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Mom leads effort for change after son dies by suicide in Wichita
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A new law is on the books in Kansas that makes it a criminal offense to encourage someone to attempt or commit suicide. Following a personal tragedy, Jill Janes led an effort to make this change a reality. After Janes lost her son, Max, to suicide...
‘Test animals before movement’: Bird flu in Kansas cattle milk
KANSAS (KSNT) – U.S. agriculture officials say dairy cattle must be tested before moving between states. On Monday, March 25, milk samples from sick cows were collected from two dairy farms in Kansas and another in Texas. These samples tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) which is also known as the bird flu. […]
From a Kansan with chronic pain: It’s time for our state to embrace medical cannabis
Four years ago, I started feeling sluggish. I felt like I had a fever, even though my temperature never topped 100 degrees. The pain in your skin when you’re feverish, the ache you feel in your joints. I felt fatigued. Assuming I had some kind of bug, I went to bed for a few days, […] The post From a Kansan with chronic pain: It’s time for our state to embrace medical cannabis appeared first on Kansas Reflector.
Two KDOT employees celebrate years of state service
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Two Kansas Department of Transportation employees are celebrating years of state service. Kansas Department of Transportation officials said Sherry Petri-Fitzgerald is celebrating 40 years of state service and Lynn Berges is celebrating 30 years of state service. KDOT officials said Petrie-Fitzgerald, Organizational Development Manager in KDOT’s...
Ellsworth announces Jeff Landon as Head Boys Basketball Coach
Ellsworth High School and Athletics Director Ron Davis announced Wednesday the hiring of Jeff Landon as the next Head Boys Basketball Coach of the Bearcats, pending board approval. Landon returns to Ellsworth after having spent ten years coaching at the college level. He had previously served as an assistant coach...
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