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Tang Signs Transfer Coleman Hawkins

Wednesday, June 19

-- K-STATE ATHLETICS RELEASE -- MANHATTAN, Kan. (KStateSports.com) – Kansas State head coach Jerome Tang added yet another talented wing to his 2024-25 roster with the signing of 2024 All-Big Ten selection Coleman Hawkins(Sacramento, Calif./Prolific Prep/Illinois) to a Financial Aid Agreement on Tuesday (June 18). A... Read More.

Panther Men’s Basketball Announces Changes to Their 2024-2025 Staff

Wednesday, June 19

-- NEOSHO COUNTY CC ATHLETICS RELEASE -- Chanute, KS (GoNeosho.com) - Neosho County men's basketball Head Coach, Taylor Shaffer, announced two changes to his coaching staff for the upcoming 24-25 season. The Panthers will bring in new Assistant Coach Jim Shaffer, and elevate... 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.

2024 Chiefs Training Camp Presented by Mosaic Life Care

Tuesday, June 18

-- KANSAS CITY CHIEFS RELEASE -- KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Chiefs.com) - The Kansas City Chiefs have announced dates for 2024 Chiefs Training Camp presented by Mosaic Life Care at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, Missouri. This year marks the club's 14th training camp at... Read More.

Willie Mays, Giants’ Electrifying ‘Say Hey Kid,’ Has Died at 93

Tuesday, June 18

-- WRITTEN BY HILLEL ITALIE - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS -- Willie Mays, the electrifying “Say Hey Kid” whose singular combination of talent, drive and exuberance made him one of baseball’s greatest and most beloved players, has died. He was 93. Mays’ family and the San Francisco... 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.

Monarchs blast Black Sox

Tuesday, June 18

By Brad Hallier The Hutchinson Monarchs' bats went wild on Monday at Hobart-Detter Field, as they had 25 hits, including 12 extra-base hits, and scored a season-high in runs in beating the Wichita Black Sox 25-3 in non-league action. It was already the fifth time this... 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.