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Sky Ryders Drum Corps are back in Hutchinson
By Kate Irelan Most people know what a half-time show at a high school football game is like. The student band does an incredible job performing, entertaining, and energizing the crowd. Take that experience and amp it up to a Super Bowl level of six […]
🎤Hays Commission says no to Ellis Co. Historical Society increased funding request
Hays city commissioners said no Thursday to the Ellis County Historical Society's request for doubled city funding in 2025. In an appearance before the commission last month, executive director Amanda Rupp presented the group's request, one of nine nonprofit groups asking for city funds. The historical society requested $42,272, slightly...
Computer Outage Impacts Local Services
A worldwide computer outage impacted some State of Kansas and local Saline County services on Friday. According to the State of Kansas, a software update from vendor partner CrowdStrike impacted services for Executive Branch agencies. CrowdStrike, a vendor partner, deployed an update late Thursday evening and into the early morning hours of Friday, impacting servers and computers. CrowdStrike has provided fixes, and OITS is working closely with them and the Executive Branch agencies to remediate any issues. This is a global problem, impacting many beyond Kansas.
RACE DAY INFO: Everything You Need to Watch for with the United Rebel Sprint Series
7/20/2024 Hutchinson, Kan (www.urssracing.com) - It’s Race Day with the United Rebel Sprint Series presented by RacinDirt.Com, and here’s everything you need to know. Preliminary action kicked off Friday evening at the historic half-mile track in Hutchinson, Kansas, as 17 Rebels checked into the Kansas State Fairgrounds. In both KansasLand Tire Service Heat Races, Jeremy Campbell and Ty Williams were able to grab the win and a $500 bonus as well.
Post Rock Foundation Granted Second Match
The Post Rock Community Foundation is giving donors a chance to “Double the Impact” this summer thanks to grant funds from the Patterson Family Foundation. Donations made to the Post Rock Community Action Fund through August 15, 2024 will be matched up to $13,320. The Patterson Family Foundation...
Lenexa Rotary Club's 'Cans for Kids' fundraiser aims to support foster children with school supplies
LENEXA, Kan. — Fred Spears of the Lenexa Rotary Club is spearheading a unique fundraiser, "Cans for Kids," to raise money to purchase school supplies for children in foster families. "The board said, 'Yes, let's do that,'" Spears said. The campaign, which started a week ago, has already seen...
Girard’s Aiden Troike Announces Commitment to John Wood Community College
GIRARD, KS — Girard’s Aiden Troike announced on social that he will be continuing his basketball career and committing to John Wood Community College. Troike had a big senior year for the Trojans this past season. He finished the season averaging 16 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds and 2 steals per game. Troike was a […]
Pete Hughes Calls Kansas State AD Gene Taylor ‘Best He’s Ever Met’
While it’s no secret that Kansas State AD Gene Taylor is one of the nation’s best at running a successful college athletics program, Kansas State head baseball coach Pete Hughes raved about his boss and hammered home what makes him so special. “There’s no one like him in...
Kansas Evening Forecast: Storms and Below Average Temperatures into Next Week
Wichita, KS – The US National Weather Service in Wichita has issued an evening forecast predicting hit-or-miss showers and storms continuing through the weekend and into the beginning of next week. Storm chances are expected to gradually move eastward each day, bringing much-needed rain to several areas across Kansas.
Cyber outage forces all Kansas driver’s license stations to close
TOPEKA (KSNT) – A major technology outage caused disruptions across the world, and here in Kansas. One of the most notable closures was driver’s license offices. Friday, driver’s license stations across the Sunflower State were shut down with no advance notice, leaving people upset. Cindy Collins made a trip to the office and was surprised to […]
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