The Walnut Valley Festival began in Winfield in 1972. And Wayne Steadham has attended every one. He tells Jonathan Huber what his experience was like at the first festival … and why he keeps going back.
Plus more on these stories:
- More than 120 people became new U.S. citizens at a naturalization ceremony in Wichita last week. It was the final ceremony in Kansas before voter registration for the November election closes.
- About 5 thousand Textron Aviation machinists went on strike this morning after rejecting the company's contract offer over the weekend.
- Egg prices have spiked in recent months… peaking at three dollars and thirty cents per dozen this quarter. That’s according to the U-S Department of Agriculture. Here's why.
- Some city park land will likely be affected by the ongoing K-96 expansion project.
- Residents of Kansas City, Kansas, will soon have taller levees shielding their neighborhoods from floods.
- A University of Kansas professor says trees are invading the Sunflower State and dramatically transforming the Great Plains.
- Several groups in the Wichita-area will distribute naloxone kits on Thursday as part of National Save a Life Day.
Producers: Beth Golay
Editors: Tom Shine and Beth Golay
Contributors: Héctor Alejandro Arzate, Kylie Cameron, Julie Denesha, Jonathan Huber, Celia Llopis-Jepsen and Tom Shine
Theme music: Torin Andersen
Digital editor: Beth Golay
