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Bee Jays Open this Weekend at the NBC
The Liberal Bee Jays will play in the 2024 NBC World Series at Wichita State University. They play Saturday at 3pm against the Derby Twins, Sunday at 3pm against the San Diego Stars, and Tuesday night at 8:30 against the Boulder Collegians. The games will air on 1270 and 92.3.
Feeling more like July, hazy conditions
Another cool morning with temperatures falling into the middle to upper 60s. Just like the last two mornings, we could see some patchy fog development in some areas as winds are light and variable. Heat looks to build in today as temperatures reach into the middle 90s. This is the...
Grant will help IdeaTek connect rural Marion, Butler counties
BUHLER, Kan. — IdeaTek, a leading fiber internet provider in Kansas, is taking a significant step toward bridging the digital divide in Marion and Butler counties thanks to a $900,000 grant awarded by the Kansas Office of Broadband Development. The grant will fund the construction of approximately 40 miles...
The Purple Door Moves to Clay Center
Photo courtesy of The Purple Door’s Facebook Page. The Purple Door has moved from Miltonvale to Clay Center. Now located at 406 Lincoln Avenue in Clay Center, the paint-your-own-pottery studio will have a soft opening and ribbon cutting August 3rd at 10:30 a.m. The studio will also have a...
2025 Five-Star G Meleek Thomas Lists Two Big 12 Schools on Cutdown List
On Tuesday, two teams from the Big 12 Conference were listed on the final seven cutdown list for 2025 five-star guard Meleek Thomas. A pair of in-state rivals, Kansas and Kansas State, earned spots on Thomas’ list, alongside UConn, Alabama, Pittsburgh, Auburn, and Arkansas. Coming out of Overtime Elite...
Biden addresses U.S. for the first time since dropping out of the race
TOPEKA (KSNT) – President Joe Biden is addressing the United States for the first time since announcing he is dropping out of the presidential race in November. Wednesday, July 24, Biden is speaking to Americans for the first time since announcing he will not seek reelection in 2024. Biden announced on social media on Sunday, […]
Kansas Braces for High Heat and Dry Conditions, Possible Storms Saturday
Wichita, KS – Kansas residents should prepare for scorching temperatures and dry conditions this week. The National Weather Service in Wichita predicts highs in the 90s, potentially reaching near 100 degrees next week. A slight chance of storms (20%) is expected Saturday in southeast Kansas. According to the National...
Concerns voiced at city meeting on tree ordinance
(KNZA)--A Hiawatha resident appeared before the Hiawatha City Commission Monday evening to express his concerns about the city's tree ordinance. John Schum, who lives at 306 North 5th Street, said he recently had a tree fall in the public right-of-way on his property and was notified by the city he was responsible for its removal.
Attention, young Kansas voters: You can make a difference. You already have.
Just two years ago, Kansans were faced with a state constitutional amendment that would have removed the right to an abortion and allowed lawmakers to ban the procedure entirely. On Aug. 2, 2022, the nation was stunned when Kansas voted against that amendment. We made history as the first state in the nation to vote […] The post Attention, young Kansas voters: You can make a difference. You already have. appeared first on Kansas Reflector.
Riverfest draws bigger crowd, despite button price increase
WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - Even with a higher price to get into Riverfest, people showed up in droves. Festival leaders insist the crowds for 2024 was larger than last year, even as some weren't happy about shelling out more to get in. Riverfest button prices went up by $5 for...
Bob Marcum, AD at Kansas, South Carolina, UMass and Marshall, has died at age 87
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Bob Marcum, who served as athletic director at Kansas, South Carolina, UMass and Marshall, has died a few days after suffering a stroke. He was 87. South Carolina, UMass and Marshall’s athletic departments all announced Marcum’s death Wednesday, a day after he died. Arkansas coach John Calipari, who worked under Marcum at Massachusetts, posted on social media Sunday that Marcum was hospitalized after complications from a stroke. C alipari posted about Marcum’s death Tuesday, saying the two spent time together in the hospital. “We talked about our time together at UMass, he as AD and me his coach,” Calipari wrote. “We laughed cried and prayed.”
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