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Hillsboro discusses road improvements
Road improvements were the topic of discussion at the Tuesday, May 7 Hillsboro City Council meeting. The estimated cost for the road projects on Adams, S. Wilson and S. Lincoln is $1.56 million and will be paid in general obligation bonds. The council took four separate actions to move the...
Free Shred Day in McPherson Saturday
MCPHERSON, Kan. — The Citizens State Bank in McPherson is hosting a Free Shred Day Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m. at 223 N. Main. Each customer can bring up to 3 office boxes of papers to shred. No staples or paper clips, please. The event will last until...
Blue-green algae impacts 3 Kansas lakes
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) says some state lakes are being impacted by the presence of harmful algae. The KDHE announced in a press release on Friday, May 10 that three lakes are under blue-green algae alerts this week. Harvey County East Lake is under a warning status while […]
Kansas farm invites innovative experiments
MOUNDRIDGE, Kan. — Ray Flickner knows the usual risks farmers take with weather, price volatility and personal safety. He’s also become quite comfortable facing the risks inherent in being an early adopter of unproven technology. The fifth generation farmer raises corn, soybeans, sorghum and wheat alongside research projects on the Flickner Innovation Farm, a former homestead near Moundridge in McPherson County.
2 former postal employees from Wichita area arrested for stealing checks, cash from mail
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Two former U.S. Postal Service employees from the Wichita area face charges in connection with a pair of theft cases in which they’re accused of stealing money from the mail. Court documents say a federal grand jury on Wednesday, May 15, returned separate indictments against...
Newton HS senior the lone public school student in Kansas named U.S. Presidential Scholar
NEWTON, Kan. (KWCH) - A soon-to-be high school graduate planning to attend one of the nation’s most prestigious colleges next year stands alone among public school students in Kansas as a 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholar. U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona announced the list of presidential scholars on Friday. Among the list of 161 high school seniors nationwide, Newton’s Anahi Sanchez is one of three from Kansas and two from the Wichita area. Joining her as 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars are Wichita Collegiate’s Ayaaan Parikh and Sharma Paranjay, a soon-to-be graduate of the Barstow School in Leawood.
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