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Family-owned grocery store brings essentials to tiny NW Kansas town
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A town of about 250 people in Gove County welcomed a big-time addition to its small business community. A new store saves people in and near the northwest county town of Grinnell from piling miles on their vehicles just to get the essentials. “Out here, your...
Installing Green Infrastructure at 47th Street and Fort Hamilton Parkway
Today crews were spotted installing Green Infrastructure at 47th Street and Fort Hamilton Parkway. This comes just a week after officials from the Department of Design and Construction and the Department of Environmental Protection celebrated the construction for the new Green Infrastructure project at 12th Ave and 37th Street. As...
Family had to surrender sweet huskies. Now ‘built-in’ best friends need home together
When a family welcomed a new baby, they had to surrender two “happy and sweet” huskies to a New York shelter. Now, the “built-in” best friends are looking for a new home, Anita’s Stevens Swan Humane Society said in a July 17 Facebook post. “We...
Vendors wanted for September annual craft fair in Grainfield
GRAINFIELD — The annual craft fair will be held in Grainfield September 21 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. It is held in the 1887 opera house. We are looking for venders now who would like to book a space with us. Cost of a booth is $25.00 for an 8x10 ft. space.
Junction City Manager retires
Junction City Manager Allen Dinkel retired Wednesday after approximately nine and a half years in that job. He has completed about 35 years of career city management service that began March 1, 1989 in Oakley. During a program at the Municipal Building the City's HR Director Tammy Melton noted that...
Fleet Park team is one step away from Little League World Series
Gabriel Rapisardi felt everything click in a game earlier this year. Fleet Park Little League's Junior All-Stars faced bases loaded with no outs. It was the bottom of the seventh inning. Give up a single run and they’d miss out on regionals. Pitcher Jayden Williams dug deep and, with...
Longtime Junction City Manager Retires
After nearly nine and a half years as Junction City Manager, Allen Dinkel retired on Wednesday, July 17th, concluding a 35-year career in city management that began in Oakley in 1989. During a ceremony at the Municipal Building, HR Director Tammy Melton praised Dinkel’s unwavering commitment to the city. Colleagues presented him with gifts, including a framed certificate and a street sign.
Two seriously injured in crash after tire comes off SUV on I-70 in western Kansas
QUINTER, Kan. (WIBW) - Two people from Missouri were seriously injured in a crash that occurred after a tire came off the sport utility vehicle they were in on Interstate 70 in western Kansas, authorities said. The crash was reported at 2:40 p.m. Sunday on eastbound I-70 in Gove County,...
2 hospitalized after rear tire came off SUV on Interstate 70
GOVE COUNTY —Two people were injured in an accident just after 2:30p.m. Sunday in Gove County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2011 Ford Expedition driven by Tod A Huddleston, 62, St. Charles, Missouri, was eastbound on Interstate 70 approximately five miles east of Quinter. The driver lost control...
Cleanup ongoing month after storm slams Hoxie
HOXIE, Kan. (KWCH) - Cleanup efforts continue in Hoxie one month since a storm slammed the Sheridan County community with powerful wind and large hail, leaving behind thousands of dollars worth of damage. Walking through Hoxie, street by street, you’ll see homes completely boarded up and vehicles with broken windshields...
Kyler Johnson Ready for Home State Weekend Amid Third National Tour Season
Kyler Johnson’s Sprint Car career began for the same reason as many other drivers: he wanted to be just like dad. That goal evolved into to a full-time career with the American Sprint Car Series National Tour for the Quinter, KS native. “My dad [Cody] ran Sprint Cars for...
Tri-Lakes news briefs for July 10, 2024
Authorities are investigating the crash of a vintage biplane in northwest Kansas that killed two Colorado residents. The 1934 WACO YKC single-engine biplane crashed into a field around 10 miles (16 kilometers) north of Hoxie in Sheridan County around 6:10 p.m. on June 30, the Kansas Highway Patrol said. The...
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