U.S. Senator Jerry Moran, a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, is championing the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Improvement and Flexibility Act, legislation designed to strengthen the CRP for farmers and ranchers in Kansas and across the country.
As VFW Post #881 Commander Jerrod Hays welcomed more than 50 riders for the Purple Heart City Poker Run last Saturday, his first priority was ensuring the safety of the participants. Still, it was clear his thoughts were with his friend, Staff Sergeant David Russell Berry.
Over the past several weeks, the Street Department has been striping highways, refreshing skip lines and double yellow lines. Crews will also be repainting crosswalks in preparation for the upcoming school year.
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Although crop reports appear regularly in the paper, they rarely paint the full picture. Talk to local farmers, and they’ll tell you this year’s harvest has been a rollercoaster — one filled with hope, anguish, and everything in between.
Craig Meeker, a Wellington farmer and past chair of the National Sorghum Producers, traveled to Washington, D.C., last week to meet with Kansas Senator Jerry Moran.
As it has for more than a century, the Wellington community came together to celebrate its agricultural heritage with the annual Kansas Wheat Festival. Organized by the Wellington Area Chamber of Commerce/CVB and supported by dozens of local businesses and organizations, the week was filled with live music, friendly competitions, and an unmistakable sense of hometown pride.
More than 100 Kansas hospital leaders joined U.S. Senator Jerry Moran for a virtual town hall to discuss the recently passed Budget Reconciliation Bill, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Kansans across the state were reminded of the danger and sacrifice our hometown heroes face every day when Deputy Brandon Gaede of the Phillips County Sheriff’s Office was killed in the line of duty on June 27, 2025.