2017 News Archive

Join us at one of our KPA regional meetings this fall

July 21, 2017

The Kansas Press Association goes on tour this fall with regional meetings in five Kansas communities.Regional meetings are scheduled from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the dates listed below. Lunch will...

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Probst to fill House seat; resigns from Hutch News

June 22, 2017

By Mary Clarkin, Hutchinson NewsAn opinionated watchdog will enter the Kansas House of Representatives.

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Journalist, mentor Tom Eblen dead at 80

June 11, 2017

By Julie Adam, William Allen White School of JournalismTom Eblen, former general manager and news adviser for The University Daily Kansan at the School of Journalism at KU, died June 10 in Prairie...

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Former Gazette GM Ray Beals dead at 67

June 5, 2017

EMPORIA — Ray J. Beals, 67, passed away June 4, 2017 at his home after a battle with cancer.Ray was born April 21, 1950 at Newman Hospital. He attended Mary Herbert Elementary School and Emporia High...

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Oklahoma couple buys Council Grove Republican

May 25, 2017

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Newspaper readers graying? Study challenges myth

May 18, 2017

By JIM CONAGHAN, News Media AllianceThere’s a myth that newspaper readers are graying. Data suggest this narrative is fatally flawed.

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Regional meetings set for fall by KPA

May 17, 2017

We’ve had to adjust the dates for two stops on the Kansas Press Association’s 2017 Regional Meeting Tour. The meetings in Oberlin and Dodge City are now Aug. 31 and Sept. 1. Regional meetings will be...

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Winners named in 'It Can Wait' essay contest

May 17, 2017

The winners of the "It Can Wait" essay contest co-sponsored by AT&T, the Kansas Department of Transportation and the Kansas Press Association include a Hutchinson eighth grader and a sophomore at...

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Woodward and Bernstein: practice relentless reporting

May 3, 2017

Before comedian Hasan Minhaj got up to poke fun at the assembled White House press corps last night, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein got up to celebrate it.

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Eagle moves out of historic location in Wichita

May 1, 2017

By Dan Voorhees, Wichita EagleWhy is The Eagle moving? Where is it going? Is it still Wichita’s newspaper?Good questions amid a complex situation – but the short answer is yes, The Eagle is here to...

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