The cemetery staff at Prairie Lawn Cemetery will be conducting a clean-up on Thursday, March 3, weather permitting, for pre-emergent application and the upcoming mowing season. Winter decorations and any other items that are in the violation of Cemetary Code will be removed and disposed of.
“Grain prices are at near record levels so what should a farmer do?” There were no definite answers but opportunities were reviewed during a recent Farm Profit Seminar in Ottawa. Tom Leffler, representing Leffler Commodities LLC, reviewed past, present, future agriculture in his presentation titled “Now What Do You Do?” Acknowledging the speaker’s presentation was prior to Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine, Leffler did discuss possible ramifications of that action.
TOPEKA — Veterinarian Anna Hickert found a home in central Kansas under a program at Kansas State University allowing graduates to work off college loans in exchange for serving in a rural community starved for big-animal vets.
The Sumner County Sheriff ’s Office is on the hunt for a man who’s wanted for Theft, Criminal Deprivation of a Motor Vehicle, and Felony Criminal Damage to Property. Jarrod Michael.
TOPEKA — The Kansas State Board of Education rejected the resignation Friday of the state education commissioner following evidence he said during a video conference that during his youth he tried to persuade children to fear for their safety among American Indians.
John T. Stewart III, Chairman and CEO of First Financial Corporation, announces the retirement of Bob Leftwich, Impact Bank’s Chairman, CEO & President effective Feb.
WICHITA, Kan.— The Kansas Turnpike Authority has selected TransCore, Nashville, TN, as the vendor for the new roadside toll collection program for its conversion to cashless tolling in 2024. “This is a very significant milestone,” said KTA’s Director of Information Technology and Cashless Tolling Project Manager, Bruce Meisch.
TOPEKA — A federal court on Friday struck down parts of a new Kansas law that criminalized the distribution of advanced mail ballot applications. The state agreed not to object to arguments raised by nonprofit organizations that said the 2021 law violates the First and 14th Amendments to the U.S.
TOPEKA — State Rep. Stephanie Byers believes the Kansas Board of Education’s retention of the state’s education commissioner after cracking a childish joke about alleged violent tendencies of First Nations people illustrated how deeply racism was buried in mainstream culture.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas House has approved a measure aimed at ensuring that counties don’t stop electing their sheriffs.