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Spookwalk at the Dillon Nature Center
Spookwalk at the Dillon Nature Center takes place at Dillon Nature Center in Hutchinson on October 16, 2026 through October 17, 2026. The start time is 5:30 p.m. Central Time. The…
Dillon Nature Center
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Pumpkin Patch Party! Family Friendly Pottery Event
Pumpkin Patch Party! Family Friendly Pottery Event takes place at Lit Studios Paint & Pottery in Hutchinson on October 16, 2026. The start time is 6:30 p.m. Central Time. The…
Lit Studios Paint & Pottery
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Pop Up Party: Celebrating Educators
Pop Up Party: Celebrating Educators takes place at Wichita Art Museum in Wichita on October 16, 2026. The start time is 6:30 p.m. Central Time. The listed address is 1400 W…
Wichita Art Museum
Free event | Advance registration appreciated | Please present faculty ID for drink ticket
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Gooding
Gooding takes place at WAVE in Wichita on October 16, 2026. The start time is 8:00 p.m. Central Time. The listed address is 650 E. 2nd St. N., Wichita, KS, 67202. The listed…
WAVE
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Dome of Doom - Horror Movies in the Dome
Dome of Doom - Horror Movies in the Dome takes place at Exploration Place in Wichita on October 16, 2026 through October 30, 2026. The start time is 10:00 p.m. Central Time. The…
Local News
Across South Central Kansas
Wellington manufacturer honored as South Central regional award winner
AAR Component Services – Wellington has been named the South Central Regional Award Winner at the recent To The Stars: Kansas recognition event. Wellington Daily News reports the local manufacturer earned the…
Hoisington, Larned and Pratt athletes earn top-10 medals in Central Kansas League races
Central Kansas League competition featured top performers from schools including Hoisington, Larned, Nickerson, Pratt, Haven and Hess, with multiple athletes placing in the girls’ and boys’ top-10 medal…
Butler Community College’s fall vocal concert returns to the El Dorado campus Oct. 22–24
Butler Community College’s Vocal Music students will perform their first concert of the school year on the El Dorado campus next week, with shows scheduled from Thursday, Oct. 22 through Saturday, Oct. 24.
Stafford runner Joel Valadez finishes fourth at Heart of Plains cross country
Stafford’s Joel Valadez placed fourth in the WSL/Heart of Plains boys race with a time of 18:16.53. Herington won the team total with 47 points, followed by Pretty Prairie (48) and Pratt Skyline (51).
Wichita State seniors Roselli and Wang target another NCAA run as Shocker women’s tennis turns to spring
Wichita State’s women’s tennis seniors Giorgia Roselli and Xin Tong Wang are entering their fourth season with the Shockers and their third together as a doubles team, with an eye on another strong season and…
Great Bend cross country teams capture WAC championships with record run
Great Bend’s Decorah Schroeter defended her Western Athletic Conference cross country title and helped the Panthers win their sixth straight league championship—an all-time high of 20th in school history—after…
Tourism and Places
Across South Central Kansas
The Barton County Courthouse is located in downtown Great Bend
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The Kansas Oil Museum is the one of the largest museums in the state with a focus on the history of America's early 20th-century oil industry. We also function as the Butler County Historical Society. In preserving…
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Since opening in 1987 with four gardens and a horticultural library, Botanica Wichita has added more than 30 additional themed gardens and exhibits. This botanical paradise on the plains has over 18 acres of stunning…
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Dedicated in 1980, Lake Coldwater is a wonderful, scenic place for water-related sports including swimming, bird-watching, wildlife observing, hiking and camping, with tent sites as well as RV hookups. Stay for the…
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The Chaplin Nature Center is a 230-acre nature preserve along the Arkansas River near Arkansas City in Cowley county Kansas. The Center consists of over 4-miles of hiking trails, a 3000-square foot Visitor/Interpretive…
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Quivira NWR is one of a system of over 500 refuges administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). The Refuge encompasses over 22,135 acres and is managed primarily to provide migratory waterfowl with food,…
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