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Meet Saline County’s new K-9 therapy dogs
A couple new faces at Ell Saline and Southeast of Saline schools also happen to come with four paws. h Saline County School Resource Officers Tyler Casteel and Braden Long introduced their K-9 partners to their respective districts earlier this…
Kansas has public land scarcity: KDWP hopes for more public land for hunting and fishing
Only two states offer a lower percentage than Kansas does of public land available for hunting and fishing, legislators were told Thursday morning. “Our state is pretty shy on public lands,” the Kansas Senate’s Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee heard…
The nation’s first woman mayor — and 7 other things you didn’t know about the Sunflower State
As a joke, several men in 1887 nominated Susanna Madora Salter, a 27-year-old Woman's Christian Temperance Union officer, on the Prohibition Party ticket to be mayor of Argonia in south-central Kansas. But the joke was on them. "Salter surprised the…
Preachers offer views on prayer before meetings
The Board of Harvey County Commissioners could be taking up the question this coming Tuesday as to whether meetings will begin with a prayer. Commissioner Becky Reimer proposed adding an invocation at her first two meetings. Fellow Commissioners Don Schroeder…
Barton County a part of ROZ student program
As an incentive to help reel professionals back into Barton County, the County Commission Wednesday morning approved a resolution authorizing participation in the Rural Opportunity Zone Student Loan Repayment Program for calendar year 2023. The program provides up to a…
Chickens and pigs join Yoder Charter School
hickens and pigs are a new addition at Yoder Charter School and they are teaching the students some valuable life lessons. Yoder has been a project-based school for quite some time. Their unique teaching style instills values such as being…
Hayden named as Renwick USD 267 superintendent
Tim Hayden will become the superintendent of Renwick USD 267 on July 1. His hiring was announced by the board of education on Monday night. Hayden is currently principal at Amelia Earhart Elementary School in Goddard. He was a finalist…
Inflation cools further ahead of expected interest rate hike
U.S. households turned cautious at the end of last year, cutting spending during the holiday shopping season and increasing savings, adding to signs of an economic slowdown. Consumer spending fell a seasonally adjusted 0.2% in December from the prior month,…
Topekans reach out to unhoused residents
Low wind chills and 1.1 inches of overnight snow greeted city of Topeka employees and volunteers from sunrise to sunset Wednesday as they counted individuals experiencing homelessness in the capital city. The United States Department of Housing requires a count…
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