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Thursday Night Fire in Hutch Injures One

By Lucky Kidd HUTCHINSON, Kan. — One person received minor injuries in a late Thursday night apartment fire in midtown Hutchinson.The Hutchinson Fire Department was called to the 100 block of West 9th about 11:30 PM, with the first arriving crews finding heavy fire showing... Read More.

County Matching Event Raises $610,000 For Local Organizations

By the McPherson County Community Foundation McPHERSON COUNTY, Kan. — The McPherson County Community Foundation (MCCF) has announced the final totals of their Match Week event. Between Mar. 4-8 over $610,000, with match included, was raised to help build the endowments of over 50 county... Read More.

HutchCC to Host Annual Career Fair

By Hutchinson Community College HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Hutchinson Community College will be hosting its annual Career Connections Job Fair Thursday, April 4 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Hutchinson Sports Arena.Nearly 200 employers have registered to attend seeking employees for full-time, part- time... Read More.

United Way of Reno County Welcomes New Staff

By Brenna Eller RENO COUNTY, Kan. — United Way of Reno County (UWRC) recently welcomed Amanda Vega to its staff on March 11. Vega will be taking the positions of Office Assistant and Imagination Library Coordinator.According to United Way of Reno County, Vega is a... Read More.

Hyatt Life Sciences Comes to The Cedars April 6

By Brenna Eller McPHERSON, Kan. — Dr. Gene Zaid and Dr. Jack Mull, along with the team from Hyatt Life Sciences, will be speaking on the topic of “Putting Science Behind the Tradition” on April 6 at 5 p.m. at The Cedars Wellness and Conference... Read More.

Kansas Fairgrounds Foundation Hosts Kansas State Fair T-Shirt Contest

By the Kansas Fairgrounds Foundation The Kansas Fairgrounds Foundation is hosting a t-shirt design contest for the 2024 Kansas State Fair. Submissions are being accepted through March 31, 2024. Online voting will take place in April.Kansas Fairgrounds Foundation is excited to sponsor our inaugural T-shirt... Read More.

I-135 Pavement Replacement Resumes at Moundridge

By Kansas Department of Transportation MOUNDRIDGE, Kan. (March 12, 2024) — Beginning Monday, March 18, the Kansas Department of Transportation will resume work for a pavement replacement project on I-135 from just north of exit 48 in McPherson County and continue south about three miles,... Read More.

K-96 Resurfacing to Begin in Barton, Rush Counties

By Kansas Department of Transportation BARTON/RUSH COUNTY, Kan. (March 11, 2024) — Resurfacing will start soon on two K-96 projects totaling $8 million in Barton and Rush counties.The Kansas Department of Transportation projects involve a milling and hot-mix-asphalt overlay on K-96 from just east of... Read More.

KLQR 1510 AM Heard in Arctic Norway

By Brenna Eller NORWAY/LARNED, Kan. — A Norwegian DX hobbyist by the name of Odd-Jorgen (OJ) Sagdahl, from Trondheim, Norway recently caught reception of KLQR (Larned's Classic Hits station) in a small fishing village called Kongsfjord, located in the north-east of Arctic Norway.The hobby... Read More.