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Mid West Music Fest to POSTPONE May 1-2 weekend of Fest in Winona After careful consideration and consultation with our Board of Directors regarding the health and safety of everyone in our community – our fans, staff, venues and artists, sponsors and longtime partners – we have made the difficult decision to POSTPONE Mid West […]
Every other sport is either canceled or postponed, but the NFL has come to save us from all the Corona virus news all over your news feeds! Today what is referred to as the “legal tampering” phase of NFL free agency began. It basically means teams can start talking to players about signing with them […]
As you know several professional sports and college sports have been canceled along with high school championship tournaments. Now Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota and Gov. Tony Evers has ordered that schools in Minnesota and Wisconsin be closed starting on March 18th. Some people are annoyed by these cancellations and closures, but they are necessary. […]
Jumping into a good cause, hundreds of people visited Black River Beach Saturday for the 22nd Annual Polar Plunge in La Crosse. Nearly 400 people pre-registered to take the plunge, raising $60,000 before the event even started, according to Kerry Gloede, a Polar Plunge committee member. She noted the warm weather may have inspired even […]
In the wake of the tornadoes that ripped though Tennessee on March–killing at least 22 people and damaging hundreds of structures–many folks are wondering how to help. Money – To donate money, visit the Middle Tennessee Emergency Response Fund, which was created by the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee to support those affected by the […]
Put on your tuxedo and get ready for Clare Dunn, Friday at AFTA! If you’ve never heard Clare she not only has a soulful voice that has a brassy edge, but she is a very accomplished guitarist! She energizes the crowd with her driving riffs and honkytonk attitude lyrics! She truly is one of the […]
Own a piece of Country Music history and support Special Olympics! In honor of Polar Plunge 2020 and our local Special Olympic athletes, KQ98 will auction off a sweet guitar from SSE Music. What makes this so special? Some of your favorite country stars graciously penned their name including: Luke Combs, Kane Brown, Walker Hayes, […]
Another big Country Music act hits the stage Saturday night of AFTA! Before you see Toby Keith you get the smokey sounds of Brantley Gilbert who’s currently on his ‘Fire’T Up Tour’ named after the single off his latest album ‘Fire and Brimstone’. Gilbert mixes country with a definite rock ‘n roll edge fusing the […]
Ashley For The Arts does a great job of mixing up their musical lineup! This year is no different with Lynyrd Skynyrd already announced the festival has now added 90’s powerhouse country group Sawyer Brown! Made a household name on the Ed McMahon hosted talent show Star Search – the granddaddy to such shows as […]
Entering their third year Country Boom listened to their fest goers according to Boom organizer Jon Holthaus. Jon announced live with Phil and Kaitlyn that Diamond Rio would be the Thursday night headliner. Diamond Rio had a string of hits in the 90’s including Mirror Mirror, Meet In The Middle, Beautiful Mess, and Norma Jean […]
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