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Kansas Main Street Awards New Housing Grant to Great Bend Upper Floors Project

Wednesday, June 19

By Great Bend Economic Development GREAT BEND, Kan. — Great Bend Economic Development/Great Bend Main Street is excited to announce that a project in Great Bend has been selected by Lieutenant Governor and Commerce Secretary David Toland as one of the recipients of the Residential Opportunities on... Read More.

BOGO Ticket Sale on Kansas State Fair Gate Admission

Wednesday, June 19

By the Kansas State Fair HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Kansas State Fair is excited to announce a special Buy One Get One (BOGO) Gate Ticket offer available for one day only! Mark your calendars for June 25th and take advantage of the best offer of... Read More.

Smoke Signals Rise High Above the Pristine Colorado Mountains Announcing Caveman is Coming!

Wednesday, June 19

The 2024 Caveman Music Festival Welcomes The Wallflowers and Toadies to Lineup By the Caveman Music Festival WESTON, CO (March 19, 2024) — Deep in the Purgatoire River Valley in the southern Colorado mountains sits the bucolic village of Weston, home to the Monument Lake... Read More.

Kansas Legislature Passes and Sends Compromised Tax Bill to Governor Laura Kelly

Tuesday, June 18

By Lucky Kidd TOPEKA, Kan. - The Kansas Legislatures today passed and sent to Governor Laura Kelly a compromise tax bill that changes the number of income tax brackets from three to two, eliminates taxes on social security payments, raises tax credit amounts for childcare... Read More.

Lyons and Macksville Among Recipients of Emergency HEAL Grant Funding to Restore Damaged Community Buildings

Tuesday, June 18

TOPEKA, Kan. — It was announced today by David Toland, Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of the Kansas Department of Commerce that $390,000 in Emergency Historic Economic Asset Lifeline (E-HEAL) grants were awarded to five recipients.According to the Kansas Commerce, more than $770,000 private local... Read More.

Kansas Main Street Selects Eight Rural Communities for New Housing Grant

Tuesday, June 18

By the Kansas Department of Commerce TOPEKA, Kan. — Lieutenant Governor and Commerce Secretary David Toland today announced eight inaugural grant recipients of the Residential Opportunities on Main Street (ROOMS) program. A total of eight projects in Designated Kansas Main Street communities are receiving... Read More.

Project Park Kick-Off Event Set for June 24th: Hutchinson Community to Transform Underutilized Spaces

Tuesday, June 18

By the Hutchinson Recreation Commission HUTCHINSON, Kan. — DCI Inc, Hutchinson Community Foundation and Hutch Rec are thrilled to announce the kick-off event for Project Park, a creative placemaking initiative designed to activate and transform underutilized spaces within the city. Project Park aims to reimagine... Read More.

Cosmosphere’s Rocket Gallery to Feature Flight-Proven Engine from SpaceX’s Falcon 9

Tuesday, June 18

By the Cosmosphere HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Cosmosphere is pleased to announce that it has received a flight-proven Merlin rocket engine donated to the Museum by its manufacturer, SpaceX.Nine Merlin engines power SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. Falcon 9 is the world’s first orbital class, reusable... Read More.

Lyons City Council Meeting 06/17/24: Council Approves Amendment to CDBG Block Grant Bid for Rehabilitation of Four Homes

Tuesday, June 18

By Lucky Kidd LYONS, Kan. — An amendment to a bid awarded June 3rd for rehabilitation of four homes under a Community Development Block Grant was approved by the Lyons City Council at Monday's meeting.Under CDBG guidelines, only three homes can usually be awarded... Read More.

Lori Shultz of Lindsborg Sworn in to Represent 73rd District, Fill Late Representative Mason’s Remaining Term

Tuesday, June 18

By Brenna Eller McPHERSON COUNTY, Kan. — Lori Shultz of Lindsborg was sworn in by Secretary of State Scott Schwab this morning to fill the remaining, about seven months term of the late State Representative Les Mason who passed away on June 3, 2024. Shultz, the... Read More.

Mosquito Fogging to Continue in Great Bend

Tuesday, June 18

GREAT BEND, Kan. — The City of Great Bend will resume fogging for Mosquitoes on the following Tuesdays below. The city decided on Tuesdays since the 4th of July falls on a Thursday. Fogging will run the usual hours of 8 PM till Midnight. Mosquito... Read More.

Downtown Hutch Master Plan

Monday, June 17

By the City of Hutchinson HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The City Council will receive a presentation on the Downtown Hutch Master Plan on Tuesday June 18th. On June 11th, The Planning Commission reviewed the plan and unanimously recommended approval.The Downtown Hutch Master plan is a high-level,... Read More.