Beccy Tanner

Former Wichita Eagle & @kansasdotcom reporter, Kansas history connoisseur. A bit quirky. Purveyor of random Kansas facts. #Kansashistory, #Icthistory

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I absolutely loved doing this story! Humboldt is a small Kansas town with a big heart!

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It was an honor to do this story. I love that these women offer such a different perspective on the history and meaning of Wichita and Kansas. Happy Birthday, Wichita!
What it means to be ‘Wichita’ and ‘Kanza’ in the state’s largest city
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I lov you Wichita!

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I love you, Wichita! Here’s to 150 years:

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In 1887, weeks after KS women gained the right to vote in city elections, some men in Argonia nominated Susanna Salter on the Prohibition Party ticket as a joke. No one expected Salter to win. But she did, and she was the 1st American female mayor.

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Poet, social activist and novelist Langston Hughes grew up in eastern Kansas, living in Lawrence, Topeka and Kansas City. His words made people of all cultures understand beauty, suffering and laughter.
Bio by @beccytanner; art by Lauren Fitzgerald.
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Their state has seen more than 1,000 seniors die from coronavirus. This weekend, though, a bittersweet celebration in Minnesota for those who have survived and to honor those who passed.

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After being closed for weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic, Kohl’s stores in Wichita and Kansas are now open again. The store hours will run from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Check the Kohl's website or their app for updates. https://t.co/5EKPF5ST1R

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I had just started at The Eagle a few months before the Andover tornado in 1991. It was a scary and terrible time for many Kansans.

@StanFinger and @beccytanner wrote this story in 2016:

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#OTD #KSwx #OnThisDay #Kansas

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@AbbySpoonLady I would love too!

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This is a series I worked on for the Kansas Leadership Center on amazing Kansans who had the courage to lead and the insight to inspire change:

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Samuel Jay Crumbine, public health pioneer, led efforts to make Kansas one of the first places in the world to develop public health standards. Read the full bio by @beccytanner and see the cut paper illustration by Lauren Fitzgerald.

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This a monumental time for our state rural grocery stores:
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The prairie is all about space.
It’s about an unfettered horizon.
And, it is about inspiration.
"I mean, if you are not inspired, you are not alive."

Read about TNC's bison conservation efforts in the latest PT Explorers magazine. Article by Beccy Tanner

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I loved doing this story for The Nature Conservancy on one of my favorite places in Kansas:
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@thomaspshine Alas, I’m afraid it is so.

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This is a story that had to be told. It was an honor telling it:

”This marks the first time in the state’s history that any kind of reparation – an amends by a private person – has been made to the Kaw Nation.”

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Neighbors say they are stunned and describe the gunman as "caring and friendly." https://t.co/4ZHpD7iwKt #KAKEnews

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I’m excited to let folks know I’ll still be writing about the people and places of Kansas. In the next few weeks, I will start on my first major freelance project with the Kanas Health Foundation. I’ll see you on the road!

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On a small patch of prairie, history is giving Jim Davis one chance to build Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House. https://t.co/2Yqq053pUD

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"The individual was a highly respected member of the church leadership and has admitted to being solely responsible for the missing funds," Unity of Wichita board president Joe Dunlavy said Sunday in a news release.
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