February 2022

Unemployment insurance fraudsters circling back to Kansas in renewed quest for quick cash

TOPEKA — The Kansas Department of Labor said Thursday the state experienced a resurgence during recent weeks in fraudulent attempts to rip off the unemployment insurance trust fund. Peter Brady, deputy secretary at the labor department, told a joint hearing of the House and Senate commerce committees of an uptick in suspicious initial claims for benefits that numbered between 1,000 to 1,500 per week.

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INTRUST Bank Invests in library

INTRUST Bank, headquartered in Wichita, has gifted $150,000 to the Newton Public Library Foundation as part of the WHERE COMMUNITY CONNECTS Campaign. “Libraries are a signature community asset, benefiting everyone in a community,” Newton INTRUST Bank President Kimberly Richtig said.

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A secret ingredient rarely guessed

Who likes healthy or gluten-free dishes? For years I was a bit skeptical as I bit into a new dish bearing the title “healthy”. While I was intrigued with the thought of it being healthy, it was that thing of expecting it to be a good notch inferior to regular baked goods. You know how crumbly those gluten-free bars tend to be, not to mention no sugar in them - none at all.

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