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Beloit Blue advance in K-18 Twin Lakes League tournament
BELOIT – The K-18 Beloit Blue team entered the 2024 K-18 Twin Lakes League tournament on Monday, July 1, 2024 as the #4 seed and faced #5 Lincoln again, after Blue’s Friday, 3-4 loss. Beloit redeemed themselves as they won over Lincoln, 149, and will now advance into the Friday,
Prairie Village weighs buying church property. Could it become part of new city hall?
Prairie Village is considering purchasing a church property on Mission Road that could become part of a still-evolving plan to build a new city hall. At a special city council work session on Monday, discussion of the church appeared to inadvertently come up as councilmembers were hearing about a slightly revised site design layout for a new prospective $30 million city hall plan that the city has been discussing for more than a year.
SCCC to Hold Interviews for Associate VP of Athletics
LIBERAL, Kan. — Seward County Community College invites the community to meet with three candidates for the newly-created position of Associate Vice President of Athletics next week on campus. The candidates for the position will visit the College next week, Monday July 8 through Wednesday, July 10. The interview...
Kansas Children’s Discovery Center hosts Independence Day parade for kids
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Kansas Children’s Discovery Center is holding an early Independence Day party Wednesday to help kids celebrate the holiday. Children are marching along in the musical parade from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on July 3. All retired and active duty military personnel and their dependent family members can get in to […]
Abilene's Old-Fashioned Fourth of July celebration at Eisenhower Park
Get ready for a star-spangled celebration as Abilene invites everyone to an Old-Fashioned Fourth of July event at Eisenhower Park this Thursday. The family-friendly celebration is packed with activities and entertainment for all ages, promising a full day of fun, laughter, and community spirit. Early Morning Excitement. The day kicks...
Lawrence man sentenced for 2023 aggravated battery conviction
Douglas County District Attorney Suzanne Valdez announced today that a Lawrence man was sentenced to 21 months in the Kansas Department of Corrections for his involvement in a 2023 aggravated battery charge.
Lawrence woman set to serve time for boyfriend’s fentanyl-related death
LAWRENCE, Kan. (KCTV) - A Lawrence woman is set to spend time in prison after she pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the fentanyl-related death of her boyfriend. Douglas County District Attorney Suzanne Valdez announced on Wednesday, July 3, that Chloe L. Colby, 23, of Lawrence, pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter and conspiracy to commit unlawful distribution of a controlled substance. The move follows the death of a 21-year-old Lawrence man.
Patriot Parade and fireworks show headline July 4 festivities
On Thursday, July 4, the annual Patriot Parade will march north on Main St. from Avenue B to 12th Ave beginning at 10 a.m. Spectators are invited to bring lawn chairs and sit along the route. Eagle Media, the event's sponsor, will have a viewing area south of their offices at 825 N Main St.
Lawsuit over rejected Shawnee apartment plan could go to Kansas Supreme Court
A lawsuit between the city of Shawnee and a Johnson County-based development company may find its way to the Kansas Supreme Court. Attorneys for Austin Homes, a development company owned by Greg Prieb, are now appealing an April decision by the Kansas Court of Appeals that ruled in favor of the city after it denied developers’ application five years ago to build a multi-family project near Johnson Drive and K-7 Highway.
Love, Kansas initiative has Hutch as pilot community
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Kansas Department of Commerce launched an initiative called Love, Kansas at an event in Manhattan on Monday. "It really came out of the recognition that our department of commerce had done some work to see, I think 79 of the 105 counties in Kansas have lost population since 2020," said Hutchinson/Reno County Chamber of Commerce CEO Debra Teufel. "That's just a downward trend that we have to battle every day as we're losing population. How do we get then people to go into jobs? Really at the grassroots level, ask people who live here, who have graduated from here to reach out to their past classmates that maybe have moved away from Kansas and invite them to come back and tell them the good things happening here and why they might want to consider moving back to Kansas. That really is a grassroots effort, but they have asked several pilot communities across the state to be a part of it."
United Way of Reno County announces campaign co-chairs
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — United Way of Reno County is exited to announce that Keith and Angie Zwickl have accepted the roles of Campaign Co-Chairs for the 2024-25 community-wide giving campaign. As local business owners, and involved in a number of non-profit organizations in Reno County, the Zwickls bring experience and passion to help drive charitable giving through United Way this coming campaign season.
Ex-Kansas stars Chalmers, Collins file class-action lawsuit vs. NCAA, others over March Madness
NEW YORK (AP) — Kansas stars Mario Chalmers and Sherron Collins are among 16 former men’s college basketball players who have sued the NCAA and multiple conferences, claiming they are profiting from the unauthorized use of their names, images and likenesses in promoting and monetizing the March Madness tournament.
Man dead, 3 hurt as storm tears through Wilson Lake, flipping campers
WILSON, Kan. (KAKE) - One person person is dead and three others were hurt when a severe storm hit Wilson Lake overnight, flipping campers parked at the lake for Independence Day. Russel County Sheriff Andrew Van Der Wege said numerous 911 calls were received after the storm hit at approximately...
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