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Support ‘overwhelming’ for Hays officer with cancer
When Tisha and Mitch Berens married in August, they had no idea that one of the bonds they had would enter their relationship so soon and in such a devastating way. Tisha is a breast cancer survivor. Mitch is a…
Retiring Farmers Union president: Family farms still viable
As Roger Johnson prepares to step down after 11 years leading the National Farmers Union group, he’s well aware of the many challenges facing its members: a painful trade war, the effects of climate change and the march of farm…
Cottonwood Falls firefighters turn up the heat in new calendar
The Cottonwood Falls Fire Department has turned to an unlikely method of raising funds for outdated equipment — modeling. Firefighters from Chase County will be on display the entire year in 2020, after the department teamed up with Rosebud Studio…
Millions spent to accommodate overflow in Kansas prisons
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas prisons have exceeded their operating capacity and it will cost the state millions of dollars to move hundreds of inmates to a privately owned prison in Arizona. A one-year contract with the Kansas Department of Corrections…
Registration fees for electric and hybrid vehicles in Kansas to increase in 2020
Electric and hybrid vehicle owners in Kansas are set to see an increase in their registration fees in 2020. This year, Kansas lawmakers passed House Bill 22-14, which approves the price hike in fees for these vehicles. Registration fees for…
Chief Justice Lawton Nuss retires from Kansas Supreme Court
Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Lawton Nuss retired Friday before a crowd of supporters who packed the ground floor of the judicial building in Topeka. Nuss told the crowd that serving on the high court was the greatest privilege of…
Hutch public art projects eyed
The first mural chosen for the Chester I. Lewis Plaza, across from the entrance to the Historic Fox Theatre, 18 E. 1st Ave., is slated to be painted in spring 2020, depending on the weather. Wichita muralist Josh Tripoli’s postcard-style…
Fired health chief, Pawnee County settle suit
Hours of mediation this month produced a resolution in a federal lawsuit brought by fired Pawnee County Health Administrator Robin Rziha against the Pawnee County Board of Commissioners and County Attorney Douglas McNett. She had charged retaliation for accusing the…
Grant for PSU’s Nature Reach will fund new kindergarten program
It was only fitting that a diverse collection of animals — a pair of tortoises, a family of hissing cockroaches, a 4-year-old possum — were able to witness a key grant presentation Friday morning on the Pittsburg State University campus.…
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