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K-State Breaks Ground on Agronomy Research and Innovation Center

By Pat Melgares, K-State Research and Extension MANHATTAN, Kan. - Hailing the occasion as “a significant milestone for Kansas StateUniversity and the entire agriculture industry in Kansas,” Gov. Laura Kelly joined state and national officials in a symbolic groundbreaking for the university’s Agronomy Research and...

Lyons to Soon be Home to the World’s Largest Saltshaker

LYONS, Kan. – The City of Lyons will soon lay claim to having the world's largest saltshaker. Last week the city was awarded a $14 thousand grant by Kansas Tourism for the project, which will be placed on a vacant lot at the southeast...

Wheat Tour 2023 – Day 1

KANSAS - Approximately 106 people from 22 U.S. states plus Mexico, Canada and Colombia, traveled in 27 cars on six routes between Manhattan and Colby, Kan., Tuesday, stopping at wheat fields every...

42.3 Million Americans Expected to Travel for Memorial Day Weekend

By Axia Diaz, AAA News WASHINGTON, DC (May 15, 2023) AAA projects 42.3 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this Memorial Day weekend*, a 7% increase over 2022. This year, 2.7 million more people will travel for the unofficial start...

HutchCC to Offer Manufacturing, Construction Training Programs

HUTCHINSON, Kan. – Hutchinson Community College has scheduled two FAST Track (Future Apprenticeship Success Training) programs this summer geared towards high school students and young adults ages 16 and up.FAST Track programs will be offered in Construction and Manufacturing and will run from June...

Peppa Pig’s Sing-Along Party! Coming to Hutchinson’s Historic Fox Theatre

HUTCHINSON, Kan. –  Round Room Live, in partnership with global branded entertainment leader Hasbro Inc., are thrilled to announce that Peppa Pig’s Sing-Along Party! will be bringing back the loveable, cheeky little piggy in a brand-new interactive production filled with dancing, singing and puddle...

Bulldog Men’s Tennis Upsets (13) Ave Maria to Advance to Second Round

By: McPherson College Athletics  MOBILE, Ala. (macbulldogs.com) — With just minutes until game time on Tuesday (May 16), lightning and rain came through the Mobile Tennis Center, causing an over six-hour weather delay before the McPherson College Bulldogs were set to square off against the Ave...