By Dan Deming Yes, the 2024 Kansas State Fair has gone but several things were so impressive on the final day that one more review is justified. First let's highlight unsung heroes at the fair. In this case, we're talking about grandstand concert guides along with parking aids
CAPTION: Treasurer of the Kansas Libertarian Party Ric Koehn, left, and Director of Candidate Training and Recruitment Dan Gaeddert in the Meadowlark Building at the Kansas State Fair. CREDIT MICHAEL GLENN/THE HUTCHINSON TRIBUNE By Michael Glenn Outside of the Kansas Democratic and Republican parties, a political party
Left to right: Julia Williams and Megan Vargas with the Kansas Department of Children and Family Services had a successful booth at the Kansas State Fair in the Pride of Kansas Building. CREDIT KATE IRELAN / THE HUTCHINSON TRIBUNE What did you think about this year’s State
Hutchinson City Mayor Greg Fast has 15 seconds to milk a goat named "Sugar" in the celebrity goat milking contest at the Kansas State Fair on September 13. He is part of a team of three that has 45 seconds to milk a goat, switching
Activists with Free Palestine Hutchinson and Free Palestine Wichita stood at the corner of 23rd and Plum on September 14 outside the gate to the Kansas State Fair to protest the war in Gaza, to raise awareness of the ongoing genocide in Gaza by Israeli
CAPTION: Chicken tamale casserole gives you all the traditional flavors and textures of tamales without all the time and effort in the kitchen. By Lindsey Young One of our friends likes to say that he won’t order foods from a restaurant that are easy to make at
Graphic courtesy of Blue Dragon Sports Information Nestus Burger kicked a 36-yard walk-off field goal in overtime to lift to the No. 1-ranked Hutchinson Community College Blue Dragon football team to a 33-30 victory over No. 12 Iowa Central Saturday afternoon at Gowans Stadium. Burger is a
The Hutchinson Trinity Catholic boys cross country team won the Class 3-2-1A title at the Wamego cross country meet Saturday with 60 points. The meet is considered state championship preview because it takes place on the Wamego Country Club course that hosts the Kansas Class 4A
The Reno County Commission slashed the Reno County Museum's annual funding allocation by $45,000 for 2025, a 23.4% decrease. During the budget discussion, at least one commissioner erroneously stated that the museum's funding had increased in 2024, which is prima facie false. The museum operates with two
By Dan Deming I wasn't planning to review Kansas State Fair concerts this year, in part because it may be unfair not to attend them all, which I neither have the time or money to do. But this year's entertainment lineup has been quite good and
