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Great Bend working on agreement for $14 million hotel & restaurant
The City of Great Bend, along with Great Bend Economic Development, is moving forward with bringing a new hotel with restaurant options to town. The deteriorating hotel on 10th Street, next to the Events Center, was torn down last winter. The former Highland Hotel was closed for more than six years before Economic Development purchased the vacant hotel in August 2022.
Kansas Casino Workers Push for Smoking Ban at Four State-Owned Facilities
A group of casino workers in Kansas are pushing for new legislation to ban smoking in state-owned casinos this week. Casinos are one of the last few establishments in the Sunflower State where smoking inside is still permitted. Local advocates, casino workers are petitioning to ban smoking inside Kansas’ four...
Exploring Kansas Outdoors: Fishing Proverbs
This week’s column is short on outdoor learnin’, but it seems to me we could all use some chuckles about now. So, if you can identify with any of the below, you probably should NOT be a fisherman. When someone hollers “Quick, get the net,” and you dive...
Author Roxie Yonkey Presents 'Historic Kansas Roadsides' in Syracuse
Roxie Yonkey, a best-selling author, will discuss her newest book, Historic Kansas Roadsides, at the Hamilton County Public Library in Syracuse. Yonkey will be at the library from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The book outlines a dozen Kansas road trips.
Barton Community College’s literary annual accepting submissions
Barton Community College’s annual literary publication, “Prairie Ink”, has begun accepting entries for its 16th edition. The editors are looking for the following types of original work to be considered for publication: fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, drama, graphic narrative, biography, photography, sketch, painting, digital art, and pictures of 3D art. Submissions will be accepted through Nov. 24 with submissions after that considered for the following edition.
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