Inflatable Carnival At The Graham County Fair Another outstanding inflatable entertainment package has been put together for this year's fair carnival.  The inflatables will be available for the pleasure of fair visitors from 6:00 to 10:30 pm on Sunday, August 1 through Wednesday, August 4. The cost of admission is $6.00.  Participants will be given an arm-band that will be color-coded for each night of the ...

Primary Election Is Tuesday, August 3, 2010. Competing for the attention of Graham County residents in the midst of observing their annual Graham County Fair, a Primary Election will be held county-wide on Tuesday, August 3, offering a number of races on local and state levels. Voting in the Tuesday Primary will be from 7:00 am until 7:00 pm with the following locations to be observed: -Morland City Hall: Morland C...

Annual Bluegrass in the Park Coming August 7, 2010. The annual "Bluegrass in the Park" program, sponsored by the Graham County Arts Council, will be presented in the City Park in Hill City on Saturday, August 7.  A 7:30 pm starting time is listed with the Hill City High School auditorium shown as the alternate location in case of rain.  Featured musical groups for the 2010 program will be "The Chapmans" with ...

58th Annual PRCA Jayhawkers' Roundup Rodeo in Hill City, Kansas Three evening performances and a free, Tuesday morning event are being planned for the 58th Annual presentation of the Jayhawkers' Roundup Rodeo, which will be held in conjunction with the 2010 Graham County Fair.  Evening performances are set for 8:00 pm on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, August 2-4, in the Jayhawkers' Roundup Rodeo Arena at the fairgrounds south of H...

LIVE Bands/Beer Garden Friday & Saturday at The Graham County Fair Live Music with local flavor! Two bands with roots in Graham County will be playing in the Beer Garden on Friday and Saturday nights of the Graham County Fair. 3X7 will be playing Friday night, July 30th, following the Tuff Trux Event in the Beer Garden of the Graham County Fairgrounds. 3X7 or threeXseven, (pronounced three ex seven) is an Aluminum Rock band from...

Many Mouth Watering Food Vendors 2010 Fair! It’s the most wonderful time of the year again! However we are not talking about Christmas, but rather The Graham County Fair! The Fair, running from July 30th through August 4th, is a smorgasbord of sights, smells, events and most importantly food! This year is no different. Whether it's the delicious flavors or the wonderful smel...

Super Passes Availalbe For 2010 Fair Attractions Super Passes to most of the grandstand attractions during the 2010 Graham County Fair are again being made available.  Included in this year's pass will be the Saturday night, July 31, concert by Mark Wills and three nights of number of reserved seats are being made available in the eastern most section of the north grandstands.  Seats may be purchase...

Graham County Fair Features Many Sunday Night Activities On Sunday night, August 1, 2010, the Graham County Fair Association Baord Members had planned an evening of good, old-fashioned un for kids "of all ages."  The group responsible for planningand promoting the Graham County Fair and Jayhawkers Roundup Rodeo believe they ahve lined up an outstanding night of entertainment ofr what is beind slated as "Family Night." Ken K...

Parade Entries Are Now Being Taken Everyone loves a parade! Some people like to watch them, some like to be in them, and some like to catch candy and trinkets from passing floats, but everyone loves them.  It is a chance to show our creativity, our good citizenship, and pride in our community. The Graham County Fair Association invites all area individuals, businesses and organizations to participate i...

NEW "Harvest The Wind" Public Forum for Graham County Residents The Graham County Economic Develpment office in Hill City is inviting all Graham County residents to join the new "Harvest The Wind" public forum. This page was created to serve as an open forum where residents of the county can come to ask questions, get the most recent updates and discuss wind energy.&nb...

2010 Graham County Market Wheat Show Approaches "We're going to be getting into wheat harvest pretty soon, and it's time for county farmers to be thinking about their entries for the 2010 Graham County Market Wheat Show," said Liz VanLoenen, last week. The Bogue woman is the chairman of the annual event held in conjunction with each year's Graham County Fair.Mrs. VanLoenen noted that the Official Crop Data Cards and sam...

