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Pawnee Valley Community Hospital Offers New X-Ray Room Equipment

Friday, May 30

LARNED, Kan. (May 29, 2025) — The new x-ray room at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital (PVCH) is home to equipment with built-in safety features, as well as the capability of taking images while the patient is standing.The Pawnee Valley Community Hospital Foundation helped finance... Read More.

Smoky Valley Girls Track Wins Regionals; 17 Total Athletes Qualify for State

Monday, May 26

POMONA, Kan. - The Smoky Valley High School Track & Field teams competed in Regionals at West Franklin High School in Pomona Thursday, May 22. The Girls team won the Regional meet and 17 athletes between the boys and girls teams qualified for state.Trista Spitler... Read More.

3A Regional Track & Field: Garden Plain, Cheney & Smoky Valley Girls Claim Titles

Friday, May 23

A large contingent of Ad Astra Radio area athletes qualified for the KSHSAA State Track & Field Championships on May 30 and 31 at Cessna Stadium in Wichita. Area teams across the state were at 3A Regional meets in Fredonia, Pomona and Scott City... Read More.

Buhler Track and Field Earns Six Event Titles at Smoky Valley Invite

Tuesday, April 22

LINDSBORG, Kan.— Buhler track & field captured six event titles and another four runner-up finishes at Thursday's Smoky Valley Invitational. Zach Friesen (15.05) edged Pratt's Gavin Rupe at the finish line in a very competitive Boys 110 Meter Hurdles.In the Girls 400 Meter Dash, Lillie... Read More.

Ongoing flooding Ohio Valley, southward as warm, dry weather builds across the Plains

Friday, April 11

Across the Corn Belt, cool, damp, mostly cloudy weather is slowing or halting spring fieldwork. Rain showers are affecting several areas, including still-flooded lowlands in the Ohio Valley. By April 6, oat planting was 15 to 20% complete in several Midwestern States, including Iowa,... Read More.

High water continues to impact Ohio River valley barge traffic

Wednesday, April 9

The movement of products and commodities by barge remains a challenge on the Ohio River and its tributaries thanks to last week’s heavy rains. Kyler Davis is with the Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division. He tells Brownfield, “We do... Read More.

Scattered showers return to parts of the Corn Belt; ongoing flooding Ohio Valley, southward

Wednesday, April 9

Across the Corn Belt, significant lowland and river flooding continues from southeastern Missouri into southwestern Ohio. The Ohio River at Cincinnati crested overnight 8.79 feet above flood stage—the highest level in that location since March 1997. Moderate to major flooding is occurring along many... Read More.

Major rain event to lead to widespread flooding Ohio and lower Mississippi Valley

Friday, April 4

During the next 3 days, at least two more major rounds of heavy rain (4 to 8 inches or more, in addition to what has already fallen) and potentially severe thunderstorms will likely lead to widespread moderate to major flooding in the mid-South and... Read More.

Smoky Valley USD 400 Hires New Superintendent

Monday, March 31

LINDSBORG, Kan. — Smoky Valley USD 400 has named a new Superintendent of Schools.Quentin Breese, currently Superintendent of Schools for Concordia USD 333, was named at a Sunday evening special meeting by the USD 400 Board of Education to succeed Heath Hogan, who is... Read More.

McPherson Softball’s Chapman Throws No-Hitter, Bullpup Softball Sweeps Valley Center to Open 2025 Season

Wednesday, March 26

McPHERSON, Kan. - The Daryl Hoelting era of McPherson High School softball started with a dominating sweep over Valley Center Tuesday, March 25 with a 6-0 shutout in game one thanks to an Addison Chapman no-hitter and a 10-2 victory in game two.GAME ONE -... Read More.

Bullpup Varsity Baseball Earns Two Run-Rule Wins vs. Valley Center to Kick Off 2025 Season

Wednesday, March 26

McPHERSON, Kan. - McPherson High School's varsity baseball team started the 2025 season on the right foot, getting two run-rule victories over Valley Center Tuesday, March 25, winning 14-4 in five innings in game one and 11-1 in six innings in game two.GAME 1 -... Read More.

Dragons Girls Red Hot in First Half in Sub-State Win over Smoky Valley

Saturday, March 1

HALSTEAD, Kan. – In their third meeting of the season, Halstead hosted Smoky Valley in the first round of 3A Sub-State #2 in the Halstead Region in girls action Thursday night. Halstead shot 8-10 from three-point land in the first half on their way... Read More.