Pottawatomie County opens five warming stations

Pottawatomie County has opened warming stations across the county in response to widespread controlled power outages the past two days. County officials say short-term temporary areas are available while citizens make longer term arrangements at fire stations in Olsburg, Wheaton, St. George and Havensville as well as the Sunflower Room at the Public Works/K-State Extension [...]

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Evergy officials explain reasoning behind controlled power outages

Around 100,000 Evergy customers have been impacted by rolling blackouts for a second straight day after receiving word from the region’s power grid, the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) that further temporary outages were needed. At a news conference Tuesday morning, Evergy Senior Vice President for Marketing and Public Affairs Chuck Caisley explained why the controlled [...]

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RCPD Report: 2/16/21

The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police.  Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law as well as in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further.  Those arrested are presumed innocent [...]

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RCPD Report: 2/16/21

The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police.  Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law as well as in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further.  Those arrested are presumed innocent [...]

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Country star trivia

Comstock/ThinkstockOn this date in 1969, the superstar couple nicknamed "The President and the First Lady" officially tied the knot. They recorded a number of duets together in a musical partnership that outlasted their marriage, as they continued t...

By |2021-02-16T10:36:31-06:00February 16th, 2021|Music News|Comments Off on Country star trivia

Country star trivia

Comstock/ThinkstockOn this date in 1969, the superstar couple nicknamed "The President and the First Lady" officially tied the knot. They recorded a number of duets together in a musical partnership that outlasted their marriage, as they continued t...

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The Chicks reflect on how freeing it was to change their name: “That needed to happen for quite some time”

DNCC via Getty ImagesThe Chicks left no stone unturned during a recent interview on Apple Music's Essentials Radio -- especially when it came to discussing why they walked away from being called The Dixie Chicks. The "Landslide" sin...

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8-year-old entrepreneur pays off lunch debt for his entire school

This is showing some hustle! An 8-year-old from Vancouver, Washington, named Keoni Ching decided he wanted to help out his fellow students during what was called "Kindness Week" at his school. To accomplish this, he made key customized key chains because, as he told CNN, "I love key chains. They look good on my backpack." [...]

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Woman texts that she can’t get to work, then texts boss Champagne bottle

First rule of playing hooky: Always, always double check who you're texting. A woman in Scotland named Roberta Clark, 20, texted her boss last week that she was snowed in and wouldn't make it to work that day. And then immediately sent a follow up text about a party she was throwing that included a [...]

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