Does the name “Betty Maxwell” ring a bell? If so, you probably recognize her from the 2016 Miss America pageant. Maxwell scored the crown after a mind-blowing opera performance, but now she’s putting her classical training to the test...
In less than three weeks, country music breakout star Parker McCollum will be tying the knot with fiancée Hallie Ray Light. The “To Be Loved By You” singer recently sat down with Taste of Country Nights to reveal the details about his big d...
Riley County Fire District #1 will be using new technology for emergency response. Emergency Management Director Russell Stukey says the fire district is conducting a test for a startup company for a new program. Maps, personnel and apparatus resources, weather conditions, and incident pre-plan documents will be available in one location with this new program. [...]
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A night of unpredictability for the 57th Academy of Country Music Awards was highlighted by Miranda Lambert finally winning Entertainer of the Year. Unfortunately, she was in Great Britain for the C2C Festival. D'oh! Other highlights include Lainey Wilson picking up a surprise, but definitely deserving, win for Song of the Year for "Things a [...]
The Academy of Country Music certainly went all out for the debut of the annual awards show on Amazon Prime Monday night. There were some hiccups (random audio issues, weird camera shot choices) and a couple of thuds (Miranda Lambert FINALLY getting her moment, only to be in Europe. Granted, that's not anyone's fault, but [...]
Pottawatomie and Wabaunsee County commissioners came together Monday to negotiate matching funds for possible federal grants as they continue moving forward on repairs to the Belvue Bridge. Wabaunsee County Attorney Tim Liesmann told both counties Monday that after a debriefing last week with the U.S. Department of Transportation, they received both some good and bad [...]
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The Geary County School Board Monday voted to make masks optional for students, staff and visitors of its schools not on Fort Riley, effective Tuesday. The schools on post will continue to adhere to the federal mask policy. The district’s Test to Stay Program also is being suspended. The district will only test students and [...]
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A trial for a man charged in the October 2020 deaths of two people in Manhattan was postponed Monday. Montrell Vassar is charged on a count of first degree murder as well as felony murder, under which a defendant can be tried for deaths that occur in the course of another crime even if the [...]
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In 2018, the country was captivated by the news story of the 13 Turpin siblings imprisoned by their parents, David and Louise Turpin, in their Perris, California home. The siblings later referred to it as “the House of Horrors” but country music was on...
Country music legend Dolly Parton joined forces with award-winning novelist James Patterson to co-write the music-inspired thriller, “Run, Rose, Run.” The action-packed hardcover debuted Monday, March 7, at No.1 on Amazon’s Best Selle...
