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The Odin Store hosting Grand Re-opening on June 21
The population of Odin in northeast Barton County was listed at 131 people in 2022. On nights when The Odin Store is hopping, that population can nearly double. Edgar and Sue Jacobs bought the store on Dec. 1, 1972. Sue passed away in 2021, and Edgar died unexpectedly in January. Instead of selling the business, their son, Monte Jacobs, took the reigns. Now, he's following in his father's footsteps with a grand re-opening of the store on Friday, June 21.
Decision made on land dispute between rural Kansas schools
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – The Kansas Board of Education (KBOE) has decided on a land transfer petition of 81 square miles from USD 113 to USD 115. On Wednesday, June 12, the KBOE voted 6-3 to deny a petition to transfer roughly 81 square miles of land currently belonging to USD 113 Prairie Hills School […]
Road closures in Great Bend; replacing utility poles
From Wheatland Electric... Beginning June 11, Great Bend residents should expect multiple road closures due to work being completed by Sunflower Electric Power Corporation, our wholesale power supplier. Work will begin around 9:30 AM CDT on Tuesday, June 11 at the intersection of 8th Street and Hubbard Street. Residents should...
Housing vouchers help shelter Kansas families. But too many landlords discriminate against them.
Recently, a Manhattan resident contacted all five city commissioners of the Little Apple to express their frustration with suddenly being asked to vacate their long-term residential unit. The individual described how difficult it is to find adequate housing elsewhere in the city because many landlords refuse to accept prospective tenants who use public assistance to […] The post Housing vouchers help shelter Kansas families. But too many landlords discriminate against them. appeared first on Kansas Reflector.
GB councilmember: Residents taxed twice for humane society
According to the profit/loss report the Golden Belt Humane Society submitted to the City of Great Bend, the animal shelter showed a loss of more than $62,000 in 2023. The Humane Society relies on funding from the city, Barton County, donations and grants. While the City of Great Bend contributes...
USA Today Woman of the Year 2023 honoree let go by State of Kansas
HUTCHINSON, Kan. —After serving on the Hutchinson City Council for more than a decade and working for a broadband startup, Jade Piros de Carvalho was tapped by the state's lieutenant governor to head Kansas' newly formed Office of Broadband Development. In March of 2023 she was also recognized as one of USA Today’s Women of the Year honorees. Now she's out of a job.
USACE drops some fees at Kansas lakes, reservoirs in June
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is waiving fees at more than 2,800 recreational areas it manages nationwide, including several in Kansas. The USACE announced in a press release it will be dropping fees for boat launch ramps and swimming beaches on June 16 and 19. This is in observance […]
Kansas dismissed from Kris Kobach-led lawsuit on Joe Biden's SAVE student debt relief plan
A federal judge has dismissed Kansas from a lawsuit led by Attorney General Kris Kobach challenging a student debt relief program from President Joe Biden's administration. U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree ruled Friday that Kansas and several other states don't have standing to sue over the Saving on a Valuable Education Plan. "These plaintiffs...
Great Bend artist Popp working on next mural at City Auditorium
The Great Bend Recreation Commission has focused on revamping the City Auditorium over the past year. Last summer, contractors repainted the auditorium and replaced the lighting above the gym with LED lights. This past spring, the Rec Board approved a remodel of the main restrooms on the northwest corner of the auditorium.
194,000 largemouth bass stocked in Kansas lakes, reservoirs
TOPEKA (KSNT) – State wildlife staff have stocked multiple lakes and reservoirs across Kansas with a popular sports fish to give anglers something to catch in the following months. The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) Fisheries Division announced on social media that it’s stocked nearly 200,000 largemouth bass fingerlings in 13 lakes and […]
New option for Foster Care will soon start in Kansas
TOPEKA (KSNT) – A new Kansas law is paving the way for new options for foster care children, and it is set to go into effect this month. This new statewide program is first of its kind. SOUL or support, opportunity, unity, and legal permanency is a new option much like the adoption or guardianship […]
Kansas lawmaker introduces plan focused on property taxes for special session
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Kansas lawmakers are prepping for an upcoming special session to make a decision on the state’s tax plan. Taxes have been the talk of the statehouse recently, because Gov. Laura Kelly and the state’s legislators can’t seem to agree and get a deal done. Lawmakers have gone back and forth on […]
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