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Home/Land: Wahzhazhe Artists Speak
Home/Land: Wahzhazhe Artists Speak is a university & school event in Manhattan, scheduled for September 3, 2026. It may be a good fit for community members interested in public…
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Fall 2026 Exhibition Opening at Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art
Fall 2026 Exhibition Opening at Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art is a university & school event at Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art in Manhattan, scheduled for September 3…
Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art
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KU Design Professional Lecture Series: May Tveit at Wescoe Hall
KU Design Professional Lecture Series: May Tveit at Wescoe Hall is a university & school event at Wescoe Hall in Lawrence, scheduled for September 3, 2026. It may be a good fit…
Wescoe Hall
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End of Summer Speakeasy
End of Summer Speakeasy is a music & nightlife event in Salina, scheduled for September 4, 2026. It may be a good fit for people looking for live music, nightlife, and local…
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First Friday at Hopping Gnome Brewing
First Friday at Hopping Gnome Brewing is a arts & culture event at Hopping Gnome Brewing in Wichita, scheduled for September 4, 2026. It may be a good fit for people interested in…
Hopping Gnome Brewing
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American Muscle // Wayne Pain & the Shit Stains // Arc Flash
American Muscle // Wayne Pain & the Shit Stains // Arc Flash is a music & nightlife event in Kansas, scheduled for September 4, 2026. It may be a good fit for people looking for…
Local News
In Hays
Housing Opportunities, Inc. receives Low-Income Housing Tax Credit funding for new senior housing in Hays
Housing Opportunities, Inc. (HOI) has been awarded Low-Income Housing Tax Credit funding for a new senior housing development in Hays. The announcement highlights an investment aimed at expanding housing…
Hays educator Celia Gay Nicholson remembered; memorial award will support undergraduate research
A longtime Hays resident, Celia Gay Nicholson, died Aug. 25, 2026, at age 83 in Bloomington, Indiana. Nicholson was born in Great Bend and later built a career in education and community involvement across…
Hays Arts Council’s “By Seed & Spirit” show is on view through Sept. 5
The Hays Arts Council opened “By Seed & Spirit” on July 30, and the free fall exhibition is still available to visitors in Hays. The show closes next week, with the works remaining on view through September 5.
K-State’s long-time Hays wheat breeder Joe Martin remembered for disease-resistant, hard white varieties
Terry Joe Martin, a longtime Kansas State University wheat breeder at the Agricultural Research Center in Hays, died Aug. 20, 2026, at 78. His decades of work helped shape Kansas wheat varieties known for…
Ellis County Landfill updates Saturday hours, starting Oct. 1 and Nov. 7
Ellis County Landfill will adjust its Saturday hours effective Oct. 1, with Saturday operation set to run from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. during the months of March through October each year.
K-State wheat guide and Kansas trial tools set to help growers pick fall varieties
Kansas wheat producers are reviewing yield data now to decide which varieties to plant in the fall, with disease and insect resistance playing a key role in reducing potential crop losses. K-State Extension’s…
Tourism and Places
In Hays
The modern water park features a lazy river, zero-entry kid pool, an eight-lane pool, two slides with plunge pools, and a concessions area.
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This home is located on the grounds of the Ellis County Historical Society Museum and is a replica of the size and type of home the early Volga German settlers built. The Volga Germans arrived in Ellis County during the…
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