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Williams Reaches Milestone; Dragons Defeat T-Birds

By Hutchinson CC Sports Information   HUTCHINSON, Kan. - Sophomore Mya Williams became the sixth Hutchinson Community College women's basketball player to reach 1,000 career points on Sunday while leading the Blue Dragons to their sixth consecutive victory. Williams scored a game-high 23 points to lead the... Read More.

Input Sought on Wall Park Playground Upgrade

MCPHERSON, Kan. - Thanks to a pair of generous donations, the City of McPherson Public Lands & Facilities Department is moving forward with plans to replace playground equipment in Wall Park. Larry and Pat Bruce of McPherson along with an anonymous donor combined to... Read More.

Route Set for 2023 Biking Across Kansas

HUTCHINSON, Kan. – Biking Across Kansas, the annual eight-day bicycle tour across the state recently announced its route for 2023. This year’s tour, held June 10-17, will again travel through Central Kansas, with overnight stops in Stafford and Newton. The very first Biking Across Kansas... Read More.

Volunteer Center’s Tax Assistance Site Opens Next Week

HUTCHINSON, Kan. The Volunteer Center of Reno County's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance site, located inside the Salvation Army, 700 N. Walnut St., will be open Tuesday, January 31st through Thursday, April 13th. Assistance will be available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 8:30 a.m.... Read More.

Cheney USD 268 Names New Superintendent

CHENEY, Kan. - Cheney USD 268 has named Marc Woofter as the district's new superintendent, effective July 1, 2023. He was not among the three finalists announced last week by the board of education. Woofter's resume includes more than 30 years of experience in education,... Read More.

Insight: Rural Minds MatterB

By Laura Haffner, Ellis County farmer   (Kansas Farm Bureau) - Farmers and ranchers are some of the most resilient people I know. They weather incredible odds, pun intended, from droughts, to floods, fire, hail, blizzards and more. This doesn’t even touch the volatile input costs,... Read More.

Statewide Tax Cuts on the Table in Topeka

TOPEKA, Kan. (KPR/KNS) - Tax cuts are squarely on the agenda for Kansas lawmakers this session. But they’ll have to choose from several competing proposals. Which taxes to cut... and by how much? Those are the questions facing the Democratic governor and the Republican-controlled... Read More.

Kansas Sets New High for Graduation Rate in 2022

(KASB) - According to new data released by the Kansas State Department of Education, the Kansas graduation rate for public high schools in 2022 increased to 89.1 percent, the highest graduation rate since the state adopted the current calculation rate in 2010. The graduation rate... Read More.

Warrior Men Make it 3 in a Row with Win at Tabor

Hillsboro, Kan. -The Warrior men's basketball team continues to play its best season of basketball since the 2013-14 season; the last time they played in the KCAC Tournament Championship. Saturday night Sterling was able to make it three wins in a row with a... Read More.