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Name set for new community park in Garden City
Garden City, Kan.–The City Commission has selected a name for the new community park coming to Garden City. At the August 20, City Commission meeting the Governing Body approved naming the new community park in southeast Garden City in honor of Bob Halloran and the indelible mark his tenure as Assistant City Manager and as City Manager left on the community.
Kan. man found dead in the trunk of car had just been released from jail
SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities investigating the discovery of a man's body in the trunk of a car in a vacant lot in Wichita identified the victim as 39-year-old Kyce Barnes of Wichita, according to police spokesman Andrew Ford. Barnes had a long history of crime. He spent time...
Local bank hides ticket for $5,000 on Manhattan area trail
Somewhere around Manhattan, “where hills roll wide and trails wind tight,” a briefcase holding a ticket to win $5,000 waits on a public trail for a lucky hiker to find. The ticket was hidden as a marketing and community outreach campaign by Outdoor Bank, a local bank with eleven locations in Kansas, which posts riddles, rules and more about the hunt on its social media.
New investments in KCK parks give locals more pride in their neighborhoods
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - Vandalism hit three parks around Kansas City, Kansas, during this summer. The damage was costly. Clifton Park was hit hard after someone took equipment from the spray park worth an estimated $25,000. Now, some of the city parks are getting a big financial boost to build entirely new facilities and renovate the grounds.
🏈 HutchCC home game themes announced
The Blue Dragon Athletic Department has released its home game themes for the 2024 Blue Dragon football season. Blue Dragon football, the 2020/21 NJCAA Division I national champion, is set to host six home games this fall, including a 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29 kickoff against the 2021 NJCAA national champion New Mexico Military Institute.
Joplin to hold public hearing on property tax rate
JOPLIN, Mo. — Missouri property tax bills won’t go out for another two months. But the total you have to pay is the focus right now, as cities and counties throughout southwest Missouri look at the tax rate and if that should change. For the city of Joplin,...
Topeka Country Club announces new General Manager
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Topeka Country Club (TCC) announced Dustin Newman, PGA, as the new General Manager. Mr. Newman will start effective on September 30, 2024. Dustin has built an extensive career in the golf and club management industry with his most recent role as General Manager at Fremont Hills Country Club in Nixa, Missouri.
WRHS Young Life Color Chaos
Last Friday, August 16th the Washburn Rural Young Life Club held their annual color chaos event. During this event, students play mini-games such as egg toss, relays, and other water games. Following those games students then gather around with water paint and colored powder, where they then throw the paint/powder all over each other.
Best Things Happening This Weekend in Wichita (August 23-25)
Searching for ideas on what to do in Wichita this weekend? Looking to plan ahead for something in the future? We got you covered with the Best Things Happening This Weekend In Wichita. Brought to you by The Wichita Dinner Table. The city’s newest online talk show covering all things...
Independence to Install New Lights at Riverside Park Tennis Courts
There's good news for Independence tennis players who like to play under the lights. For more than a year, twelve of the forty lights at the Riverside Park tennis courts have not been working. Independence resident Ken Brown has requested that the city repair the lights to make it possible for the courts to be used at night. Assistant City Manager Dave Cowan says the city has two options.
‘He did not just fall and die’: Lawrence mother pleads for answers about the death of her 3-year-old
Watching police swarm Lawrence Memorial Hospital as she braced herself to see her unconscious 3-year-old felt like driving into a black hole, Ilene Tolbert recalls. Ilene, now 27, was at work on Nov. 17, 2020 when she received a call from the Lawrence Police Department. Her toddler, Carter Louis Tolbert, had an apparent accident and was not responsive.
Mother, son to own new zero net energy Habitat for Humanity home in Eudora
A Eudora mother and son are set to become first-time homeowners as they prepare to move into their newly built zero net energy house. Within the next few weeks, Kathryn Gilmore and her son, Liam, will be signing the mortgage agreement for 50 Stephens Road, the 106th home built for a local family through Lawrence Habitat for Humanity.
Kansas State's football coaches take a less-is-more approach to new helmet communication
MANHATTAN — When it comes to technological advances in college athletics, sometimes less is more. At least that is the approach that Kansas State's football coaches are taking to integrating helmet communications with players on the field. ...
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