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Hays City Manager Toby Dougherty at the R9 Ranch in Edwards County, Kansas.

How The Search For Water Is Pitting Farmers Against Cities In Western Kansas

The search for water is pitting farmers against cities in western Kansas.

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Are We Live Yet, Downtown?

By Kevin Collison Live entertainment is slowly returning to downtown stages and sports venues, but that world isn’t expect to return to anything close to a post-Covid normal until September. The T-Mobile Center was the first big venue to turn on the lights for live performances on Jan. 28 following a 10-month pandemic freeze when…

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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks | Looking for Sunshine in a Miserable Week

This week, learn about the power of fandom, the news you need to know and what Valentine’s Day trends are in COVID times.

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Historic Attucks School to Become Major Art Center at 18th & Vine

By Kevin Collison The resurrection of the historic Attucks School as a major art center at the 18th & Vine Jazz District is moving forward, three years after the city awarded redevelopment rights to the Zhou brothers, renowned international artists based in Chicago. The planned Zhou B. Art Center of Kansas City is slated for…

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The historic Attucks School at 1815 Woodland Ave.

Historic Attucks School to Become Major Art Center for 18th & Vine

The historic Attucks School at 1815 Woodland Ave. is being renovated as a major art center. It opened in 1905 to serve Black public school students.

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