When someone walks into April Kroenke’s new photography studio, she hopes they’ll feel instantly at ease. “We want this space to feel like an extension of my home,” said Kroenke. She and husband Scott assumed…

When you love what you do, it’s not work. That’s been David Hopkins’s philosophy throughout his 46-year career as owner of Hopkins Photography.  “My goal when I started was to make people happy with what…

ORLANDO — Local photographer April Kroenke was recognized at a national conference for high school senior and youth sports photography. April Kroenke Photography earned the Award of Excellence at the 16th Annual SYNC – High…

They’re not simply pictures of beautiful sunsets and cows grazing in fields across Kansas — they’re snapshots of a passionate journey. The collection of photos that comprise the “From the Seat of a Bike” exhibit…

Southwind Extension District 4-H members from Bourbon and Neosho counties competed Sunday at the Kansas State Fair Photography Judging Contest in Hutchinson.    Jackson Han, Neosho County, placed 33rd and Austin Maycumber, Bourbon County, placed…

MORAN — Doug Dix is quite a shutterbug. If there’s something worth seeing, the 10-year-old son of Darrell and Sara Dix is usually not far away armed with his Kodak digital camera, scouting for the…

Challenge accepted. When April Kroenke accepted the “Welcome Back” business award from the Kansas Commerce Department on Oct. 20, she considered the words of Iola native, Lt. Gov. David Toland. He challenged winners to look…

Teachers and staff walked into Iola Elementary School on Wednesday morning to find the new building transformed in a tribute to history. One stretch of the long, main hallway near the office had been filled…

Iola photographer Jonathan Adams thinks Kansas is gorgeous.  He hopes others agree, and is organizing a photography exhibit this weekend to showcase the state’s “unexpected and underappreciated beauty.” “It’s kind of magical when you fall…

Humboldt photographer Mike Myer was at Perry Lake in northeast Kansas over the weekend, where he snapped some spectacular photos of a nest of eagles, both resting on tree branches and in flight. The migratory…