‘Waymakers’ coming to county jail
A group of community partners is coming together to try and help inmates in recovery from drug addiction at the Harvey County Detention Center.“I am speaking from my heart on this.
Chad Frey
Why Does the US Want a Nuclear-Armed Iran?
“A major expansion underway inside Iran’s most heavily protected nuclear facility could soon triple the site’s production of enriched uranium,” the Washington Post reports.
Kansas City Chiefs rally shooting survivors wait for promised donations while bills pile up
Abigail Arellano keeps her son Samuel’s medical bills in a blue folder in a cabinet above the microwave.
Heat waves challenge journalists to be honest about climate change reality
Two summers ago, I wrote about how our personal conversations in social settings veer away from the obvious and looming climate crisis.
Kansas lawmakers approve cuts to property and income taxes in bill totaling $380 million per year
Kansas lawmakers passed major tax cuts on Tuesday that will reduce income taxes and ultimately cost the state an estimated nearly $2 billion over the next five years.The bill would combine the state’s three income tax brackets into two and lower the top rates to 5.2% and 5.58% respectively.
In the garden: Knowing when onions are ready
In the spring, we plant many onions in the Giving Garden in town.
Kansas Legislature returns
So much excitement about the special session!So much fun!Tax cuts for wealthy people!
Plains Folk: The Star of Empire
The Comanche County Cattle Pool was born in 1880 as, ostensibly, a cooperative venture bringing together seventeen open-range cattlemen to raise better cattle and make more money off them.
Kansas Profile: Studying indigenous literature
Does the general public know about the indigenous people who live in Kansas?
County adjusts waste fees
Harvey County was placed in difficult spot — fees charged for solid waste not covering the cost of operations of the transfer station and the construction/demolition dump site.