HUTCHINSTON (AP) — Kansas State Fair officials judging the 4-H entomology entries last week discovered an invasive insect that prompted quarantines elsewhere.  Fair Board member Gregg Hadley said the student who caught the bug didn’t…

HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — The general manager for the Kansas State Fair announced Thursday he has resigned, saying he is leaving to keep front-line workers employed after the fair was canceled amid pandemic concerns. “The…

The closing of this year’s Kansas State Fair — at least the public parts — will have no effect on the upcoming Allen County Fair. In fact, this year’s renditions of the county and state…

Riverside Park was the setting for the Square B and Prairie Dell 4-H Clubs’ exchange meeting Monday. The openness was a welcome change from the months of Zoom meetings. Members heard about the cancellation of…

HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas State Fair Board voted Monday to cancel this year’s fair amid the coronavirus pandemic. Its reversal came a week after the board initially voted to continue with the fair,…

HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — The chances of the Kansas State Fair being held this year are looking less likely after a large number of vendors backed out or expressed trepidation. The Hutchinson News reports the…

Earlier this month, the Kansas State Fair board decided to take a big step: Pursuing open carry of beer on the grounds of the fair. Right now, those who attend the yearly celebration of all…

HUTCHINSON — Allen County 4-H members completed another successful year at the Kansas State Fair, held Sept. 6-15 in Hutchinson. On top of the following individual events, the Southwind District, which includes Allen County, brought…

Jackson Wilks and Levi Meiwes competed Saturday in the Poultry Judging Contest at the Kansas State Fair.  Meiwes placed 10th in the state and Wilks took home 15th place.   Allen County 4-H?ers, Katie Weide,…

HUTCHINSON — Allen County 4-H’ers raked in some serious hardware at the Kansas State Fair. Allen Countians Carly Dreher and siblings Jillian and Carson Keller have accounted for three grand champion entries, beating scores of…