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The Kansas Sampler Foundation announces the winners of the 8 Wonders of Kansas Architecture.More than 8,000 votes were cast over seven weeks to decide the eight best from a slate of 24 finalists.

The Inman-based Kansas Sampler Foundation announced the winners of the 8 Wonders of Kansas Architecture Monday.

Miles of bronze-colored wheat fields, threatening gray skies and combines belching clouds of dust have long symbolized the Kansas wheat harvest.

The Kansas Sampler Foundation recently announced the 24 finalists for its 8 Wonders of Kansas Architecture contest.

A 5-year-old Inman girl was killed in an accident in Rice County last night. The Kansas Highway Patrol said the accident happened on Kansas Highway 14.

“We will certainly have ballots, and I will get them to the Chamber, air museum and Coronado Museum, also”

The Kansas Sampler Foundation announced Friday the 24 finalists for the 8 Wonders of Kansas Architecture at the Kansas Sampler Center near Inman. via Southwest Daily Times

“This is a tremendous group of finalists. We have everything from a clay brick house to a hyperbolic paraboloid church. We hope people will travel across the state to see these amazing structures before they vote.”

The Peter Paul Loewen House is one of 24 finalists in the '8 Wonders of Kansas Architecture' contest sponsored by the Kansas Sampler Foundation. via Hillsboro Free Press

“This is a tremendous group of finalists”

Two buildings in Topeka are among the finalists for the 8 Wonders of Kansas Architecture. via The Topeka Capital-Journal

The Chase County Courthouse in Cottonwood Falls is one of 24 finalists for the "Wonders of Kansas Architecture" competition. via Emporia Gazette

Former members of Hutchinson's Forestry Explorer Post, formed in the 1970s, are being sought to attend a second reunion of the group planned for April 18-19 in Hutchinson. via The Hutchinson News, Hutchinson Kansas

“I've always been fascinated by photographs anyway.”

Peggy Goertzen, director of the Center for Mennonite Brethren Studies at Tabor College, displays several old photographs ready for analysis. via Hillsboro Free Press

With the "8 Wonders of Kansas" announced, the Kansas Sampler Foundation is ready to start the search for the 8 Wonders of Kansas Architecture. via Hillsboro Free Press

“Everyone now wants his chairs facing the TV set”

By Amy Bickel - The Hutchinson News - abickel@hutchnews.com One story in The News this week in 1958 said TV was changing the American way of life. via The Hutchinson News, Hutchinson Kansas

Two McPherson firefighters were in fair condition at a Wichita hospital Saturday after they were injured while battling a grass fire north of Hutchinson. via Kansas.com

“It tends to be mostly middle-aged women and younger.”

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Rick and Pat Krehbiel of Moundridge announce the engagement of their daughter, Tanya Krehbiel, to Jeremiah Petrocci, son of Mick and Mo Petrocci of Hesston. via Newton Kansan

“You can save 30 percent simply by changing light bulbs and by the way you heat your water”

Senior concerns discussed at forum Last Updated: November 14, 2007 01:17:43 PM Issues of interest to senior citizens were the focus of about 20 persons attending a forum in Hesston on Saturday morning. via Hesston Record

USD 216 Board of Education:7 p.m. in the Deerfield High School library, 803 Beech St. via Garden City Telegram

“Studies show we can insure everyone in the United States and still reduce the $2 trillion.”

Health Care summit in Inman educates Published: September 26, 2007 04:17:23 PM Access to affordable health care is one of the biggest challenges in America today, speaker after speaker acknowledged at a health ... via Hesston Record