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New Commissioners Elected to Kansas Commodity Commissions

Thursday, March 16

MANHATTAN, Kan. — The Kansas Department of Agriculture has announced the result of the elections held for the state’s five grain commodity commissions — corn, grain sorghum, soybeans, sunflowers and wheat — in districts four, five, and six in the central region of the... Read More.

Advocates Push Kansas Lawmakers for More Affordable Housing

Thursday, March 16

TOPEKA, Kan. (KNS) - Kansas lawmakers are considering expanding an economic incentive program to build affordable housing in the state’s larger cities like Wichita. The incentive currently allows rural cities to issue bonds to build up to 100 residential starter homes. As home values... Read More.

Kansas Ag Expo is Coming Up

Thursday, March 16

HUTCHINSON, Kan. - Star Expos along with the Kansas State Fair are pleased to announce a brand-new expo coming to Hutchinson and the Kansas State Fairgrounds. Partnering with the Kansas State Fair and Visit Hutch gives the Kansas Ag Expo the opportunity to showcase... Read More.

National Wheat Yield Contest is Open for 2023 Entries

Thursday, March 16

By Julia Debes, KSWheat.com MANHATTAN, Kan. - While overall prospects for the 2023 Kansas wheat harvest remain dim due to sustained drought conditions, producers who have received timely moisture are encouraged to enter the 2023 National Wheat Yield Contest. “No one can deny Mother Nature has... Read More.

Dragons Capture Team, Individual Lindenwood Titles

Thursday, March 16

By Hutchinson CC Sports Information ST. CHARLES, Missouri – The NJCAA No. 1-ranked Hutchinson Community College men's golf team quickly jumped into first place in the final round of the spring season-opening Lindenwood Invitational and opened leads as large as 10 strokes on Tuesday.The Blue... Read More.

Dragons toss No-No, One-Hitter in Sweep of Mavericks

Thursday, March 16

By Hutchinson CC Sports Information GOODLAND, Kan. – The No. 17-ranked Hutchinson Community College softball team twirled its second combined no-hitter of the season and followed that with a combined one-hitter as the Blue Dragons dominated in a pair of run-rule Jayhawk Conference victories over... Read More.

Wilson Selected to 2022-23 NAIA Academic All-America Team

Thursday, March 16

By SCWarriors.com AUSTIN, Texas – The College Sports Communicators (CSC) announced Wednesday the 2022-23 Academic All-America® women's basketball teams for NCAA Division I-II-III and NAIA, headlined by University of Iowa's Caitlin Clark, Brooke Olson from the University of Minnesota Duluth, Anderson University's (IN) Lexi Dellinger, and Grace Beyer of the University of... Read More.

Kansas House Advances Education Programming Giving State Dollars to Private Schools

Thursday, March 16

By Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA, Kan. — Public schools have become a monopoly, Republican lawmakers argued, in an attempt to gain support for a far-reaching voucher-like program that would fund unregulated private schools with state dollars.During a Tuesday House... Read More.

Reports: Juan Thornhill signing with Cleveland Browns

Wednesday, March 15

By Pete Sweeney, ArrowheadPride.com KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A key member of both Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl championship teams of the last four seasons is headed to a new home. Now-former Chiefs safety Juan Thornhill has signed a three-year, $21 million contract with the Read More.

Report: JuJu Smith-Schuster signing with New England Patriots

Wednesday, March 15

By Pete Sweeney, ArrowheadPride.com KANSAS CITy, Mo. The Kansas City Chiefs will have a new No. 1 wide receiver in 2023, as JuJu Smith-Schuster is moving on by signing with the New England Patriots, as first reported by Taylor Bisciotti and Ian Rapoport of NFL... Read More.

Retailer Seeks Permit to Build Beef Plant in Eastern Kansas

Wednesday, March 15

OLATHE, Kan. (Drovers) - A new beef production plant could be coming to eastern Kansas. According to Drovers.com, a website about the beef business, a mystery company wants to build a large facility in Olathe.If approved, the project would result in... Read More.

Cosmosphere Welcomes New Public Relations and Volunteer Coordinator

Wednesday, March 15

HUTCHINSON, Kan. - Sophie Maples has joined the Cosmosphere’s Marketing and Development team as the new Public Relations and Volunteer Coordinator.Maples graduated from Wichita State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Strategic Communication at the end of 2021. Prior to joining the Cosmosphere,... Read More.