Chad Frey

Complaints about student debt relief scams are increasing as the date approaches for borrowers to restart payment on their student loans after more than a three-year pause.Consumer protection advocates say that the Biden administration’s student debt relief efforts, the subsequent halting of those policies by the courts, and the restart of student loan payments have bred confusion that allow companies to take advantage of borrowers.“There is sort of this perfect storm out there that I think is allowing these fraudsters to prey on people,” said Dan Zibel, vice president, chief counsel, and co-founder of Student Defense, a nonprofit focused on student rights.Zibel said that there has been a lot of policy and legal news on student debt relief for borrowers to absorb in a couple years.“There is news about repayment plans, news about cancellation, different types of cancellation, whether it’s public service loan forgiveness or fraud-based cancellation, the COVID pause, and then the courts get involved.

By Chad FreyNewton KansanA joint investigation of a homicide that left Tyler Lee Ford, 31, Hutchinson dead at East Lake has resulted in an arrest.

A brand new class is beginning In North Newton at Kidron Bethel Village where resident seniors, aka “Grandfriends”, will join families with children newborn to kindergarten age in a music class.Called Music Together, the class will hosted on the Kidron Bethel campus.“This is a highlight of the week for the residents as well as the staff,” said Erin Flory Robertson, Director of Riverside Music Together.