Tag: Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
TOPEKA — Iola is officially home to Kansas’s 29th state park. Gov. Laura Kelly announced Wednesday morning she signed legislation creating the Lehigh Portland State Park on 360 acres of land at the south edge…
TOPEKA — The prospects for Lehigh Portland State Park grew brighter Thursday morning when the House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved House Bill 2331, by a vote of 101 to 21. The legislation now moves to…
TOPEKA — The hopes and dreams of local outdoor enthusiasts and those who see how its preservation can be an economic boon were validated on Thursday by state officials and representatives. About a dozen testified…
On behalf of Iola Industries, I would like to thank the City of Iola for their support of the project we have proposed to the Department of Wildlife and Parks and the Kansas legislature. I…
Proponents of converting the former Elks Lake and adjoining Lehigh Portland Trails system into a new state park will be in Topeka Thursday to speak to Kansas lawmakers. The House Committee on Agriculture and Natural…
PRATT, Kan. (AP) — Kansas fisheries officials are working to determine how a 39.5 lb. alligator gar ended up in a state river. The Kansas Wildlife & Parks said an angler pulled the gar last…
Work will begin soon to extend the MoPac Trail to the new Iola Elementary School site on the east edge of town. Iola City Council members formally accepted Monday a $142,449 Kansas Department of Wildlife…
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) Kansas officials say November is peak season for deer-vehicle collisions, and theyre warning drivers not to swerve abruptly to avoid hitting the animal because that could cause more serious crashes. Mating…
EMPORIA, Kan. (AP) Two sisters have found a partially fossilized bear skull while kayaking the Arkansas River in south-central Kansas. The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks said in a news release that sisters…
HUMBOLDT ? Nestled in the far northwest corner of Humboldt lies Franklin Park. The bucolic park, with a secluded pond surrounded by a walking path of crushed limestone, is ideal for fishing, picnicking, or just…
