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Kansas Supreme Court releases statement on Oct. 12 security incident

Submitted article TOPEKA—The seven justices of the Kansas Supreme Court released the following statement today regarding the October 12 security incident that disrupted access to information systems used by courts statewide.Statement from Kansas Supreme Court (Chief Justice Marla Luckert and Justices Eric Rosen, Dan Biles, Caleb Stegall, Evelyn Wilson, K.J.

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Moundridge farmers earn conservation award

The Flickner Innovation Farm in Moundridge has received its fair share of attention from international research groups, industry representatives, policy makers — even a group of scientists from NASA visited in 2022.Ray and Susan Flickner, owners of the farm, have received a few awards along the way for the work done at the farm - with the latest announced just last week.Ray and Susan Flickner have been selected as the recipients of the 2023 Kansas Leopold Conservation Award.“Farming is a journey, in my opinion,” Ray said in a video produced Sand County Foundation announcing the award.

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Central Kansas electric bills will increase following approval of Evergy rate hike

TOPEKA — State regulators approved a utility rate change that will decrease electric rates for Kansas City customers and push up prices for other customers in the state after a long tug of war between proposed corporation price hikes and commission staff estimates over fair prices.During a Tuesday meeting, the three-member Kansas Corporation Commission voted to approve a unanimous settlement agreement with Evergy, the state’s largest utility company.“The order seeks to balance the financial interests of averaging with the protection of the substantial interests of Kansas energy ratepayers,” said Commissioner Dwight Keen.

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