Airlines add summer flights to Hays and Great Bend
United Express will run daily round trips between Hays Regional and Denver starting August 1, using CRJ200 jets for 12 weekly flights. SeaPort Airlines will begin 18 weekly round trips from Great Bend to Wichita and Kansas City in early June, with six-passenger Cessna Caravans. Officials say the restored service follows Great Lakes Airlines withdrawal amid new FAA co-pilot hours rules.
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Slow spring corn planting cripples Midwest surge
Across Illinois Iowa Nebraska Missouri and Kansas farmers struggle to plant corn as fields stay too wet or cold. USDA shows just 6 percent planted nationwide well below the five year average and far behind last year. Weather delays persist but farmers press on awaiting eventual bursts of field activity.
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Cowley College to Reinstate Soccer Programs and Coaches
After controversy and the resignation of former president Clark Williams, Cowley College’s Board of Trustees unanimously voted to reinstate the men’s and women’s soccer programs and keep the two head coaches. They also reinstated men’s basketball coach Tommy DeSalme amid funding bill assurances from Gov. Sam Brownback’s administration.
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