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Fair prices and a reliable outlet are what many farmers and ranchers desire. For several decades, Prairieland Market in Salina has provided a place for farmers to sell directly to the consumer — without having to have the consumer come to their farm. "It lets us get our product out there to the consumers," said Zeke Vurra of ZK Hogs in McPherson. "People can buy home-raised products without having to buy a half or a whole hog." Prairieland is a mission-driven nonprofit that sells unprocessed...

A chalky rock face juts 50 feet up from the plains like a rebel sprout. What formed as ocean floor millions of years ago evolved into a prairie anomaly for drive-by Instagrams and road-trip picnics. Just respect the roaming cattle sharing the private property with Monument Rocks (and photobombing your shots). When it comes to public land, Kansas claims less than any other state. "Theres barbed wire at every turn, and the land is 98 percent privately owned," says George Frazier, author of The L...

Bethany names Carter head coach McPhersonSentinel Bethany College  recently named  Tyrone Carter Head Football Coach and Dean of Student Athlete Success. Carter has served as the Interim Head Football Coach since September. The Dean of Student Athlete Success will provide key leadership in the areas of student engagement, retention, student athlete personal and professional development, and college completion for all student athletes at Bethany College. “I am very excited for Tyrone to star...

Holly Lofton, of Lindsborg, to the Kansas State Fair Board. Kelley initially appointed Lofton in January of last year to complete the unexpired term of Karen Hibbard of Manhattan, who resigned to take a post with the Council on Travel and Tourism. Shell now have a full 3-year term. Lofton is the director of tourism for the Lindsborg Convention and Visitors Bureau. She also is a former member of the Travel Industry Association of Kansas. The boards purpose is to promote and showcase Kansas agric...

With a self-directed arts education Barnette has been photographing since childhood, and with rigor, since 2009. “I photograph natural and human landscapes," said Barnette in a release. "At the Red Barn, I would like to further a series begun last year and begin another series specific to the landscapes and architecture of the Kansas plains." The Red Barn Studio is open Tuesday through Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The Salina Family YMCA is encouraging Salinans to get up out of their recliners and go take a walk on the "Bunny Trail" throughout the month of March. The start of the YMCA trail, aka "Bunny Trail", is located west of the of the YMCA, 570 YMCA Drive, parking lot in Salina. Community members who hop on the trail will experience signs of nature through the woods and near the Smoky Valley River Channel and might find some activity markers that provides for some additional ac...

Driving the interstates of Kansas to get to the big cities of Wichita, Topeka and Kansas City can give the motorist misconceptions about the geography of Oklahoma’s neighbor to the north. Travel off the beaten path to explore some unexpected geologic formations that makes one think Kansas isn’t so flat after all.  Mushroom Rock State Park Doug Stremel In central Kansas sits Mushroom Rock State Park, the smallest unit of the state park system sit...

State and federal lawmakers are weighing their options to help residents who may see their electric bills increase sharply after energy shortages slammed the region last week during a historic cold front. A dramatic uptick in demand for energy throughout the Midwest and South saw utility companies institute rolling blackouts, with thousands of Kansans affected. The problem was most acute in Texas, where millions were without power and services were disrupted due to the severe cold. While the t...

Topeka Capital Journal State and federal lawmakers are weighing their options to help residents who may see their electric bills increase sharply after energy shortages slammed the region last week during a historic cold front. A dramatic uptick in demand for energy throughout the Midwest and South saw utility companies institute rolling blackouts, with thousands of Kansans affected. The problem was most acute in Texas, where millions were without power and services were disrupted due to the se...

Like a lot of other rural Kansas districts, Smoky Valley Unified School District 400 had already been dealing with the pitfalls of declining enrollment when one of the most disruptive years in the history of Kansas education started. Covering a 395.5-square-mile footprint, the district isn’t actually that big, at least in comparison to other mammoth districts covering swaths of the state. USD 400, centered around the charming little town of Lindsborg halfway between McPherson and Salina, had...