7th Annual Veterans Awareness Expo
Information provided by Patty Gnefkow (President/CEO of Vet-To-Vet Support Command) WICHITA, Kan. — The 7th Annual Veterans Awareness Expo will be on Aug. 5 from 10 a.m.- 3 p.m., and is a...
Rice County News
KDOT Approved Bids for July Highway Construction and Maintenance Projects
By the Kansas Department of Transportation KANSAS — The Kansas Department of Transportation announces approved bids for state highway construction and maintenance projects. The letting took place July 19, 2023, in Topeka. Some of the bids may include multiple projects that...
Kansas State Fair Looking for Models by Aug. 15
By the Kansas State FairHUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Kansas State Fair is looking for models of all kinds to help tell a story for the 2023 Kansas State Fair in photos and videos Sept. 8-17 in Hutchinson. No previous modeling experience...
Listening Tours with U.S. Congressman Tracey Mann This Week
KANSAS — U.S. Congressman Tracey Mann is making 16 stops through Kansas this week starting today, Aug. 1 through Thursday Aug. 3. Mann plans to visit with Kansans and listen to their thoughts and concerns to represent the Big...
Field Survey Set for Proposed U.S. 50 Bridge Replacement
By Kansas Department of Transportation
A field survey is expected to begin around Monday, Aug. 7, for a proposed bridge replacement on U.S. 50 west of Hutchinson.
The survey will be for a bridge replacement over Sugar Creek, near Abbyville, and shown...
Hesston Community Foundation Receives Over $77K During Campaign Event
HESSTON, Kan. — Just over $77,000 was raised during the Give.Match..Grow Hesston! campaign and $70,000 of that amount will be matched through the Patterson Family Foundation matching grant.The foundation said they are very grateful...
Heartland Tri-State Bank Seized and Determined Insolvent, Now Acquired by Dream First Bank
ELKHART, Kan. — An Elkhart, Kansas bank, Heartland Tri-State Bank, with two branches in south central Kansas including one in Arlington, has been seized by state banking regulators.The Office of the State Bank Commissioner seized Heartland Tri-State Bank Friday after...
Like the Sizzling Temperatures, Gas Prices Climb Higher
By Andrew Gross & Devin Gladden,
Reduced-Price and Free School Meals Available
By Ann Bush,
Lyons Pharmacy Distributing Free School Supplies, Starting July 31
LYONS, Kan. — Lyons Pharmacy will be distributing free school supplies, beginning Monday, July 31 for students attending Central and Park Elementary Schools in Lyons. On Monday, Pre-K and Kindergarten will be the first that will get supplies, then 1st and...
KDWP Offering Special Hunting Access this Fall Through Free Draw
By Kansas Department of Wildlife and ParksPRATT, Kan. — Exclusive access to land not normally open to hunting and above average success rates... Sound like an expensive hunting lease? Well, it’s not. The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks’ Special Hunts program provides...
