The Kansas Outdoor Writers Association annual conference opens in Russell Sunday.

Writers, cartoonists and photographers will be in Russell County to hunt the area and then share their stories in their respective media outlets about their western Kansas experience.

Russell County Economic Development Director Janae Talbott says the event has usually been held in  held in Junction City.  “We’re glad to have them here and hope to hand off the conference to other areas in far west Kansas in the coming years, ” she says.