Saturday 2nd May 2026

April Pack the Backpack Winner: Teresa Williamson

The April Minuteman Printing & Graphics Pack the Backpack winner, is Teresa Williamson, a K-2 Significant Disabilities Teacher at Eldora-New Providence Elementary School. She was nominated by Kelly Collins, and here is what she wrote to Kix 101.1.

Mrs. Williamson is a teacher that everyone remembers, her respect for others, attention to detail, recognition of student needs and her ability to ensure that her students’ needs are met go beyond measure. Our classroom is not an easy one, we may not have a large amount of students but have students with individual needs to be met in different ways. Daily learning task with stories kept in three ring binders and sheet protectors. Individual task rounds requiring 72 file folders per week, these are each laminated and include Velcro dots for matching. She is constantly printing, laminating and building daily task binders and folders for the curriculum.

On the last Wednesday of the month during the school year, we award $101 to a Kix Country classroom to help out with supplies. Thank you to everyone who has nominated teachers in KIX Country for 2026! We’ll be doing something special for Teacher Appreciation Week coming up!

 

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Welcome to The List,

Spotify is cracking down on robot rock stars, and it’s about time. They’re rolling out a “Verified by Spotify” badge for actual human artists. Light green checkmark means real person, not a laptop having feelings. After deleting 75 million spam tracks, yeah… we needed this. Congrats, humanity, you’re officially fact-checked by Spotify.

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David Allan Coe fans just got a surprise from beyond the vault, and it’s not a ghost story. His longtime manager says a shelved 2017 album is finally coming out. Target date is September 6th, what would’ve been his 87th birthday. Unreleased songs, new material, and maybe some outlaw magic. Proof that country legends don’t retire… they just delay their drops.

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George Birge almost didn’t make the team, and now he’s out here making charts. He had to win a walk-on golf tournament just for a shot. Then played in front of the coach like his future depended on it. Spoiler alert… it did, and he nailed it under pressure. Moral of the story, clutch swings build country singers.

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Big weekend alert, cancel your plans or pretend you had some. The Kentucky Derby is off and running with hats getting bigger than egos. NBA Playoffs round one is wrapping up, brackets already busted. Wuthering Heights hits streaming if you’re feeling dramatic and windswept. And the iHeartCountry Festival 2026 brings the country party without the cover charge.

You can catch The List, weekday afternoons at 4:20 with Jonathan Knight. Only on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1

 
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At the Movies for Thursday, April 30th 2026

In Theaters this weekend: “The Devil Wears Prada 2”

The Devil Wears Prada 2 is back nearly 20 years later, with Miranda Priestly fighting to keep her fashion empire alive in a dying print world… while Andy and Emily return with bigger jobs, bigger egos, and zero patience.  High fashion, power plays, and yeah… Miranda still scares everyone in the room.

https://youtu.be/PMd1at7OwiE?si=GAlK1L-kM9bvfR-4

“The Devil Wears Prada 2” is rated: PG-13

Stars: Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt

 AT THE MOVIES...Thursday’s at 5:40, brought to you by North Grand Cinema in Ames and IBC KIX 101.1….

 
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