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McPherson College Announces Spring Horizon Fund Grant Recipients

By McPherson College   McPHERSON, Kan. – For more than a decade, McPherson College has been encouraging the entrepreneurial ideas of its students by awarding mini-grants that help students develop innovative solutions to common problems. With more than 300 grants awarded, the college recently announced the... Read More.

STEPMC Board Announces New Executive Director Angela Brunk

By Steps to End Poverty of McPherson County   McPHERSON COUNTY, Kan. — The Board of Steps To End Poverty of McPherson County (STEPMC) is excited to announce the hiring of Angela Brunk as the new Executive Director.  Angela comes to STEPMC with extensive experience in the... Read More.

Dry Lake Brewing: Crafting More Than Just Beer for a Cause

By Dry Lake Brewing   GREAT BEND, Kan. — In the spirit of community and charity, Dry Lake Brewing stepped up in a remarkable way at the 18th Annual Sunflower Diversified Services Charity Gala. They offered a one of a kind "Brew with a Brewmaster" package,... Read More.

HutchCC to Host Summer Boot Camps

By Hutchinson Community College   HUTCHINSON, Kan.  — Hutchinson Community College has scheduled two days of summer boot camps for this June geared towards high school students and young adults ages 14 and up. Boot Camps will be offered in Ag Diesel, Automation, Computer Drafting, Construction, Farm &... Read More.

Fort Larned Historical Society Receives Humanities Kansas Grant

By the Santa Fe Trail Center    TOPEKA, Kan. — Humanities Kansas recently awarded $14,103.00 to the Fort Larned Historical Society in Larned to support “Rendezvous 2024: Road of Conquest and Another View of the Santa Fe Trail,” a three-day educational retreat designed for the general... Read More.

K-4 Crack Repair Project is Set in Rice County

By Kansas Department of Transportation   RICE COUNTY, Kan. — Work will begin soon on a K-4 crack repair project in Rice County. The Kansas Department of Transportation project will be on K-4 from the Barton/Rice county line on the west to the Rice/Ellsworth county line on... Read More.

ReUse It Center April Donations

By the ReUse It Center   McPHERSON, Kan. — The ReUse It Center donated $4,500 this month.  McPherson Housing Coalition McPherson Housing Coalition, Inc. (MHC) is an alliance of community members whose mission is to develop, promote, and implement programs that provide affordable, decent, and quality housing to... Read More.

Backyard Chickens to Remain Banned in Iola

By Lucky Kidd   IOLA, Kan. — A motion to approve an ordinance to allow chickens on residential lots in Iola, which has been discussed at a number of recent meetings, failed on a 4-4 tie vote. Under state law, passage of an ordinance requires a... Read More.

Train-Pedestrian Death

By Captain Dayton Gates, Hutchinson Police Department   HUTCHINSON, Kan. — On April 23rd, 2024, at 1:47 PM, officers with Hutchinson Police Department, along with members of Hutchinson Fire Department and Reno County EMS, responded to Ave D and Washington Street in reference to a train... Read More.