Weekly Farmer's Market in Hill City Master Gardeners and others are planning to once again start the Weekly Farmers' Market at the west side of the Hill City Livestock Commission Co. sale barn at the south edge of Hill City on US Hwy 283 on Friday, June 18 beginning at 7:30 am and continue each Friday throughout the summer months. The Farmers' Market will start the season by offering new potatoes, snow pod p...

Need A New Job? New Jobs Just Posted at the Chamber Job Bank! Does the process of finding work in a tough economy leave you mystified? Remaining optimistic can be a challenge when the media’s message is all about the difficulties of finding a job.  Well, we have good news! The Hill City Area Chamber of Commerce is uniting talent with opportunity with their newly implimented Chamber Job Bank. Proven successful, the Cham...

BOOK YOUR HUNTING LODGE NOW in Hill City & Graham County Kansas The Hill City Area Chamber of Commerce invites you to come visit our 'Hunters Paradise' in Graham County, Kansas! HURRY & BOOK YOUR RESERVATIONS NOW! Visit our Lodging in Graham County page for all your local lodging options and needs! Hill City is the pr...

FREE Summer Lunch Program For Area Youth Pastor Steve Walls of the Hill City Church of God invites children to attend a Free Summer Lunch Program set for the upcoming months. Menus of sandwiches, hot dogs, chips and a drink will be served free of charge from 11:30 am until 1:30 pm on each Tuesday and Each Thursday in June and then on Every week day during the month of July. The meals will be available at the Hill...

Historic Cottonwood Ranch Reopens For Summer Don Rowlison, longtime curator for the Cottonwood Ranch at Studley, has announced that the one-time sheep ranch will reopen to the public effective Thursday, May 20, 2010.According to Mr. Rowlison, who will continue to act as curator, the facility will be open to visitors from 10:00 am until 5:00 pm, Thursday through Saturday of each week until September 30, 2010.The Cotto...

SAVE THE DATE! Mark Wills Concert in Hill City, KS The Graham County Fair has announced that MARK WILLS will be in concert on Saturday, July 31, 2010, beginning at 8:00 pm.  There is not an opening act, however there will be local band, "County Highway" playing in the Beer Garden following the Mark Wills concert. Mark Wills starting singing when he was a teenager. He performed in a house band when he was 17, but ...

Graham County Burning Guidelines Graham County Fire Chief and Emergency Services Director Mickie Helberg reminds county residents of the regulations listed below concerning open burning. OPEN BURNING Guidelines:   The person conducting the burn shall call the Sheriff’s office @ 785-421-2107 before igniting the fire with the following information: ..... name, location and siz...

SAVE THE DATE! Popular Tuff Trux Event, July 30, 2010  SAVE THE DATE!  The Graham County Fair Association has announced Friday, July 30th to be date for the spectacular 2010 Tuff Trux event. The popular event will begin at 7:00 pm. General admission will be $5.00 and Pit Passes will be $20.00. Be sure to view the photos from last year's event in the "Virtual Tours" section of this website, locate...

Hill City Receives Funding The City of Hill City is among eighteen Kansas communities who will share in $6,955,094 in Water and Sewer grants through the federally funded Community Development Block Grant program, the Kansas Department of Commerce announced last week.The City of Hill City will receive $421,125 for a project to construct a municipal water well and a transmission line to connect the ne...

Rural Telephone/Nex-Tech Awarded $101 Million WASHINGTON 1-26-10, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack yesterday announced that Rural Telephone and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Nex-Tech, was one of 14 recipients selected for Recovery Act Broadband Infrastructure funding as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The Lenora-based telecommunications cooperative and its Hays-based subsidiary will receive a gr...

Calandar of Events Discover more at our Community Calendar.  Please review the numerous activities happening in the Hill City area.  You'll be amazed at how many things there are to do in our local communities! If you would like your event posted to the Community Calendar please contact Carolyn Popp a...