Nickerson News

Offering an array of exotic animals for petting along with pony and camel rides, Hedrick's Educational Petting Zoo opened at the Boone County Fair on Wednesday afternoon.

Camels and ostriches will burst out of the starting gate and take center stage Friday, July 18, at Prairie Meadows as exhibition races will be staged in between regular horse races that night.

Hutchfest organizers are strictly sticking to at least one rule this year: No kids over 60 poundson the ponies.

Reno County sheriff plans to run for another term Reno County Sheriff Randy Henderson, a Republican, recently filed by petition to qualify for the Aug.

Police in Nickerson and Haven say there have been no recent assaults on elderly women in their towns as detectives continue to investigate possible connections between a weekend homicide in Buhler and sexual ...

The pilot of a cropduster walked away from a crash this morning in Reno County. The accident happened before 9:00 a.m. near 82nd and Herren Road near Nickerson. via KAKE

“But we lose more people in grain bins than in elevator explosions.”

Training aims to prevent deaths at grain bins, elevators, where accidents are on the rise. via The Hutchinson News, Hutchinson Kansas

“The bottom line is the ethics of it and the finances of it.”

But officials say they can broaden curriculums, offer viable options for students. via The Hutchinson News, Hutchinson Kansas

And right now is prime recruiting season, with school officials across the state trying desperately to secure quality educators. via WIBW-TV Topeka

It could be 2009 before project is finished, under contract with low bidder. By Mary Clarkin - The Hutchinson News - mclarkin@hutchnews.com Most likely it will be 2009 before a new bridge is finished on Raymond ... via The Hutchinson News, Hutchinson Kansas

Brett Salsbury and Alan Tajchman each earned first-place finishes in No. 1 and No. via Abilene Reflector-Chronicle

“People brought their children; we didn't get baby sitters.”

Numbers dwindling for women's social clubs By Clara Kilbourn - The Hutchinson News - ckilbourn@hutchnews.com NICKERSON - They met monthly in homes, sometimes with a club program, other times for an afternoon of ... via The Hutchinson News, Hutchinson Kansas

A severed foot found in a South Hutchinson discount store parking lot came from a black bear, not a human. via TheKansasCityChannel.com

“I think he finally got tired of looking at it and threw it out the window”

The mystery surrounding a severed foot that was found Wednesday in the parking lot of a South Hutchinson Alco store has been solved. via The Wichita Eagle

A coalition of Kansas cities, counties and the Department of Wildlife and Parks are studying a plan to establish one of the longest canoe-access systems in the U.S. along the Arkansas River. via Arkansas City Traveler

“From my experience, the people who go out in organized floats on the river are among the most responsible you will find”

Sedgwick County commissioners have beached a plan to develop 21 access points along the Arkansas River for canoe and float-tube use.

The commission set aside a staff recommendation to adopt the Arkansas River Corridor Access Plan, after about a dozen riverfront property owners objected to it Wednesday.

The commission voted to 'receive and file' the plan. Ordinarily, that would be the end of discussion.

But two commissioners, Dave Unruh and Tim Norton, said they want the plan to come back for further consideration at a workshop. Read more

A coalition is studying a plan to establish 1 of the longest canoe-access systems in the U.S. along the Arkansas River. via KWCH

“We are finding new people every day”

Rice County's Studio 96 to serve as community art center at old Duckwall site. By Clara Kilbourn - The Hutchinson News - ckilbourn@hutchnews STERLING - Standing in the center of Goodson's Opera House , recently ... via The Hutchinson News, Hutchinson Kansas

Friday scores: GIRLS: Central Christian 47, Pratt Skyline 43; Hoisington at Nickerson; Hutchinson at Campus; Hutch Trinity at Canton-Galva. BOYS: Central Christian at Pratt Skyline; Hoisington at Nickerson; ... via The Hutchinson News, Hutchinson Kansas

From the Hutchinson News: A man sentenced late last month to more than four years in prison for causing the Nickerson police chief to crash his car while transporting the man to jail won't get any extra time ... via Crime Scene KC