Hallie Delphine Fields Lindsey, 76, passed away on April 1, 2022 peacefully at her home in Oxnard, California where she lived for over 50 years. Hallie was born on September 26, 1945 to William and Hallie (Green) Fields in Newton Kansas; the youngest of five from this union but also the youngest in a large extended family with 13 half siblings.
Florence - Jackie Dean Freeborn April 7, 2022, passed away suddenly in Wichita, Kansas, after suffering a massive stroke. .
Paul Gerhard Buhr passed away unexpectedly on April 4th, 2022. Paul was born on November 29, 1952 in Goessel, KS to loving parents, Gerhard and Mildred Buhr, joining his two older brothers. His early childhood was spent in the close-knit Bethel College community in North Newton, KS where he attended elementary school and the Bethel College Mennonite Church.
Kansas Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly signed a Republican-backed bill on Monday that will thwart hard-fought efforts by the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, to issue municipal IDs to residents unable to get legal photo IDs.
TOPEKA — Finding child care in Kansas has become so hard that some Kansas parents now plan pregnancies around open child care slots. “They are actually trying to time their pregnancies,” said Reva Wywadis, executive director of Child Care Aware of Eastern Kansas.
Newton USD 373 has been wrestling with a problem for a bit, namely that heating and air systems in a number of buildings have not been aging gracefully. “The reality is you have a lot of equipment that is past its useful life, in all of these buildings” said Jeff Flathman of Energy Solutions Professionals.
TOPEKA — A massive rock of cultural and spiritual significance to the Kaw Nation moved from Tecumseh to Lawrence nearly a century ago to honor the city’s settlers will be relocated to tribal land near Council Grove with a $5 million grant from the Mellon Foundation.
There are two things known about the future of curbside recycling in Newton: that there will be at least a month the city is without a provider, and that if a new provider takes over it will cost users of the service more.
MANHATTAN — When selecting meat in the grocery store the product cut, price per pound, and visual appeal are just some of the factors that influence the purchasing decision. And for curious consumers, plant-based protein sources may also drive the purchase for those who follow a primarily vegetarian diet but occasionally eat meat or fish, known as flexitarians.
GARDEN CITY –A project that focuses on the sustainability and economic performance of cotton in the Central High Plains has been awarded $750,000 as one of 12 national grants from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The project is a four