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McPherson Center for Health Wound Care Receives Patient Satisfaction Award

Thursday, March 23

McPHERSON, Kan. - McPherson Center for Health is honored to announce that their Wound Care Clinic is a recipient of RestorixHealth’s Patient Satisfaction Award. Recipients of this award meet or exceed national patient satisfaction benchmarks over a set...

Public invited to Dive into Leadership with Ed O’Malley

Wednesday, March 22

HUTCHINSON, Kan. - The board chairs of three community organizations invite the public to think of what’s possible when everyone in Reno County leads. An Evening With Ed O’Malley will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on March 29 at the...

State KidWind Competition is Saturday in Topeka

Wednesday, March 22

TOPEKA, Kan. – 22 teams from 17 Kansas schools will compete this weekend in the KidWind Challenge state competition in Topeka. The KidWind Challenge is a fun way for students to explore the power of wind by building and testing wind turbines and...

Hutchinson Art Center’s Spring Consignment Art Auction is Saturday

Wednesday, March 22

HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The Hutchinson Art Center’s Spring Consignment Art Auction is Saturday, March 25. Doors open at 9 a.m. and the auction begins at 1 p.m.Over 50 artworks produced by Kansas artists will be up for auction, with plenty...

Ogallala Aquifer Water Levels Continue Decline

Wednesday, March 22

LAWRENCE, Kan. (KNS) - The Ogallala Aquifer declined by an average of nearly two feet across western and central Kansas this past year. That’s roughly twice as much in 2022 as in the previous year. The ongoing drought has pushed farmers...

Kansas House Advances Bill Requiring Emergency Care of Infants Born Alive During Abortions

Wednesday, March 22

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Lyons Man Killed in Two-Vehicle Accident Tuesday between Lyons and Sterling

Wednesday, March 22

RICE COUNTY, Kan. – A Lyons man was killed Tuesday night in a two-vehicle accident on K-14/96 highway between Lyons and Sterling.

IdeaTek is Expanding Gigabit Fiber internet to More Hutchinson Residents

Tuesday, March 21

HUTCHINSON, Kan. – Thanks to an overwhelming response from residents, IdeaTek is expanding its popular ultra-fast fiber internet to more Hutchinson residential areas and businesses. This expansion will give thousands more households access to gigabit speeds at affordable prices.IdeaTek has long been dedicated to...

City of Hutchinson Announces the Launch of Hutch Housing Infrastructure Grant Program

Tuesday, March 21

HUTCHINSON, Kan. - The City of Hutchinson’s Housing Infrastructure Grant Program is intended to respond to the negative impacts on housing as a result of the Covid-19 Pandemic. These grants will fund innovative and effective projects designed to address the housing needs of the...

Coronado Quivira Museum to Host “The Civil War in Kansas”

Tuesday, March 21

LYONS, Kan. – The Rice County Historical Society/Coronado Quivira Museum in Lyons, Kansas will host “The Civil War in Kansas,” a presentation and discussion by Will Haynes on Sunday, March 26 at 1:30 p.m. at the Coronado Quivira Museum, 105 West Lyon,...

Lyons City Council Discusses Increasing Allowable Days to Set Off Fireworks

Tuesday, March 21

By Lucky Kidd, Ad Astra Radio LYONS, Kan. – Initial indications from an online survey indicate Lyons residents would overwhelmingly back increasing the number of days fireworks can be set off. Results shared with the Lyons City Council Monday night indicated...

Shop Kansas Farms rolls out new website in celebration of Ag Day

Tuesday, March 21

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas Farm Bureau’s (KFB) Shop Kansas Farms (SKF) rolled out a new website today in celebration of National Agriculture Day.The website,