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Inman’s Baseball Team Opens 2023 Season Sweeping Pratt Skyline

Monday, March 27

PRATT, Kan. - It was a pitching gem in the opener, before the bats woke up in the second game as the Inman High Baseball team began their season on Friday, taking on Pratt Skyline. Game 1Inman 2, Skyline 1“Both starting pitchers threw complete game... Read More.

Who Will the Chiefs Pick in Round 1? | 2023 Mock Draft Roundup 2.0

Friday, March 24

By Matt McMullen, Chiefs.com The 2023 NFL Draft will be here before we know it, and as the rest of the league prepares to gather in Kansas City on April 27, the football-watching world is rife with mock drafts and projections as to how the... Read More.

McPherson High Softball Looking to Remain atop Div. III in 2023

Tuesday, March 21

By Grant Barrett, Ad Astra Radio McPHERSON, Kan. - After finishing in the middle of the pack of the AVCTL Div. III in 2021, the McPherson High Softball team made tremendous progress last season, going undefeated in the league, and finishing with an overall record... Read More.

Area Teens Represented on 2023 Kansas 4-H Youth Leadership Council

Monday, March 20

LINDSBORG, Kan. – Emma Littich, a Lindsborg native and a freshman at Kansas State University, has been elected president of the Kansas 4-H Youth Leadership Council.Littich, who is majoring in elementary education with a minor in leadership studies, first became involved in 4-H at... Read More.

National Wheat Yield Contest is Open for 2023 Entries

Thursday, March 16

By Julia Debes, KSWheat.com MANHATTAN, Kan. - While overall prospects for the 2023 Kansas wheat harvest remain dim due to sustained drought conditions, producers who have received timely moisture are encouraged to enter the 2023 National Wheat Yield Contest. “No one can deny Mother Nature has... Read More.

K-State Women to Face Wichita State in 2023 Postseason WNIT

Tuesday, March 14

By KStateSports.com MANHATTAN, Kan. – For the seventh time in the last nine seasons, Kansas State women's basketball will make a postseason appearance as the Wildcats have accepted a bid to play in the 2023 Postseason WNIT and will host Wichita State in the first... Read More.

2023 NJCAA DI Men’s Basketball Selection Show

Tuesday, March 14

By NJCAA.org HUTCHINSON, Kan. - Twenty-four teams are set to compete for the 2023 NJCAA DI Men's Basketball Championship at the Hutchinson Sports Arena in Hutchinson, KS from March 20-25. https://youtu.be/bSBNMrSPGbQ

Popular Walk Kansas Program Gears Up for 2023

Monday, March 13

By Pat Melgares, K-State Research and Extension news service MANHATTAN, Kan. – Walking or running or biking more than 400 miles across the state of Kansas over the next eight weeks would seem a bit intimidating to most folks.Yet, an estimated 5,000 people in Kansas... Read More.

Food Price Forecast for 2023: 8% Inflation Likely

Friday, March 10

UNDATED (HPM) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts food prices won’t rise as sharply in 2023 but still could climb 8% over last year’s rates. Harvest Public Media reports the higher prices are affecting grocers as well as consumers.Robert Kimball owns Wohlner’s Neighborhood... Read More.

Area Students Among 30 Named as 2023 Rudd Scholars

Wednesday, March 8

WICHITA, Kan. – The Rudd Foundation is pleased to announce its sixth class of Rudd Scholars, comprised of 30 Kansas high school seniors selected following a competitive application process that focuses on the students and their life stories, in addition to academic accomplishments, test... Read More.

Kansas State Fair General Manager Chosen for 2023 Leadership Kansas Class

Thursday, March 2

HUTCHINSON, Kan. - The Kansas Chamber announced its 2023 Leadership Kansas class, March 1, 2023.Leadership Kansas is a long-standing statewide program which focuses on developing and motivating leaders across the state of Kansas. The class will begin in April and will conclude in October... Read More.

Conservation and Water: High Priority in the 2023 Farm Bill

Wednesday, March 1

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. questioned witnesses today during the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry’s third hearing on the 2023 Farm Bill, a five-year legislative package that is critical for providing support to Kansas’ agriculture industry. Today’s hearing... Read More.