The Swiss Mennonite Cultural and Historical Association is offering educational grants to individuals preparing for full-time Christian service, Mennonite ministry, Mennonite voluntary service, or other related careers.
WICHITA — A Derby school district committee decided not to remove the Bible from libraries or classrooms despite a challenge that the book contains mature themes. Cheryl Bannon, a former member of the Derby City Council, asked the district’s library committee to review the Bible after the group decided to remove an award-winning young-adult novel from its list of approved classroom materials.
HAVILAND — Fifteen years ago, Robert Ellis got a letter he never wanted. Haviland’s drinking water had failed a state safety test.
TOPEKA (AP) — Republican legislators in Kansas are pushing a redistricting plan that the state Senate’s top GOP leader hopes will move the state school board to the right and give conservatives more say over what’s taught in public schools.
A life-sized sculpture of famed Dodge City bad boy Dennis Hopper will one day invite passersby to join him on the iconic freedom ride down the counterculture highway he immortalized in the 1969 movie “Easy Rider.”
TOPEKA — Kansas senators Wednesday backed a measure prohibiting municipal governments from creating “sanctuary cities,” rejecting concerns about the speed the measure was moving through the Legislature.
A unique summer camp for eighth- through 12th-graders is coming to Augusta this year, and it’s free. In July Augusta Municipal Airport will host a “Youth Aviation Summer Camp.” Campers will be able to learn about airport operations, aviation careers, pilot and mechanic license requirements, aircraft and basic aerodynamics concepts.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s says Kansas won’t enforce a federal mandate that nursing home workers get vaccinated against COVID-19, acknowledging Wednesday that it conflicts with an anti-mandate state law she signed four months ago.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Talks to stop the fighting in Ukraine resumed Friday, as another attempt to rescue civilians from the besieged port city of Mariupol broke down and Russia accused the Ukrainians of launching a cross-border helicopter attack on an oil depot.
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