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Pritzker: $800 million cut memo sends message to balance budget
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker says the message being sent by a memo directing state agencies to anticipate $800 million less to spend than what he proposed is that he will not sign an unbalanced budget. In February, Pritzker proposed spending $52.7 billion. Last week, his administration...
Leonard, Richmond named Durland Award winners
PAOLA – Kena Leonard and Eli Richmond were named the Clifford “Oscar” Durland Award winners during an all-school assembly at Paola High School. The award, in memory of Durland, recognizes an outstanding female and male senior, multi-sport athlete. The honor is voted on by the high school faculty.
Edgerton family farm holds pancake breakfast to celebrate start of strawberry picking season
EDGERTON, Kan. (KCTV) - Saturday’s weather provided the perfect setting for picking strawberries in the Kansas City area. Since 2001, Gieringer’s Family Farm in Edgerton, Kan., has grown into a destination for all kinds of berry picking. In May, strawberries are back in season. So to begin strawberry picking season the farm held a pancake breakfast to kick things off.
City of Edgerton to get new major travel center, gas station off I-35
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A major travel center is coming soon to the Gardner-Edgerton community, and no, it’s not THAT one. The City of Edgerton announced that Maverik will open one its first stores in the state of Kansas at Homestead Lane and 199th Street. Maverik is known...
Crossings clear after engine derails in Osawatomie railyard
OSAWATOMIE, Kan. (KCTV) - Crossings in Osawatomie remain clear and no injuries have been reported after an engine derailed in a railyard. The Osawatomie Police Department says that just before 11:10 a.m. on Friday, May 10, emergency crews were called to the area of 7th and South St. with reports of a Union Pacific Railroad incident.
Panthers split doubleheader against Wildcats on senior night
PAOLA – The Panther baseball team split a doubleheader against the rival Wildcats on senior night. Paola, 14-10-1, won the first game against Louisburg by a score of 12-1 on Tuesday, May 7, and lost the second game 18-3.
Oxygen’s ‘Sins of the South’ Delves Into Shocking Slaying of Woman Who Had ‘Perfect’ Life
True crime aficionados get ready for Oxygen’s anything-but-charming new series Sins of the South. Each episode digs into the horrific murder cases that rocked the region below the Mason-Dixon line. Helping tell the stories are first-hand accounts from the victims’ loved ones and law enforcement coinciding with archival footage and cinematic recreations you’ve come to expect from the network’s fare.
Gardner Edgerton School District to implement new cell phone policy
GARDNER, Kan. (KCTV) - Students attending a high school or middle school in the Gardner Edgerton School District will have a new cell phone and smart watch policy to get used to starting next school year. It’s a change members of the school board have discussed for months. The...
Osawatomie officers make multiple arrests related to narcotics
OSAWATOMIE – Osawatomie police officers recently made multiple arrests related to the distribution of narcotics. On March 10, officers conducted a traffic stop near Sixth Street and Kelly Avenue in Osawatomie, according to a news release from the Osawatomie Police Department.
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