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Pye-Barker Acquires Garden City Fire & Safety in Southwest Kansas
Pye-Barker Fire & Safety has acquired Garden City Fire & Safety, expanding its reach to communities and businesses in southwest Kansas. Through the partnership, Pye-Barker grows its Kansas customer base for long-term fire protection service, inspections, testing and maintenance. Family-owned and operated, Garden City Fire & Safety, located in Garden...
Horse Soldier Coming Back to Abilene
An American hero will roll back into Abilene for the Central Kansas Free Fair at the end of July. Kansas native Mark Nutsch now lives in Leavenworth and joined in on the KSAL Morning News with a look back at a group of US Army Green Berets he led in freeing Afghanistan from Taliban rule in 2001, after the 9-11 attacks. His unit spent months on horseback fighting alongside Uzbek cavalrymen to take down the Taliban.
Government surplus commodities distribution July 23
Government Surplus Commodities will be distributed in Hays at:. Unite Free Shelves (Inside The Gamers Guild) 200 E 8th Street in Hays, KS, Tuesday, July 23rd from 7:30AM-9:00AM. Commodities will be distributed on a first-come-first-serve basis until we run out. Doors will not open until 7:30AM. To be eligible for...
'90 Day Fiance' couple Emily Bieberly and Kobe Blaise have bought a house in Kansas
90 Day Fiance couple Emily Bieberly and Kobe Blaise have bought a house and moved out of her parents' home. Emily and Kobe just announced they're expecting their third child together on 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After?'s Season 8 episode that aired Sunday night on TLC. RELATED LINK: '90...
Police: 15-year-old shot man walking with his wife in Kansas park
SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement are investigating a 15-year-old in connection with a shooting during an altercation with a man and his wife who were taking a walk. Just before 11:30 p.m. Monday, police responded to a report of a large disturbance at 100 S. Saint Francis in Wichita, according to Officer Juan Rebolledo.
County commission forum shows differences
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutchinson/Reno County Chamber of Commerce held a candidate forum on Tuesday night, July 16 at the Stringer Fine Arts Center on the HutchCC campus. The overarching theme of the night in all races was limiting the size of county government and reducing property taxes when possible, but not everyone saw that as an equal possibility.
Wichita jailer was ‘amped up,’ antagonized loud inmate before beating, affidavit says
In all, former Sedgwick County Jail deputy Kymbal A. Britt, 19, punched the inmate at least five times on April 22, according to an arrest affidavit. He is charged with misdemeanor battery.
HaysMed celebrates Registered Nurse Residency Program graduates
Twenty registered nurses were recently honored at HaysMed for graduating from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Registered Nurse (RN) Residency Program. The program included a year-long practice introduction that was filled with many accomplishments along the way. The nurses in the ANCC Registered Nurse Residency Program at HaysMed began...
KOERNER: Dining with Diabetes wrap up
Cottonwood Extension District brought the diabetes education program Dining with Diabetes to Ellis County for the first time in June. Monique Koerner and Karissa Winkel, Family and Community Wellness Agents were trained in 2023 and introduced the program to Hays last month. Dining with Diabetes is a national extension program...
Former Wichita State basketball player Henry Carr dies
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Henry Carr, who played basketball at Wichita State from 1983-87 and was the brother of former WSU star and NBA player Antoine Carr, died early Tuesday morning, according to a social media post from Antoine Carr. Like his older brother Antoine, Henry played at Wichita Heights...
YMCA to be built on land donated by HRHS at 20th and Lorraine
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Greater Wichita YMCA and Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System (HRHS) announced Tuesday a partnership that will bring a new state-of-the-art Hutchinson YMCA facility to Reno County. The future 75,000-square-foot Y branch will be located on land donated by HRHS to the Y near the intersection of 20th Street and Lorraine; it will replace the Hutchinson Y’s current location at 716 E 13th Ave.
HutchCC football team ranked No. 1 in Gridiron JC ‘Dirty Thirty’
The Hutchinson Blue Dragon football team is ranked No. 1 in the JCGridiron.com “Dirty Thirty” National Junior College preseason poll. HutchCC lost to East Mississippi in the NJCAA Division I semifinals last year, posted a 10-1 record and placed fourth in the final JCGridiron Poll. Iowa Western is...
KU’s Cranton, Shojinaga embrace remarkable stories which led to selections in MLB draft
LAWRENCE (KSNT) – KU baseball did not have a single player selected in the MLB draft from 2020-2023. In the 2024 rounds, six Jayhawks were picked. The first two selected, Hunter Cranton and Kodey Shojinaga, both share incredible stories of growth in Lawrence. Cranton was the first KU product off the board, going in round […]
Leavenworth community grappling with waste control issues at landmark
After complaints of slow trash pickup, one sanitation company is proposing a new transfer station to speed things up. However, not everyone likes the location the company wants, since it threatens a local landmark.
When school starts in Lawrence and more you should know for 2024-25 in USD 497
Here’s info on when students go back to Lawrence Public Schools, school supply lists, when breaks are scheduled and much more for the 2024-25 school year. The first day of school for kindergarten through 12th grade in Lawrence Public Schools is Wednesday, Aug. 14. Kindergarten, sixth grade and ninth...
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