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Cosmosphere To Participate in Blue Star Museum Program

Friday, May 20, 2022

The Cosmosphere is proud to be participating in Blue Star Museums, which provides free admission to our Hall of Space Museum to our nation’s active-duty military personnel (including Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard as well as members of the Reserves, National Guard, U.S. Public Health Commissioned Corps, NOAA Commissioned Corps) and up to five family members. The Blue Star Museum program begins Armed Forces Day, May 21, 2022 and ends Labor Day, September 5, 2022. Blue Star Museums is a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and museums across America, offering free admission t...

Longest-Running Kansas Bicycle Tour Returns

Thursday, May 12, 2022

The longest-running bicycling event in Kansas history—a 512-mile ride across the State—begins Friday, June 10, 2022, after canceling the tour due to the pandemic in 2020 and hosting a three-day rally in 2021. BIKING ACROSS KANSAS is an eight-day tour originating at the Kansas-Colorado line with an anticipated 600 bicyclists, including support staff. The bicyclists will start at the Kansas-Colorado line west of Syracuse and will stop overnight in Garden City, Spearville, St. John, Hutchinson, Hillsboro, Olpe, and Ottawa. The cyclists’ final night together will be in Ottawa Friday, June 17. The following morning, they will cycle to the Missouri borde...

2022 NBC World Series Dates Announced

Thursday, February 03, 2022

The Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission and National Baseball Congress Foundation is proud to announce the 88th NBC World Series, powered by Evergy returns to Wichita State University - Eck Stadium later this summer. The NBC World Series will be played July 28 – August 6, with Wichita hosting the last six days of the event, August 1 - 6. The first four days will be played in Hutchinson, KS at Hobart-Detter Field, July 28 – 31. “We’re pleased to renew our partnership with Wichita State and the City of Hutchinson. Both have grown to be amazing partners over th...

Biking Across Kansas (BAK) is coming to Hutch!

Wednesday, February 02, 2022

After a two-year delay due to Covid, the eight-day bicycle tour across the state of Kansas will be stopping here on Tuesday, June 14. Event dates are June 11 – 18. Biking Across Kansas is more than a bike ride. It’s an experience. Participants will enjoy great bicycling and adventure along with the generous hospitality of Kansas including beautiful landscapes, historical points of interest, great people from across the country and abroad, lots of fun and laughter, adventures, memories, and friendships that will last a lifetime! The ride will begin at the Colorado border west of Syracuse, with overnight stays i...

Hutchinson Friends of the Zoo receives Gift for New Bison Experience

Thursday, January 06, 2022

Hutchinson, Kansas – January 5, 2022 – Hutchinson Friends of the Zoo (FOTZ) and the Hutchinson Zoo are excited to announce a new project. On Tuesday, January 4, Hutchinson City Council unanimously approved a plan to develop a bison viewing area in the Hutchinson Zoo. The project is funded by the generous donation of the Power Family and through fundraising by the Hutchinson Friends of the Zoo. The Hutchinson Zoo is home to a herd of American Buffalo, also known as Bison. In September 2021, Dan and Shirley Power donated their hand-raised 15-year-old male bison, Norman, to the Zoo collection. Da...

The Magnificent Murals of Hutchinson, Kansas

Monday, August 30, 2021

Use the link below to read the full blog by Vanessa Whiteside with One Delightful Life, about the murals and art all around Hutchinson! The Magnificent Murals of Hutchinson, Kansas

KCAC Volleyball Fall Fling Set for August 20-21

Monday, August 09, 2021

Twenty-five teams will compete at this year's KCAC Volleyball Fall Fling at the Hutchinson Sports Arena in Hutchinson, Kan. on August 20-21. All thirteen KCAC schools will participate, as well as teams from the Great Plains Athletic Conference, the Heart of America Athletic Conference, the Red River Athletic Conference, and the Sooner Athletic Conference. "After having to cancel last year's Fall Fling, we are excited to return to Hutchinson and kickoff our Fall 2021 sports season," indicated Dr. Scott Crawford, KCAC Commissioner. "We are deeply appreciative of our relationship with everyone in Hutchinson and the opportunity to host not only the Fall Fling, but als...

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