Annual lecture series to highlight cultural injustice
HESSTON — There is a bit of history you may not have heard, called the “Doctrine of Discovery.”It’s about how native people were treated as the United States were being settled.
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Bridge, culvert projects set to begin
Harvey County RSVP will hold its annual Martin Luther King, Jr.
Juniors observe nurses’ lamplighting at Bethel College
Special to the Kansan The Bethel College Department of Nursing honored its junior students in the annual lamplighting, held Dec. 2 just before the end… Login to continue reading Login…
What to do if your child gets a ‘Notice to Appear’
When a juvenile is detained by law enforcement, whether that be an arrest for suspected criminal charges or a child in need of care, the juvenile will end up at a juvenile intake office.
Thousands of students in Kansas and Missouri have left public education
Thousands of students in Missouri and Kansas have left public school in the last four years, in line with a national trend of more families disengaging from public education.An analysis by the Associated Press, Big Local News and Stanford University economist Thomas Dee found enrollment in Missouri’s public schools dropped by 2% from the 2019-2020 school year to the 2022-2023 school year — making up nearly 18,000 students.Public school enrollment in Kansas is down about 16,000 students from its peak in 2015.
Kansas could be the next state to stop people from planting Bradford pears
Local conservationists will cheer if Kansas moves forward with a ban on selling popular but invasive ornamental pear trees in the state.The Kansas Department of Agriculture wants to curb the spread of Callery pear trees — a species usually sold under cultivar names such as Bradford, Cleveland Select, Chanticleer and many more.Its proposal will get a public hearing on Jan.
100 Kansas hospital and clinic executives, health professionals endorse Medicaid expansion
TOPEKA — More than 100 health professionals and hospital or clinic administrators issued a letter Tuesday to the 2024 Legislature asking for bipartisan support on a bill broadening Medicaid eligibility to benefit thousands of people in need of affordable, accessible quality care.Gov.
County finalizing fiber agreement with Ideatek
Last year Ideatek approached Harvey County, twice, seeking support for a grant application as the company attempted to find funds to expand its fiber network in Harvey County.The company, which is currently installing fiber in Newton, would like to expand throughout the western half of Harvey County.The received the state grant, which means that the county now needs to negotiate how funds approved as matching funds will be used.The county committed $250,000 from the County’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds as matching funds, and Ideatek will receive more than $3.8 million in grant funds for the project.
Trapper’s participation down
More than 3,300 scouts preregistered for this year’s Trapper’s Rendezvous at Harvey County West Park Jan. 12 through 14. However, frigid temperatures led to reduced… Login to continue reading Login…