-02-03T14:48:17-06:00February 3rd, 2022|Local News|Comments Off on Riley County COVID cases in decline; new indoor testing site officially opens

City of Manhattan seeking feedback on community housing survey

A community-wide housing survey is circulating in Manhattan this month, seeking feedback on housing experiences, conditions and issues. City officials say it’s the next phase of a Housing Market Analysis project, following the establishment of a housing steering committee last August, in addition to multiple rounds of stakeholder interviews and preliminary data collection. The 10-minute [...]

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By |2022-02-03T13:59:22-06:00February 3rd, 2022|Local News|Comments Off on City of Manhattan seeking feedback on community housing survey

Manhattan Fire Department seeking student firefighters

Applications are now being accepted for the Manhattan Fire Department’s student firefighter program. The program is open to college students 18 and older attending K-State, MATC or Manhattan Christian College. Deputy Fire Chief Ryan Almes likens the program to a paid internship. “The statistics on the number of people we have that go through the [...]

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By |2022-02-03T13:56:46-06:00February 3rd, 2022|Local News|Comments Off on Manhattan Fire Department seeking student firefighters

Winter weather impacts Red Cross blood supply

Following the recent winter storm in Kansas, the American Red Cross says blood drive cancellations as a result of the weather cost the organization at least a day’s worth of blood. They say that only compounds the existing blood shortage in the nation, which has led the Red Cross to declare its first-ever national blood [...]

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By |2022-02-03T13:26:37-06:00February 3rd, 2022|Local News|Comments Off on Winter weather impacts Red Cross blood supply
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