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Kansas State Fair Board Holds Annual Retreat in Manhattan
MANHATTAN. Kan. - The Kansas State Fair Board of Directors met in Manhattan for their annual board retreat on May 8 and 9.The Board participated in a tour of the Biosecurity Research Institute at Kansas State University during their two-day retreat. They conducted a...
McPherson Voters Narrowly Reject USD 418 Bond Issue
MCPHERSON, Kan. – Voters in McPherson USD 418 narrowly rejected an $88.5 million bond issue during Tuesday's special election. Unofficial results from the McPherson County Clerk's Office show 1,486 votes against...
Nearly $10.4 Million Project to Resurface K-61 in Pratt, Reno Counties
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – A combined project totaling almost $10.4 million will involve a mill and hot-mix-asphalt overlay on about 35 miles of K-61 in Pratt and Reno counties.The Kansas Department of Transportation project is expected to begin around May 22 and be completed around...
Kansas State Employee Virtual Job Fair Set for May 17
TOPEKA, Kan. (KPR) — The state of Kansas is hiring. Job-seekers are invited to attend the State of Kansas Agencies Virtual Job Fair Wednesday, May 17 (8:00 am to 5:00 pm). This virtual fair, which is hosted by
Herington Teacher Arrested on Child Sex Charges Now Faces Additional Charges
DICKINSON COUNTY, Kan. (KPR) — The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) and the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office have arrested a Herington man on child sex charges. The KBI says 61-year-old Russell L. Thomas was arrested for three counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a...
Cosmosphere Joins Blue Star Museum Initiative
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – This summer, the Cosmosphere joins museums across the nation in the Blue Star Museum initiative, a program which provides free admission to currently-serving U.S. Military personnel and their families. This year, the program will begin on Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May...
USD 308 Board Approves Exception to Virtual School Graduation Policy
HUTCHINSON, Kan. - The USD 308 Board of Education approved an exception to the Hutchinson Virtual School (HVS) handbook on Monday (May 8, 2023).
The change will allow HVS students the choice to walk in the 2023 Hutchinson High School (HHS) graduation ceremony....
Wilson Residents will Seek to Dissolve USD 112 District following BOE’s Decision to Close Wilson Junior-Senior High School
WILSON, Kan. – Wilson area residents angered by a January vote by the Central Plains USD 112 Board of Education to close Wilson Junior-Senior High School plan to file a petition Tuesday morning to dissolve the district altogether.A group of Wilson area patrons, represented...
Golden Valley, Inc. and Pawnee County Coop Members Vote to Approve Merger
PAWNEE COUNTY, Kan. – Members of Golden Valley, Inc. and Pawnee County Cooperative Association voted late last week to merge the two cooperatives. Members of both gave the required 2/3rds approval at meetings held last Thursday.The process of the merger can now...
Tabor’s Newest Residence Hall Named Jost Hall in Honor of Leroy (Lee) and Janice (Kornelson) Jost
HILLSBORO, Kan. – Tabor College has officially named its newest residence hall, Jost Hall, in honor of Leroy (Lee) and Janice (Kornelson, fs’52) Jost. The project is set to be finished this summer and will be available to female students in August 2023.Jost Hall, an 86-bed facility, is the largest residence hall added to the campus...
