ReConnect Program Webinars FY2022 Interested to learn more about our Rural Development ReConnect Program? USDA will host four webinars covering the ReConnect Program Regulation and the recently announced ReConnect Program FY2022 Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA). ReConnect Program Regulation Webinar  We will present this webinar twice. The second presentation will provide the same information as the first one; no new information will be added to the second session. Please register for the session that's most convenient for you. Tuesday, November 9, 2021 from 2:00PM to 3:30PM Eastern Register here! Tuesday, November 16, 2021 from 2:00PM to 3:30PM Eastern Register here! ReConnect Program [...]

On October 2, a ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the official opening of the M.T. Art Environment visitor center near Mullinville. Director Ann Dixson said she was relieved and happy that those scissors she held signified the grand opening that she as site steward and director was long planning for and working toward steadily. “We served cookies at the grand opening event that had little hearts on them because M.T. liked to make heart shapes in his sculptural works,” Dixson said. Myron Thomas (M.T.) Liggett became famous for creating politically charged, sometimes comic or slightly infuriating metal totems and whirligigs. He has created [...]

On Friday, Stage 9 Hutchinson volunteers made history come alive as tour guides lead patrons around downtown, from Avenue A to Second Street, to see Hutchinson’s historical sites during their If Walls Could Talk event. Each location provided either a live performance or a pre-recorded performance to teach residents and tourists about each buildings’ history. Hutchinson, founded in 1871, has a long history, with multiple buildings that have stood the test of time. “Imagine!” Stage 9 Hutchinson volunteer performer Rachel Hein said. “This place was once a glittering hotel and restaurant in 1889,” she told the guests of the If Walls [...]

From Hays to Great Bend to Lecompton, small towns across the state increasingly turn to larger-than-life works of art to inspire pride among residents and attract tourists. And as more towns blaze this artistic trail, the economic benefits of murals — and the roadmap to getting them done — come into focus. Miller, an artist who has lived and worked in Hays for the past 10 years, is putting the finishing touches on a painting that depicts Indigenous bison dancers from tribes who once used the western Kansas plains as hunting grounds. Source: CJonline

Being tucked away in western Reno County and having less than 100 residents, is not stopping Abbyville from achieving national recognition. Last week, the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association nominated the Abbyville Frontier Days PRCA Rodeo as one of the top five small rodeos of the year. National recognition did not stop there. Two of the town's natives are also nominated. Haley (Rumford) Bridwell and Justin Rumford are once again in the top five in the nation for secretary and clown. Source: Hutch News

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