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Manhattan High Band Director named Outstanding Music Educator

A Manhattan High School music teacher has been selected as an outstanding music educator by the National Federation of State High School Association. Dr. Joel Gittle, the MHS Director of Bands for the past 30 years, was selected as the 2021-22 recipient for the state of Kansas, but also for Section 5, which includes regional [...]

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By B104 Staff|2022-01-12T11:52:46-06:00January 12th, 2022|Local News|Comments Off

Bonnaroo announces Whiskey Myers, Zach Bryan, Robert Plan & Alison Krauss

Image Courtesy Bonnaroo Facebook Page Year in and out, Bonnaroo is one of the most hotly anticipated music events of the year. Yeah, we said it. More than Topeka. The line up was announced for 2022 Tuesday, Jan. 11, and it is a banger from start to end. As usual, there is something [...]

By Chris Swick|2022-01-12T09:52:14-06:00January 12th, 2022|Fence Post|Comments Off

New poll proves that none of us have any sense when it comes to food/wine pairings

Image by jengland from Pixabay Proper wine tasting etiquette tells us that wine is best paired with cheese. So, like non-melted Gouda. Definitely not intended to be mac-and-cheese. Unfortunately, the results of a recent poll show that, among men, the comfort dish is their favorite to pair with a good wine with 41 [...]

By Chris Swick|2022-01-12T09:36:32-06:00January 12th, 2022|Fence Post|Comments Off

Thomas Rhett and His Wife Lauren ‘Pause’ Having Children

Thomas Rhett and his wife Lauren are taking a break from having babies. The couple is already parents to four daughters who are six years old and younger. Willa Gray, whom the couple adopted from Uganda, is 6 years old. Ada James is 4. Lennon Love is a...

By B104 Staff|2022-01-11T23:31:26-06:00January 11th, 2022|Music, Music News|Comments Off

Jo Dee Messina Has Tim McGraw to Thank for First Album, Early Success

Later this month, Jo Dee Messina’s breakthrough hit “Heads Carolina, Tails Carolina” will turn 26 years old. The hopeful, catchy earworm is a song that almost didn’t happen from a debut album that nearly didn’t get made. M...

By B104 Staff|2022-01-11T16:44:35-06:00January 11th, 2022|Music, Music News|Comments Off

Day 3 of Goens murder trial includes testimony from defendants

Day three of the murder trial of Richard Goens continued Tuesday with testimony from the state and finished with the defendant himself taking the stand. One of the four co-defendants in the case, Jaylon Hitsman testified against Goens Tuesday, claiming it was Goens’ plan to rob Tanner Zamecnik and use Jaylon and his brother Dylan [...]

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By B104 Staff|2022-01-11T16:19:10-06:00January 11th, 2022|Local News|Comments Off

Pics: Jana Kramer Makes New Boyfriend Instagram Official

Has Jana Kramer finally found her happily ever after? Kramer, who revealed in April that she was splitting with her husband Mike Caussin after another breach of trust, made her relationship with Ian Schinelli Instagram official on Tuesday. “Sometimes y...

By B104 Staff|2022-01-11T14:29:23-06:00January 11th, 2022|Music, Music News|Comments Off

Sunset Zoo receives $10,000 grant

Sunset Zoo has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums to promote local conservation efforts. The zoo announced the award is to promote conservation education efforts from the A-Z-A and the Disney Conservation Fund. This year, the association of Zoos and Aquariums has awarded Party for the Planet: Spring Into [...]

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By B104 Staff|2022-01-11T11:13:54-06:00January 11th, 2022|Local News|Comments Off

Pott County counselor recommending language change for how conditional use permits are approved

Pottawatomie County officials held a lengthy conversation Monday over conditional use permits and the process for how those permits are carried out. Currently the planning commission has the final say over how and when those types of permits are approved, with little oversight from the county commission. County Counselor John Watt says he fears it’s [...]

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By B104 Staff|2022-01-11T10:55:39-06:00January 11th, 2022|Local News|Comments Off

Riley County Community Corrections looking to increase funding

Riley County commissioners will support recommendations and legislation for increased state funding for Community Corrections. Community corrections is looking for increased funding to deal with job retention and competitive wages. Commissioner John Ford has already met with community corrections on testifying if the need arises. Ford says this issue is more akin to working with [...]

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By B104 Staff|2022-01-11T10:38:24-06:00January 11th, 2022|Local News|Comments Off