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Turf Wars: tips to maintain lawn goals

The petite purple blooms of wild violets, often seen in lawns across Kansas this time of year, serve as a food source to bees...

Public Invited to Give, Celebrate Generosity on Match Day

As a highlight of Hutchinson Community Foundation’s 35th year of serving Reno County, Match Day, the popular day of community generosity, returns May 1...

National commodity groups call on ITC to nix herbicide duty petition

Leaders from the American Soybean Association, National Association of Wheat Growers, National Barley Growers Association, National Corn Growers Association, National Sorghum Producers and the...

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Histoplasmosis in Reno County

The Reno County Health Department has seen a few Histoplasmosis cases this year already, so they wanted to send out information about the infection...

Kansas Microbrewers have greater access to restaurants, bars and stores under new law

Gov. Laura Kelly signed a bill allowing small craft breweries to directly sell to retailers, restaurants and bars. Kansas, like most other states, uses a...

Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad to become official Kansas heritage railroad

Kansas will soon have an official state heritage railroad and it's in the historic city of Abilene. A week ago, the Kansas Legislature passed HB2481,...

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Monarch butterflies just took a big hit. Midwesterners may see few of them this year

Celia Llopis-Jepsen Kansas New Service Butterfly enthusiasts in the eastern half of North America will have to look harder this spring and summer to spot the winged migrants that have become...

Topeka Angler Sets New Kansas Record for Crappie

Topeka resident, Bobby Parkhurst, was fishing at Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake No. 2 when the catch-of-a-lifetime came into contact with his lure. Little did...

Free Deer Tags May Cost More Than We Think

All Kansas sportsmen should be very concerned about a new bill that has been introduced in our legislature. House Bill 2079 states that the...

9 OF THE BEST HIKES IN KANSAS

By Roots Rated on Oct. 15, 2022 When it comes to hiking, Kansas should be on every outdoor lovers’ list. It’s the ideal place for day hikers or...

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