October 2023

Empowering Kansas women: the path to economic and civic advancement

Last month WalletHub released its list of “Best and Worst Cities for Women”, ranking 182 large cities across the country.Two Kansas cities — Wichita and Overland Park — made the rankings along with Kansas City, MO.Though their positions couldn’t be more drastically different.Overland Park ranked 8th in the country for best cities for women while Wichita ranked 149th.

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Letter to the editor

End the wait listGovernor Kelly and those clamoring to expand KanCare/Medicaid to cover able bodied working Kansans need to stop doing so until she has ended the wait list for the almost 7,500 I/DD and PD Kansans that continue to languish while waiting for crucially needed services that they’ve already qualified for.The wait list for Intellectually/Developmentally Disabled and Physically Disabled Kansans is now over 11 years long and is now at an all-time high of 5,096 I/DD and 2,381 PD Kansans.

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Sports briefs

Bethel spikers win The Bethel College volleyball team rebounded from its first conference loss of the season, stopping the Saint Mary Spires in five sets… Login to continue reading Login…

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Area football roundup

Class 3A, District 6 W.Collegiate 42, Hesston 13 WICHITA — The Hesston High School football team fell to Wichita Collegiate 42-13 Friday in Class 3A… Login to continue reading Login…

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