KXBZ-FM (Manhattan, KS)

KXBZ (104.7 FM) is a radio station that plays New Country music. It is based in Manhattan, Kansas, USA, and caters to the Manhattan-Topeka-Salina region. The station is owned by Manhattan Broadcasting Co., Inc.

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USD 320 accepts WHS principal resignation

1 week ago | b1047.com | Beth Day

By Beth DayThe USD 320 Board of Education Monday night unanimously accepted the resignation of Wamego High School Principal Julie Schrum. The resignation came as part of the personnel report handled with routine multiple consent agenda items at the regular board meeting and not acted upon separately. Schrum was hired by the board four years ago to begin with the 2021-2022 school year. To view the full story visit pottcotimes.comClick here for more Wamego news.
Manhattan city officials weigh changing legal notice policy

1 month ago | b1047.com | Brandon K. Peoples

The Manhattan city government is considering changing its policy to publish legal notices on its own website, taking advantage of a loophole in state law. The change was part of a discussion at Tuesday’s city commission work session about streamlining the ordinance adoption process for developers. City governments are required to notify the public about certain legal changes by publishing them in the local newspaper of record.
Ownership group expects Manhattan Town Center to reach full capacity before end of 2025

1 month ago | b1047.com | Brandon K. Peoples

Andy Weiner, with Houston-based Rock Step Capital, said last week the company, which purchased the mall in November 2023, has been successful luring new retail tenants. “We bought this property with 19 vacancies,” he said. “We have filled 12 of them. We have seven left and they will be filled this year.”Rock Step Capital is currently in negotiations with two prospective tenants. Weiner said unlike other communities where retail is struggling, the demand remains strong in Manhattan.
Chandler continues examination of former KBI agents

1 month ago | b1047.com | Rose Gruenbacher |Paul Parker

By Rose GruenbacherWESTMORELAND — Former coworkers of a woman charged with murdering her ex-husband and his fiancee said she was difficult to work with, according to court testimony Wednesday. Former Kansas Bureau of Investigation agent Raymond Lundeen on Wednesday said he visited the place Dana Chandler used to work after he was brought on to investigate the 2002 killings of Michael Sisco and Karen Harkness.
Motorcycle theft and pursuit result in arrest in Pott County

1 month ago | b1047.com | Mitch Fortner

The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Department is seeking more information about a burglary that took place at Brooks Yamaha earlier this month. The sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a burglary in progress just before 5:30 a.m. on February 7. At the time, deputies determined that the business had been broken into and multiple motorcycles had been stolen and loaded into a U-Haul.
City eyes structural rehab program to bolster housing stock

2 months ago | b1047.com | Zach DeLoach

By Zach DeLoachCity commissioners on Tuesday supported a housing rehabilitation program that would reimburse local nonprofits for performing structural repairs on qualifying homes to build up and maintain Manhattan’s workforce housing stock. Commissioners in October said they were interested in funding a program like that, and community development director Stephanie Peterson on Tuesday presented the framework city staffers had developed since.
Woman taken to hospital after Thursday accident near Ft. Riley Blvd

Jan 24, 2025 | b1047.com | AJ Shaw

Officers filed a report of an injury accident at the corner of S. 10th Street and Fort Riley Blvd. on Thursday afternoon in Manhattan. The accident occurred just prior to 2 p.m. Officers report Eugene Fells, 85, of Herrington, failed to yield at a red light. Subsequently, his Lincoln MKZ struck a Mazda Tribute riven by Carrie Baker, 50, also of Manhattan. Baker was transported via EMS to Via Christi for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Fells was issued a citation for failure to yield.
Leaders to discuss how to resuscitate local economy in wake of report

Jan 24, 2025 | b1047.com | Megan Moser

By Megan MoserAccording to a report earlier this year by the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce, Manhattan under-performed in several metrics that indicate economic health. Manhattan posted 0% job growth, according to a 2024 report, which was well below that of the four peer cities the report used for comparison. For instance, Ames, Iowa, had 10.1% growth, and Columbia, Missouri was at 8.2%. Morgantown, West Virginia had 7.8% job growth for the same period, and Stillwater, Oklahoma, was at 7.7%.
Kelsea Ballerini - Omaha, NE

Jan 22, 2025 | b1047.com | Mike Temaat

When: April 3, 2025 @ 19:00 2025-04-03T19:00:00-05:00 2025-04-03T19:15:00-05:00 Where: CHI Health Center ArenaOmahaNE Kelsea Ballerini has consistently made history.
Parker McCollum In Lincoln, NE

Jan 21, 2025 | b1047.com | Mike Temaat

When: February 21, 2025 @ 19:30 2025-02-21T19:30:00-06:00 2025-02-21T19:45:00-06:00 Where: Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln NE Parker McCollum: Never Enough – A Country Star Here to Stay Never Enough, Parker McCollum’s highly anticipated second major-label release, solidifies his place in the country music mainstream. Following the success of Gold Chain Cowboy, this new album (released under MCA Nashville) showcases McCollum’s raw authenticity, vulnerability, and defiance, hallmarks of his...