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Efforts to draw film industry to Kansas may not be the blockbuster lawmakers envision
Imagine a movie you’re eager to see. How many negative reviews would it take for you to decide not to see it?. Film tax credits are the public policy version of that bad movie. All the reviews are scathing — yet state legislators keep buying slick Hollywood pitches.
BAM planning baseball mural at Al Burns Field in Great Bend
If you build it, they will come. The famous line from "Field of Dreams" is often applied to any development project. In Great Bend, it can actually apply to baseball. Considerable renovations have been made to Al Burns Field at Veterans Park, home of the Great Bend Bat Cats. Barton Arts Movement (BAM) Co-Chair Andrea Bauer said the new dugout at the baseball field was a perfect spot for the next mural.
Through tradition and trade, tribe in rural Kansas works to reclaim its food sovereignty
IOWA TRIBE OF KANSAS AND NEBRASKA RESERVATION, Kansas — For those who live on the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska’s reservation in the rural northeast corner of Kansas, access to healthy food can be a challenge, to put it mildly. The closest grocery store is about a...
Red Lobster locations close, bidding starts at $1
KANSAS (KSNT) – On Monday, Red Lobster announced more than 50 locations nationwide would close as the company reduces its footprint. The starting price for the restaurants? $1. 27 News contacted auction company TAGeX Brands for more information about the auctions. The locations are being sold in their entirety with the auction winners receiving all […]
Through tradition and trade, tribe in rural Kansas works to reclaim its food sovereignty
IOWA TRIBE OF KANSAS AND NEBRASKA RESERVATION, Kansas — For those who live on the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska’s reservation in the rural northeast corner of Kansas, access to healthy food can be a challenge, to put it mildly. The closest grocery store is about a...
New management, Hoisington pool ready for opening day
The submission deadline for pool forms with the City of Hoisington was May 1. The forms allow Hoisington citizens access to the pool all summer without getting charged each time they go. With residents allowed four guest passes as well, Hoisington City Manager Jonathan Mitchell said more than 3,000 names were submitted.
Free lunch and grand opening for Great Bend’s ninja course
Free lunch, giveaways and a ninja course…May 30 is shaping out to be a whale of a day. The Great Bend Recreation Commission announced a grand opening for their newest features at the My Backyard Playground will begin at 11:45 a.m. on May 30. Great Bend Rec Executive Director...
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