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Barnes  An unexpected blessing in the middle of everywhere

  http://www.barnesks.net/  Updated  5/2/2007
Basehor   a little country near Kansas City  http://www.basehor.org/        3/21/2007
Beattie   Milo Capital of the World, The  http://www.marshallco.net/axtell/beattie/  Updated        5/2/2005
Bel Aire  City of the Future With Respect for Its Past  http://www.belaireks.org/      5/2/2005
Belleville  At the Crossroads of America  http://skyways.lib.ks.us/towns/Belleville/index.html  Updated  7/5/2007
Bird City  Heart of the Heartland  http://www.birdcity.com/  Updated  7/5/2007
Blue Rapids  The only Blue Rapids in America  http://skyways.lib.ks.us/towns/BlueRapids/  Updated   7/12/2007
Bonner Springs   Life is better in  http://www.bonnersprings.org/  Updated  1/30/2006
Caldwell   A Great Place to Live  http://caldwellkansas.com/  Updated  12/6/2004

Canton  Gateway to Maxwell Wildlife Refuge  http://skyways.lib.ks.us/towns/Canton/index.html  Updated  12/6/2004
Baldwin City  On the Santa Fe Trail  http://baldwin-city.com/  Updated   7/4/2004
Burden Biggest Little Town in Kansas  http://skyways.lib.ks.us/towns/Burden/ 7/12/2007
Burlingame  Where Rail Crosses Trail  http://www.burlingameks.gov/  7/26/2007
Burlington  There's No Place Like Home  http://skyways.lib.ks.us/towns/Burlington/  Updated   7/26/2007
Caney  Uniting Our Past With The Present  http://www.caney.com/   7/26/2007
Cassoday   Prairie Chicken Capital of the World  http://skyways.lib.ks.us/towns/Cassoday/index.html  Updated       12/6/2004
Cawker City   Home of the worlds Largest Ball of Twine  http://skyways.lib.ks.us/towns/Cawker/index.html  Updated       12/6/2004
Chanute  Tradition of Innovation, A  http://www.chanute.org/  Updated  4/4/2006
Chapman   Welcome to Irish Country  http://www.cityofchapman.org/       7/4/2004
Chetopa   Catfish and Pecan Capitol of Kansas  http://www.chetopacity.org/  7/4/2004
Colby  The Oasis on the Plains  http://www.ofcolby.com/
Coldwater  The way things should be  http://www.coldwaterkansas.com/  5/22/2006
Cottonwood Falls  Where the West Begins  http://www.skyways.org/towns/CottonwoodFalls/  Updated  7/17/2007
Countryside  Johnson County's Square-Mile Garden  http://www.geocities.com/heartland/plains/7806/  Updated  11/21/2006
De Soto   Building on Small Town Values  http://www.desotoks.us/  6/18/2006

Downs  Home of the Kansas Storytelling Festival  http://www.downsks.net/

  Updated  9/5/2007

El Dorado  Prairie Port of Kansas, The  http://www.eldoradokansas.com/  2/12/2004

Elk Falls   World's largest living ghost town  http://skyways.lib.ks.us/towns/ElkFalls/index.html  Updated  12/7/2004
Erie   Beantown USA  http://skyways.lib.ks.us/towns/Erie/index.html     7/5/2004
Eskridge   Gateway to the Flint Hills  http://skyways.lib.ks.us/towns/Eskridge/index.html  Updated  7/5/2004
Fairway City of Trees, The  http://fairwayks.govoffice2.com/  Updated  12/23/2006
Fort Riley-Camp  Whiteside  America's Warfighting Center   http://www.riley.army.mil/
Frankfort  Nestled in a Valley of Opportunity  http://www.florenceks.com/  12/23/2006
Fredonia   Where the Flag Flies High  http://www.fms.fredoniaks.com/.html   3/15/2004
Garden City   It's Worth the Trip  http://www.gardencity.net/chamber/ctb/    8/18/2005
Garnett   America's Hometown  http://www.garnettks.net/  Updated       8/18/2005
Gas   Home of the Largest Gas Kan in the World  http://skyways.lib.ks.us/towns/Gas/  Updated       8/18/2005
Goodland   Sunflower Capital of the Sunflower State  http://www.goodlandks.us/
Haysville   Good things are happening  http://www.haysville-ks.com/  5/3/2005
Hesston   Harvest the Good Life  http://www.hesstonks.org/  Updated   5/3/2005
Hiawatha   City of Beautiful Maples  http://skyways.lib.ks.us/towns/Hiawatha/index.html  Updated        7/6/2004
Hill City  A Great Place to Come Home to  http://www.ruraltel.net/gced/hillcity.htm  Updated       12/8/2004
Hoisington  Gateway to Cheyenne Bottoms  http://skyways.lib.ks.us/towns/Hoisington/index.html  Updated       12/8/2004

Hope   There'll Always Be Hope in Kansas  http://skyways.lib.ks.us/towns/Hope/index.html  Updated  12/8/2004
 Kanopolis   Home of Fort Harker  http://www.kanopoliskansas.com/  Updated 4/5/2006
La Crosse   Barbed Wire Capital of the World  http://skyways.lib.ks.us/towns/LaCrosse/  Updated       8/18/2005
Leavenworth   First City of Kansas  http://www.lvks.org/  Updated  5/22/2006
Lecompton  political birthplace of the american civil war  http://www.lecomptonkansas.com/  Updated  3/21/2007
Lenora   City That Does Things, The  http://skyways.lib.ks.us/towns/Lenora/index.html  Updated        7/6/2004
Liberal   Crossroads of Commerce  http://www.ofliberal.com/
Lincoln  Post Rock Capital of Kansas  http://skyways.lib.ks.us/towns/Lincoln/index.html  Updated        7/6/2004
Lindsborg   Little Sweden USA  http://www.lindsborg.org/  Updated  1/31/2006
Lucas   Grassroots Art Capital of Kansas  http://skyways.lib.ks.us/towns/Lucas/  Updated  3/21/2007
Maize   Where Community Counts  http://www.cityofmaize.org/  Updated   5/4/2005
Manhattan   Little Apple  http://www.ci.manhattan.ks.us/  Updated  12/9/2004

