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

Summer harvest for many farmers in parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas may now be an increasingly busy time of year.

A roping dummy sat in the F-Diamond dirt arena in Garden CityTuesday. It's front legs were firm while its back legs kicked wildly.

Farmers across the High Plains are racing Mother Nature to the elevator this harvest.

Disputes over the upcoming election ballots in Kansas were heard Monday. Objections over candidates are go before the State Objections Board, comprised of Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh, Attorney General ...

What: Ultracycling race across the country Who: Fondy's Dave Haase Start/Finish: Oceanside, Calif./Annapolis, Md.

Torrential rain, yes. Tornadoes, yes. And stifling heat was on its way. But Thursday's forecast of historic twisters in the Plains thankfully produced no reports of new deaths, and there were far fewer severe ...

' Rainbowing I. A two-day workshop for grades 3-12 teachers introducing them to the RAINBOWing process.

Media campaigns surrounding two proposed coal-fired power plants in southwest Kansas continued in April, and lobbyists reported spending more than $135,000 during the month to influence legislators. via Arkansas City Traveler

“OUR2HOME is a non-profit organization aiming at the improvement of people's health, happiness and success”

Free TaiChi classes, "OUR2HOME," will be offered from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. or 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, 823 Merchant St. via Emporia Gazette

“It's unusual in this day and age where we have newspapers going in the opposite direction, and dailies switching to weeklies, then where we have a completely new newspaper picking up and going daily”

A company's move to scale back publication of its daily newspaper in Liberal, Kan., has spawned the unlikely launch of a new competing daily in the southwest Kansas meatpacking town. via Topeka Capital-Journal

“In my 10 years as a bank examiner, I never encountered a female bank president”

A bank president and a multi-business entrepreneur have been named 2008 Small Business Week award winners by the Wichita District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration. via Southwest Daily Times

“By providing professional development for teachers, we can help them support young people in becoming active, informed citizens.”

The University of Kansas and the Garden City School District have been awarded more than $600,000 to help boost the teaching of American history to students in the district. via The University of Kansas

“I've been busy planning it ever since.”

This weekend's first-ever railroad festival for all of Cowley County came about after Connie Kimsey attended a model train show here. via Arkansas City Traveler

“We'd like to find a way to build a house for every one of them.”

G. Marc Benavidez/The Wichita Ea From left, Wayne Burnham takes pictures of his new lot in Greensburg, as his brother-in-law Carl Cagle and wife Virginia Burham look on. via The Wichita Eagle

“You can't go to the garden center and pick this flower and that flower”

Spring has sprung, and it is time to begin thinking about planting gardens. Lot sizes are getting smaller, and not everyone has expansive spaces to enjoy the season's foliage. via Newton Kansan

“Turkey hunters know they will find turkeys foraging in burns, and many gobblers have been harvested with soot on their feet.”

Thursday, March 27, 2008 :: infoZine Staff Selective burning during nesting season can be more effective than earlier burns Allen, KS - infoZine - Wildlife managers know the use of prescribed fire as a land ... via Kansas City InfoZine

“Then I realized, 'It actually does apply to me,'”

All those educators and motivational speakers used to tell Trent Wilke of Wichita County High School about the dangers of drinking, the importance of making the "right choices." For a while, he used to blow ... via Garden City Telegram

A Kansas ranch has turned its springtime tradition of range-burning into a tourism event by allowing people to help spread prairie grass fires. via KSNW-TV

Voices of the Prairie Winter Lecture Series: Sod Houses in Kansas Last Updated: March 19, 2008 03:20:59 PM Jacki Blaesi-Freed will give a presentation on sod houses in Kansas at the Visitor Center of the Dyck ... via Hesston Record