Clinics that treat sexually transmitted diseases — already struggling to contain an explosive increase in infections such as syphilis and gonorrhea — now find themselves on the front lines in the nation’s fight to control the rapidly growing monkeypox outbreak.
From open plains to outer space, Ron Evans experienced a remarkable journey. He was a Kansan who played a record-setting role in the United States’ final mission to the moon.
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A massive flood of money into campaigns fighting over a Kansas ballot question about abortion rights will matter most by driving voter turnout, political scientists say. The two main campaigns slugging it out over whether to strip abortion rights from the Kansas Constitution reported raising a combined $11.2 million in the run-up to the vote on Aug.
Gov. Laura Kelly now has 60 days to decide who will fill an open district court judge position in the Ninth Judicial District, as the district nomination commission has recommended three people for the position.
(THE CONVERSATION) At the close of its recent term the Supreme Court ruled on the cases of Carson v. Makin and Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, rekindling controversy over one of the most enduring issues in American history: religious liberty. Another of this term’s blockbuster decisions, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, underlines the fact that religious beliefs and actions in the public realm matter. Whether the issue concerns religion and education, prayer or reproduction, Americans feel strongly about their religious liberties.
TOPEKA — A regional director of the Value Them Both Coalition told a meeting of Reno County Republicans last month that the organization has legislation ready to ban abortion in Kansas if voters adopt a constitutional amendment Aug. 2.
Golf tournament planned for Newton’s 150th Registration is now open for the Newton150 Golf Tournament, part of the City’s year-long celebration of its Sesquicentennial. The event is scheduled for Friday, Sept.
There’s a relatively new concept in education, born primarily out of the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s called a “micro school,” and there is one operating in North Newton.
A project to resurface and widen Old-81/Hesston Road from Newton to the McPherson County Line has slowed down, due to supply issues. “We are still in phase II,” said Jim Meier, superintendent of the Harvey County Road and Bridge Department.