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In a dramatic change from days past, today dawned cloudy and cool, and without the forecast of dangerous weather.

Brandon Rush and Darrell Arthur declared their intentions to join the NBA draft at a 3:30 p.m. press conference at Hadl Auditorium at the University of Kansas. via The Topeka Capital-Journal

“They see something that's a glimpse of our heritage; a glimpse of our past”

Cecil Hamilton makes his arrowheads and knives by hand using fire-by-friction and flint-mapping methods; the same way the Native Americans did. via Arkansas City Traveler

KU steal, and I think we're going to see a lot of that. Lovedale gets the first two with the shot clock down to 4. Hmm Mario misses a reverse but Sasha Kaun follows. via The Wichita Eagle

Published Friday, March 28, 2008 at 11:08 p.m. CDT The Kansas Jayhawks toyed with Villanova, throwing alley-oop passes off the backboard and raining 3-pointers from all over the court without breaking a sweat. via The Topeka Capital-Journal

“You are being inducted for your long career and many achievements as the first recipient of the Bob Hapgood Award named for one of the founding board members”

Post entering state music hall By FOSS FARRAR Traveler Staff Writer reporter@arkcity.net Geuda Springs musician-songwriter Bill Post will be inducted into the Kansas Music Hall of Fame on Saturday in Lawrence. via Arkansas City Traveler

The day after Brandon Rush put in a career day with 28 points in a win over Texas A&M, Mario Chalmers had a career day of his own in the Big 12 title match against Texas at the Sprint Center. via Topeka Capital-Journal

“We really are in a crunch for rental property”

The expansion of casinos owned by American Indians just across the border in Oklahoma has had a mixed impact on Arkansas City retailers and realtors. via Newton Kansan

This is one in a series of vignettes celebrating Kansas history. The series' name comes from the state motto, Ad astra per aspera: 'To the stars through difficulties.'

'People who grow up in small towns get to know each other so much more closely than they do in cities... Independence lies in the very heart of our country, and so maybe its people have more heart in human affairs. Big people come out of small towns.'

--William Inge

William Inge was a small-town boy who became one of the nation's leading playwrights from the 1950s through the early 1970s. Read more

The Mount Hope Cemetery Foundation is seeking statutory authority to split off and sell a portion of the cemetery grounds to generate money for maintenance of the remaining property. via The Topeka Capital-Journal

“Her grave is never without something”

It is a mystery some people don't want solved. Carrie Kiene died on Feb. 24, 1885, just days after her fifth birthday. via Topeka Capital-Journal