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Walnut Valley Festival Holding Workshops This Weekend

High Plains Public Radio | By Jenny Inzerillo

Published March 15, 2021 at 11:33 AM CDT

Thanks to Karen Deal, one of the Coordinators at the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, KS, for sharing some time and insight about this weekend’s virtual workshops happening March 20^th & 21^st for musicians and songwriters across our region. The deadline for registration is Tuesday, March 16^th at 11:59 am CT, so check it out if you want in on the fun. Plus, this Friday night, John McCutcheon kicks off the weekend’s educational festivities with an online concert. To view this year’s poster, click here. Contact Karen via email if you have any questions. If you missed our chat, here’s a link to the full interview.

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Jenny Inzerillo

Jenny Inzerillo joined HPPR in 2015 as the host of High Plains Morning, our live music program that airs weekdays at 9 am to noon CST. Broadcasting from KJJP in beautiful downtown Amarillo, she helps listeners wake up with inspired music from our region and beyond. Tune in for new voices in folk/Americana, deep cuts from your favorite artists, soulful tracks from singer/songwriters across the world, and toe-tapping classics dating as far back as the 1920s. Plus, discover underground greats that just might be your new favorite band.

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Ex-police chief who led raid on Kansas newspaper ordered to stand trial for deleted texts

Sherman Smith | Kansas Reflector

The texts between Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody and a restaurant owner were allegedly deleted amid widespread scrutiny of the chief's August 2023 raids of the Marion County Record newspaper and the homes of the paper's owners.
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Urban legend says the ‘Tonganoxie Split’ protects Kansas City from tornadoes. Is it real?

Maya Cederlund

A local weather phenomenon holds that the 6,100-person town of Tonganoxie, Kansas, can weaken and divide thunderstorms and tornadoes. Experts are mixed on its existence — and what causes it — but locals say otherwise.
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Kansas City approves $22 million to build temporary jail in time for next year's World Cup

Celisa Calacal

The Kansas City Council moved forward with a plan to build a modular jail with about 100 beds. Officials say the temporary facility is necessary, as plans to build a permanent municipal jail will take years.
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Hundreds rally in Johnson County against Kansas GOP redistricting push: 'The worst idea'

Roxie Hammill

Opponents fear that Kansas Republican lawmakers will break Johnson County into multiple Congressional districts in order to push out Democratic Rep. Sharice Davids. GOP leaders were at the White House this week after approving funding for a special session.
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Moms and kids could lose federal food aid if the shutdown drags on, food advocates say

Anna Pope

More than a million low-income mothers and children in the Midwest and Great Plains rely on a national food assistance program. The Trump administration says it will help provide temporary funding to keep the program afloat, but food advocates say it's a short-term fix.