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Celebrate Lindsborg’s Swedish heritage at Svensk Hyllningsfest
With visitors coming from around the world in numbers that more than triple the town's population, the biennial Svensk Hyllningsfest is back this month in Lindsborg, Kansas' own "Little Sweden." Meaning "Swedish Honoring Festival," Hyllningsfest, founded in 1941, takes place…
Students building bridges across the American divide (Dodge City featured on CBS Sunday Morning)
High school grads participating in the American Exchange Project are sent on a free, week-long trip to a hometown very different from their own – crossing boundaries of blue and red states to find grey areas of common ground.... Under…
Salina hosts state tennis for first time in 20 years. A community effort made it possible
Salina will host top high school tennis players from across the state this weekend for the first time in two decades. The Kansas State High School Activities Association's 5A Girls State Tennis Tournament will be held in Salina for the…
Overland Park Police completes international trust building initiative
Overland Park has taken a number of steps aimed at building trust in the community, all outlined in an international police pledge. The Trust Building Campaign initiative, which the department embarked on earlier this year, is through the International Association…
Lane County using unique method to address housing issues
There has been a push in Lane County to build more homes, and the Lane County Community Foundation has an interesting way of achieving that goal. The foundation and the "Dighton Builds The Future" initiative are fundraising for the efforts…
Quindaro Ruins in Kansas City, Kansas, are one step closer to National Historic Landmark status
Before local preservationists focused attention on the decaying ruins of the town of Quindaro in the 1980s, the overgrown and largely forgotten site, hidden on the bluffs overlooking the Missouri River, was nearly turned into a landfill. Since then, community…
Stevens County Fire Department teams up for Fire Prevention Week
The Stevens County Fire Department is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®) — the official sponsor of Fire Prevention WeekTM (FPW) for more than 100 years — to promote this year’s FPW campaign, “Cooking safety starts with…
Kansas on track for $2.6 billion state revenue surplus, $1.6 billion stash in rainy-day fund
Kansas budget director Adam Proffitt said Tuesday the state government was on track to meet revenue projections necessary to create a $2.6 billion ending balance in the current fiscal year and reinforce the state’s financial position with $1.6 billion in…
Winfield City Lake at lowest level since 1992, new way to track levels
Winfield City Lake is at its lowest level since 1992. The City of Winfield says this is because of the extended drought conditions in Cowley County and the Upper Timber Creek Watershed Area. "The City of Winfield addresses its short-term water shortage…
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