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Fund for Buhler Awards $10,000 to Save Historical Site

Wednesday, June 28

BUHLER, Kan. – The Buhler Community Foundation awarded a grant of $10,000 from the Fund for Buhler to save the Wheatland Park Gazebo.The Wheatland Park Gazebo was built in 1988 in a joint effort between the City of Buhler and Buhler’s Kiwanis Club to... Read More.

Day 6, Kansas Wheat Harvest Report

Wednesday, June 28

By Julia Debes for Kansas Wheat KANSAS - This is day 6 of the Kansas Wheat Harvest Reports, brought to you by the Kansas Wheat Commission, Kansas Association of Wheat Growers, Kansas Grain and Feed Association and the Kansas Cooperative Council. Harvest continues to march across... Read More.

Hutch Rec’s Board of Commissioners Accepting Applications for Board Appointments

Wednesday, June 28

HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The Hutch Rec Board of Commissioners is currently accepting applications for two appointments to the Hutchinson Recreation Commission board. Each 4-year term is from September 2023 through August 2027.Applicants must complete, sign, and return applications to the Hutch Rec Downtown Office... Read More.

Hutchinson USD 308 Approves Bussing Service for Lincoln Neighborhood Students

Wednesday, June 28

HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The Hutchinson USD 308 Board of Education Monday approved spending up to $150,000 to provide bussing service for students in the former Lincoln Elementary School attendance area who will be attending classes at McCandless Elementary School starting this fall. Transportation funding... Read More.

McPherson County Commissioners Approve Grant Support

Wednesday, June 28

MCPHERSON, Kan. – Monday, McPherson County Commissioners approved a letter of support for a Planning and Demonstration Grant through the US Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All grant program. The application is a joint project between the county and several cities... Read More.

McPherson City Commission Notes: Public Works Director Provides Update on City Projects

Wednesday, June 28

MCPHERSON, Kan. – In his weekly progress report on current projects, McPherson Public Works Director Jeff Woodard said about 95 percent of the Deerfield Senior Living sanitary sewer project is complete, with a few laterals still to be finished. Meanwhile, on the Maxwell Street reconstruction,... Read More.

Dolly Parton Imagination Library Expanding to Rice County

Tuesday, June 27

STAFFORD COUNTY, Kan. – The Dolly Parton Imagination Library is coming available to families in Stafford County, Thanks to a generous donation from Prairie Bank of Kansas in Stafford, the availability is being expanded through an existing program sponsored by the United Way of... Read More.

Reno County Commission Approves Fireworks Regulations to Align with the City of Hutchinson

Tuesday, June 27

HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The Reno County Commission has approved an amendment to the county's fireworks resolution to allow for the use of fireworks which travel more than six feet into the air. This eliminates the so-called “safe and sane” restriction that was put in... Read More.

KDHE Awards 17 Chronic Disease Risk Reduction Community Grantees

Tuesday, June 27

TOPEKA, Kan. - The Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s (KDHE) Community Health Promotion program is pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s Chronic Disease Risk Reduction (CDRR) Community Grant. In total, the SFY 2024 CDRR program covers: 17 grantees, 29 counties and... Read More.

AAA Kansas Warns About Leaving Children Inside Hot Cars

Tuesday, June 27

LAWRENCE, Kan. (KPR) — It's hot and getting hotter in Kansas. With recent rising temperatures, AAA Kansas is reminding motorists not to leave their children unattended in automobiles.Every year, children die because they were left inside a hot vehicle.AAA Kansas spokesman Shawn Steward said... Read More.

Attorney General: Kansas Will Stop Changing Genders on IDs

Tuesday, June 27

TOPEKA, Kan. (KNS) - Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach says the state will stop allowing transgender people to change the gender on their driver's licenses and birth certificates. A new law set to take effect July 1st changes the rules.Trans Kansans have been able... Read More.