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Cherokee County Fair kicks off with focus on 4-H and FFA
COLUMBUS, Kan. — For nearly a century, an annual fair has been highlighting area youth, all while providing entertainment for folks in Cherokee County. It’s all through the 96th annual Cherokee County Fair, which returned Tuesday at the fairgrounds in Columbus. A plethora of events are on the...
Sporting KC soccer stars team up to open new Overland Park padel club
Thanks to six Kansas City soccer stars, an increasingly popular racket sport will soon mark its Johnson County debut. Several former and current Sporting Kansas City players — Johnny Russell, Daniel Salloi, Andreu Fontas, Roger Espinoza, Graham Zusi and Uri Rosell — have teamed up to open La Casa Del Padel, a new padel club in Overland Park, later this summer.
Hays High Athletics Hall of Fame Ticket Sale Reminder
The Hays High Athletics Hall of Fame will be inducting their third class of in August. Eight individuals make up the class of 2024. Information about the inductees can be found at the Hays High Athletics Hall of Fame Facebook page. A banquet to will be held to honor the...
Neodesha City Commission Approves Resolution for Downtown Improvements
The City of Neodesha takes the first step toward a downtown renovation. At this week's City Commission meeting, commissioners heard from representatives from the Griffith Group. The group wants to renovate the Brown Hotel in downtown Neodesha by turning it into apartments and office space. A representative from Neodesha's bond counsel Triplett, Woolf & Garretson Andrew Kovar says the resolution before the commission signals the city's willingness to proceed with the project.
Commission OKs new senior living facility south of Lake Olathe
A senior living facility with skilled nursing and assisted living services planned near Lake Olathe is one step closer to reality. Earlier this week, the Olathe Planning Commission voted 8-0 in favor of the preliminary site development plan for Destiny Senior Living, proposed at 25370 W. 143rd St. Commissioner Chip Corcoran was absent from the meeting.
Kansas Wetlands Education Center hosting meteor shower watch party
The Kansas Wetlands Education Center (KWEC) invites the public to join its staff for a free, family-friendly meteor shower watch party on Friday, Aug. 9, from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. This annual event celebrates the end of summer as the Earth passes through the dust and debris of the Swift-Tuttle comet, creating a spectacular display of meteors or “shooting stars” in the night sky.
City Beverage presents check to Food Bank of Reno County
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — City Beverage presented the Food Bank of Reno County with a check on Wednesday. Vice President of City Beverage, Chris Welsh, along with other representatives from City Beverage presented a check for $4,450.00. "It means a lot to be able to give back to the community,"...
Paxton: Please fill out housing survey
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — City of Hutchinson Housing Program Coordinator Carissa Paxton spoke to the Board of County Commissioners on Wednesday about the survey that is out for anyone in the county to take. "What I am asking for is participation in the Reno County Housing Survey," Paxton said. "Reno...
Report: Kansas hires former Iowa assistant Kelton Copeland
Kansas reportedly hired former Iowa assistant coach Kelton Copeland as an analyst, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. “Sources: Kansas has hired former Iowa assistant Kelton Copeland as an analyst,” Thamel wrote on Twitter. “He will assist with the wide receivers, as a late addition to the 2024 staff. Copeland has worked at Iowa, Northern Illinois […] The post Report: Kansas hires former Iowa assistant Kelton Copeland appeared first on On3.
Barton ranked #2 in the nation for best athletic department
Mark it seven straight years that Barton Community College has finished as one of the top three most successful athletic programs in the country. The National Alliance of Two Year College Athletics Administrators (NATYCAA) judges all community colleges across the country on how their teams finish at national competitions. Barton Athletic Director Trevor Rolfs said the Cougars athletic department finished second in the nation for the 2023-2024 school year.
SCCC Foundation Receives Record-Breaking Gift from Pepper Trust
LIBERAL, Kan. — The Seward County Community College Foundation has received its largest-ever single donation, a gift of $825,291.76 from the Clifford and Irene Pepper estate. The funds will be managed locally and provide the corpus for an endowed scholarship for students enrolled in career and tech education programs.
43 SCCC Athletes Earn NJCAA All Academic Honors
Liberal, Kansas – Following the 2023-24 Academic calendar year, Seward County had 43 student-athletes recognized in the NJCAA with All-Academic honors after putting in the hard work in the classroom to keep their grades up to at least a 3.60 throughout the entire academic year. Student-athletes who maintained a...
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