Marion   Town Between Two Lakes, The  http://www.cityofmarion.kansasgov.com/

  Updated       12/9/2004
McPherson   When it Matters  http://www.mcphersonks.org/  Updated   3/2/2004
Miltonvale  Midwestern Living  http://www.twinvalley.net/Miltonvale/index.htm  8/12/2007
Minneapolis  Come for a Visit…Stay for a Lifetime  http://www.minneapolisksorg.org/  Updated  8/12/2007
Minneola  hub of southwest Kansas  http://www.minneolakansas.com/home.html  Updated  8/12/2007
Moundridge   We're Growing From Our Roots  http://www.moundridge.com/  7/7/2004
Newton  Life as it should be  http://www.newtonkansas.com/  Updated  11/21/2006
Oswego   Best "Little Town" in the Whole USA, The  http://www.oswegokansas.com/  Updated     12/10/2004
Overbrook   Don't Overlook Overbrook  http://skyways.lib.ks.us/towns/Overbrook/index.html  Updated     12/10/2004
Palco   Earthquake Capital of Kansas  http://skyways.lib.ks.us/towns/Palco/ 12/10/2004
Paola   A Proven Past .. A Promising Future  http://www.ci.paola.ks.us/  12/10/2004
Park City   For a day, a week,  a lifetime  http://www.parkcityks.com/   12/10/2004

Plainville   Queen City of Paradise Flats  http://skyways.lib.ks.us/towns/Plainville/  Updated     11/17/2005
Plains   Widest Main Street in the USA  http://www.skyways.org/towns/Plains/  Updated     11/20/2004
Potwin   Proud of our Past - Looking forward to the Future  http://skyways.lib.ks.us/towns/Potwin/index.html  Updated        7/7/2004
Pratt   Gateway to the High Plains  http://www.prattkan.com/  Updated    7/7/2004
Pretty Prairie   The Name Says It All http://skyways.lib.ks.us/towns/PrettyPrairie/Index.html 
 7/7/2004
Protection   America's first Y2K protected Community  http://skyways.lib.ks.us/towns/Protection/index.html  Updated        7/7/2004
Quinter   Half Mile High City  http://skyways.lib.ks.us/towns/Quinter/index.html   3/15/2004
Russell  In the Center of it All  http://www.russellks.org/  Updated   12/23/2006
Russell Springs  Cow Chip Capital of Kansas  http://skyways.lib.ks.us/towns/RussellSprings/index.html  Updated  12/23/2006
Sabetha   Open for Expansion  http://skyways.lib.ks.us/towns/Sabetha/  2/1/2006
Salina   Discover the Crossroad  http://www.salinakansas.org/
Satanta   Chief of the Southwest  http://skyways.lib.ks.us/towns/Satanta/   2/1/2006
Scandia   New Scandinavia  http://skyways.lib.ks.us/towns/Scandia/  2/1/2006
Sedan   Adventure on the American Prairie  http://pepperbay.com/sedan/  4/5/2006
Sharon   Home of Martina McBride  http://skyways.lib.ks.us/towns/Sharon/   8/18/2005

Smith Center  Heart of the Nation, Still beating strong  http://smithcenterks.com/

  Updated  10/17/2006

St. Francis   As Good As It Gets  St. Francis  Updated  7/28/2006
Stafford  Gateway to Quivira  http://skyways.lib.ks.us/towns/Stafford/index.html 7/8/2004
Sterling  Where the Quality of Life Shines  http://www.sterling-kansas.org/   7/8/2004
Stockton  A Great Place to Grow  http://www.stocktonkansas.net/default.asp?javascript=1  Updated  7/8/2004
Strong City   Heart of the Flinthills  http://skyways.lib.ks.us/towns/StrongCity/index.html  Updated    7/8/2004
Sylvan Grove   Gateway to Lake Wilson  http://skyways.lib.ks.us/towns/SylvanGrove/index.html  Updated  7/8/2004
Syracuse   Sunny Clime of Fragrant Flowers, The  http://skyways.lib.ks.us/towns/Syracuse/index.html  Updated        7/8/2004
Topeka   Kansas Begins Here  http://tcvb.accesstopeka.com/  Updated   12/11/2004

Towanda   Land of Many Waters  http://skyways.lib.ks.us/towns/Towanda/index.html

  Updated     12/11/2004
WaKeeney   Gateway to Cedar Bluff Lake & Park  http://www.wakeeney.org/  Updated     11/17/2005
Wakefield   Gateway to the Wetlands  http://www.cckansas.org/wakefield/  11/17/2005
Wamego  Queen City of the Kaw  http://www.wamego.org/  Updated       2/12/2004
Wellington  Wheat Capital of the World  http://cityofwellington.net/  Updated  7/17/2007
Wellsville  Proud Past Growing Future  http://www.wellsvillechamber.com/   7/17/2007
Wilson   Czech Capital of Kansas  http://skyways.lib.ks.us/towns/Wilson/index.html  Updated 7/9/2004
Winfield   neighbors helping neighbors  http://www.winfieldks.org/  Updated       4/20/2004

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