Annual John Heinrichs Scholarly and Creative Activity Days set for April 17-21
By FHSU University Communications HAYS, Kan. – Students, staff, and faculty will participate in the 18th annual John Heinrichs Scholarly and Creative Activity Days (SACAD), hosted by Fort Hays State University. This event celebrates the research, scholarly, and creative work conducted by varied disciplines within the university. Special activities will include a creative works […]
K-State unveils expanded Kansas Garden Guide
Popular guide aims to help gardeners in state’s challenging growing conditions By Pat Melgares, K-State Research and Extension news service MANHATTAN, Kan. – A popular guide to gardening in Kansas has undergone a major makeover that one of its authors said helps to “better reflect the needs and experiences of a wide range of Kansas […]
Kansas Profile – Now That’s Rural: Carolyn Dunn, rural grocery
By Ron Wilson, director of the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development at Kansas State University “Nothing changes if nothing changes.” That quote was cited by K-State sportswriter D. Scott Fritchen in an article about a young ballplayer who used the transfer portal and became an impact player at her new school. The young […]
FHSU Center for Applied Technology Ribbon-Cutting Thursday, April 6
By: FHSU FoundationHAYS, Kan. – After years of planning and construction, Fort Hays State University will unveil its innovative student-created charging station during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 6 at 3:30 p.m. in front of the Center for Applied Technology on the FHSU campus. The public is welcome to attend the ribbon-cutting and hear […]
FHSU senior wins Faulkner Challenge
By: FHSU FoundationHAYS, Kan. – “TransFortified,” an entrepreneurial business plan created by PJ Stauffer, won first place at the 2023 Faulkner Challenge for a Better Future at Fort Hays State University. Stauffer, a senior drawing major and graduate of Beloit High School, received a $6,000 first-place cash award for his presentation. Stauffer’s business is a […]
Fort Riley provides an update on March 20 gate incident
Following the March 20 incident at Trooper gate, Fort Riley, the civilian Department of the Army Security Guard, a 62-year-old male, remains assigned to administrative duties. The 22-year-old male civilian suspect who was driving the vehicle that struck the active vehicle barrier was medically released from Irwin Army Community Hospital March 21. The Department of […]
Topeka Angler Sets New Kansas Record for Crappie
SHAWNEE – 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 Parkhurst know that what loomed beneath the surface, ready to strike, would break a Kansas state record set the very same month, nearly 60 years prior. The enormous white crappie […]
People in Kansas City, Lawrence and Topeka: You Can Get a Good Tree for Killing a Bad One
KCUR | By Celia Llopis-Jepsen Published April 4, 2023 at 11:19 AM CDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Celia Llopis-Jepsen/Kansas News Service They’re called Bradford pears, Callery pears and about two dozen other names. Scientists say it’s time to remove these trees, because they’re wreaking havoc. Here’s one way to help in Kansas and Missouri. It’s the perfect […]
Barton Music Department to present vocal masterclass and recital featuring Dr. Jared Hiscock
April 3, 2023 Story by Joe Vinduska The Barton Music Department will host Dr. Jared Hiscock, Director of Performance, at Hastings College in Nebraska as part of an evening of music that will feature a masterclass portion and recital from 4:30-6:30 p.m. April 12 in the Dorothy Moses Morrison Chapel. The event is free and […]
Attempted Murder (LEO) Agg. Assault of LEO
On April 1, 2023 at about 2:20 AM a Hoisington police officer was investigating a suspicious vehicle near a business in the City of Hoisington. The officer attempted to stop the vehicle at which point it fled eastbound on K4 highway at a high rate of speed. During the pursuit, the Hoisington officer reported on […]