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Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach announced on Thursday that he has tapped a former division chief counsel and senior advisor for the Arizona Attorney General to serve as his chief deputy in the Kansas AG’s office. Joseph Sciarotta starts in the Kansas Attorney General’s Office on Sept. 3.
“Joe...
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) on Thursday, Aug. 21 announced that the measles outbreak affecting southwest Kansas has officially ended.
Two full incubation periods, for a total of 42 days, have passed since the last confirmed case was reported. As there is not an active...
The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) requests comments on an amendment to the Federal Fiscal Year 2025-2028 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) document, it has been reported.
The STIP is a project specific publication that lists all KDOT administered projects, regardless...
Halstead, in Harvey County, will play host to the Kansas Sampler Foundation’s second Big Kansas Road Trip Pop Up of the year on Saturday, Sept. 6. The public is invited.
A project of the non-profit Kansas Sampler Foundation, the purpose of the Pop Up event is to provide the public firsthand...
The Kansas Soybean Association is calling all soybean farmers in Kansas to enter their competitive soybean crop into the Kansas Soybean Yield Contest. Also open for entries is the statewide Kansas Soybean Value Contest, which analyzes protein, oil and other soybean qualities. Strong participation...
The 2025 Topeka Walk for Apraxia will be held on Sept. 6 at Garfield Park and the Garfield Shelter House in Topeka to benefit children with apraxia of speech (CAS), it has been reported. The event will begin at 10 a.m. with a ceremony starting at 11 a.m.
Registration is free and open to all members...
This November, voters in the Jackson Heights school district will be asked to approve a $5 million bond issue to finance the construction of building additions at each of the district’s two school buildings in order to accommodate student growth in recent years.
That’s after members of the Jackson...
Hoyt City Park will be a hub of community activity on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 23 and 24, as the 38th-annual Pride of Hoyt Days fills the park with a wide variety of activities, food, music and a parade.
“There’s a lot going on from dawn to dusk,” said Kim Clements of the Pride of Hoyt Days...
A “Denim & Diamonds” gala will be held on Saturday, Sept. 20, at Prairie Band Casino & Resort to raise funds for a medication management system for Holton Community Hospital.
Business and individual sponsorships for the gala, which is organized by members of the Holton Community Hospital...
Last year, Holton USD 336’s summer meals program served about 400 young people per day, according to district food service director Wilma Shupe.
This past June, as Shupe reported, the daily average of children served by Holton’s summer meal program went up by more than 100 to more than 500 meals,...
