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It's Rodeo Season in Kansas and a Rodeo Museum May Be in the Works

By Greg Echlin
Published June 9, 2022 at 4:12 PM CDT
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A picture of E.C. Roberts hangs in the Strong City rodeo arena office. (Photo by Greg Echlin)
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(Photo by Greg Echlin)
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Micah Samples, Abilene, Kansas. (Photo from Micah Samples)
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(Photo courtesy of Flint Hills Rodeo)
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The Flint Hills Rodeo in Strong City was once the longest, consecutively-held rodeo in the state of Kansas. The pandemic brought that to an end in 2020. But the Flint Hills Rodeo bounced back into action last year and again - last weekend. Greg Echlin rode down to Chase County to learn about the history of one of the state's biggest rodeos.

Learn more about the Flint Hills Rodeo.
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Greg Echlin
Greg Echlin is the sports reporter for KPR and KCUR. Ever since he set foot on the baseball diamond at Fernwood Park on Chicago's South Side, Greg Echlin began a love affair with the world of sports. After graduating from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, he worked as a TV sports anchor and a radio sportscaster in Salina, Kansas. He moved to Kansas City in 1984 and has been there since covering sports. Through the years, he has covered multiple Super Bowls, Final Fours and Major League Baseball's World Series and All-Star games. With his high metabolism rate, Greg is able to enjoy a good meal and stay slim when he's not running around on the sports scene. He loves desserts, even making them. Cheesecakes, pies and parfaits are the most common around the Echlin household.
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