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The new event is set for noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, July 29 at Aims Community College. Community partners and High Plains Library staff members are in the process of finalizations but more information will come when available.
Other community news includes the promotion of WT faculty members and retirements and a new Discovery Center exhibit opening soon.
James Melena, HPLD's community relations and marketing manager, said the district reached a decision after an internal review of the planning and a recommendation from a "key and valued" partner.
According to the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District, the Ogallala saw an average decline of 0.71 feet in our region between early 2022 and early 2023
Fairmount sprang up in the late 1890s, with close ties to its college neighbor, now known as Wichita State University. Over a series of transitions, which included Fairmount becoming a largely Black neighborhood, their relationship changed. Now developers who hope to serve a growing student body are remaking Fairmount’s northern edge with high-end student apartments.