TOPEKA — The Legislature canned a much-debated voucher program that would allow unregulated private schools to receive state dollars and put federal COVID-19 relief funds toward special education. The measure narrowly passed the House by 6558 Thursday and failed in the Senate by 17-20 early Friday, following heated late-night speeches from Democrats and Republicans.
WICHITA — Both the Hesston and Halstead track teams competed Thursday and Friday at the Shocker Pre-State Classic at Cessna Stadium in Wichita. The meet featured an elite division, which pitted some of the top athletes in the state, along with the Class 3-2-1A division.
Home prices are cooling off and mortgage rates fell last week, but the fallout from recent bank closures could continue to make it difficult for some Americans to buy homes, economists say. Mortgage rates fell to 6.32% for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage, Freddie Mac data released on Thursday shows.
Goessel’s Jerry Toews has done it again – found a real gem of a car to sell at the annual MCC Sale in Hutchinson. Each year for the past several years Toews has been in charge of finding vehicles for the sale, often offering a collection of cars, trucks, tractors and motorcycles for the fundraiser.
Johnny Nash may have started his song with “I can see clearly now, the rain has gone,” but what about someone with cataracts. They cannot easily see “all the obstacles in their way”, and there are not “dark clouds that make you blind” like in the song, but cataracts do cause vision clouding.
x-non-scoring, J-tie-breaker. Solomon CKTL Tuesday Area results GIRLS Team scores — Hesston 160, Solomon 131, Elyria Christian 78, Moundridge 71, Haven 41.
A bitcoin mining operation in the southeast corner of Harvey County will have to move following a decision March 28, nearly bringing a year of debate to a close. On March 28 the Board of Harvey County Commissioners denied a request for a zoning change from A-1 Agricultural to RDS Rural Development Services for Butler Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.
You grew up with brothers and sisters. You played with them; you fought with them.
For months the Newton City Commission has reviewed water and sewer rates, mulling over a combination of budget cuts, rate increases, fund transfers and early bond payments to create a solution to keep the water and sewer departments from going into debt.
Larry Lee Guhr, age 82, was born in Newton, Kansas to John and Velma (Wedel) Guhr on July 15, 1940. Larry passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, after a short battle with cancer.