
August 2025


Medicaid health care crisis will cascade into Kansas, swamp hospitals and patients
After one of the strongest earthquakes in recorded history grunted and shifted off the coast of Russia, geologists sent tsunami and aftershock warnings as far away as Hawaii and the North American mainland.
Mulch rings help to promote healthy trees
MANHATTAN – Homeowners who are looking for ways to promote healthy, growing trees in their yard are well-advised to remember this axiom: A ring is a tree’s best friend.

School begins
There are 173 days of school remaining in the Newton USD 373 20025-26 school year.
CDDO to meet
The Board of Directors of the Harvey-Marion County Developmental Disability Organization (HMCDDO) will hold its regular monthly meeting on at 4 p.m. Aug. 18 in the HMCDDO office, 500 N. Main, Suite 204.

Southwest Kansas towns relied on the Arkansas River for water. Now it’s dry for miles
DODGE CITY — To enter most towns in southwest Kansas, one will first drive across bridges seemingly built over sand and briar.

Kansas task force keeps working to resolve conflicting forces shaping future of water policy
By: Tim Carpenter KansasReflector.com TOPEKA — The 186 residents of Pawnee Rock want clean water to flow from kitchen faucets, but uranium contamination forced one… Login to continue reading Login…

Kansas governor picks newest state Supreme Court justice. It could be the last time
Democratic Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly appointed Leawood attorney Larkin Walsh on Thursday to the Kansas Supreme Court.
Faces of trust
Agriculture needs you. Maybe I should give you a little more background. There are people and groups who attack agriculture, and we need you to be an advocate to help our consumers better understand what we do.
