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Riley County confirms additional COVID related death, 10 new cases

Riley County health officials on Friday confirmed an additional COVID-related death The 76-year-old woman tested positive Feb. 3 and died Wednesday, marking the 33rd COVID-related death in Riley County. The health department also confirmed 10 new positive cases and four additional recoveries since its previous report. Ascension Via Christi is caring for two positive patients [...]

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By B104 Staff|2021-02-19T12:34:06-06:00February 19th, 2021|Local News|Comments Off

“One’s on the Way”: Loretta Lynn invites Margo Price for a duet remake of her 1971 classic

Legacy RecordingsLoretta Lynn invited Margo Price to join her for a new duet rendition of Loretta's classic 1971 single, “One’s on the Way.” The new version of the song is from Loretta’s upcoming Still Woman Enough album, a car...

By B104 Staff|2021-02-19T12:00:48-06:00February 19th, 2021|Music News|Comments Off

“I Hope You Miss Me”: Walker Hayes’ new song is a bittersweet tale of letting go

Electric MachineIn his new single “I Hope You Miss Me,” Walker Hayes finds himself left alone in his small hometown after losing a loved one to the bright lights of Hollywood. And even though he’s cheering her on as she chases afte...

By B104 Staff|2021-02-19T10:30:11-06:00February 19th, 2021|Music News|Comments Off

Country star trivia

Comstock/ThinkstockA ‘90s country star hailing from New Jersey is celebrating her 63rd birthday this weekend. Not only did she score a handful of top-five hits during her career, but she is the only artist to ever win four consecutive Grammy Awar...

By B104 Staff|2021-02-19T10:00:38-06:00February 19th, 2021|Music News|Comments Off

Bears in outhouses, gators in Oklahoma…OH MY!!!

The frigid weather has sent wildlife searching for warmth, and has led me to never want to A) use an outhouse in Alaska, and B) never swim in Oklahoma ever again. Our first entry in When Animals Try to Survive a Polar Vortex comes from Alaska, where Shannon Stevens was camping last weekend and stayed in [...]

By Chris Swick|2021-02-19T09:33:36-06:00February 19th, 2021|Fence Post|Comments Off

National Weather Service to begin virtual spotter talks next week

Severe weather season is just around the corner and the National Weather Service is once again looking for volunteer spotters. Starting next week, the Topeka office will host the first two of seven planned virtual spotter talks. The talks are being held in this fashion due to the ongoing pandemic. The shows will last around [...]

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By B104 Staff|2021-02-19T08:21:34-06:00February 19th, 2021|Local News|Comments Off

Carly Pearce’s emotionally edgy ’29’ arrives, with a little help from Kelsea Ballerina and Taylor Swift

Allister Ann Carly Pearce has rarely spoken about her divorce from Michael Ray. But that all changes today, with the release of her soul-baring 29. "It's no secret what I went through in the last year and a half," she says candidly...

By B104 Staff|2021-02-19T05:00:29-06:00February 19th, 2021|Music News|Comments Off

Nashville notes

Burke/Triolo Productions/ThinkstockRay Stevens has announced plans to release not one, but four new albums in 2021. Each highlights iconic songs of country music, beginning with Ray’s Great Country Ballads collection, which drops on February 26. ...

By B104 Staff|2021-02-19T05:00:18-06:00February 19th, 2021|Music News|Comments Off

Cody Johnson teases the trailer of his Dear Rodeo documentary, featuring Reba McEntire

Jay TrevinoCody Johnson will be the subject of an upcoming documentary called Dear Rodeo, chronicling his time as a bull rider on the Texas rodeo circuit and tracing how that journey led him to country music. Ahead of the film’s release, the sing...

By B104 Staff|2021-02-18T17:00:40-06:00February 18th, 2021|Music News|Comments Off

Tanya Tucker demonstrates her technique for collecting snow during water outage amid Texas ice storms

ABC/Image Group LATanya Tucker is among the many Texans affected by this week’s ice and snow storms, and the singer took to social media to show fans how she’s dealing with the situation. In a video, the singer explained that while her powe...

By B104 Staff|2021-02-18T16:00:20-06:00February 18th, 2021|Music News|Comments Off