TOPEKA — A new judicial committee report on evictions in Kansas points to multiple problems with a complex, fast-paced legal system for ousting tenants who fail to pay their rent. Three-fourths of eviction filings are resolved through procedural errors, an indicator of the ignorance tenants and landlords have with the legal process, the report found.
Gallery plans opening An opening reception for a new exhibit at Carriage Factory Art Gallery, “Living Art In Color” by the Kansas Art Guild will be from 6 to 8 p.m. July 23 at the gallery, 128 E 6th St.
Where wind turbines could be permitted as part of a wind farm project by NextEra Energy in Harvey County are limited – the county passed a resolution in 2019 setting limits for wind turbines. Those limits will be under review during a 7 p.m.
The county commission will be asked to set a not-to-exceede budget on July 12, a budget that would require a raise to the mill levy and require public hearings. The commission will be asked to approve a maximum tax levy for the 2023 budget of $15,080,182 and a proposed tax rate is 43.629 mills, which is a one mill increase over the previous year.
LAWRENCE, Kansas — Even as an abortion refuge in a region where a growing number of states impose ever-tightening restrictions, and outright bans, on the procedure, another wave of women coming to Kansas for treatment has yet to materialize.
For young children, a long-awaited event ‘never comes’. But it did, and it happened.
CANNON FALLS, Minn. — Two months after giving birth, Jennifer Magee noticed a change in her baby’s feeding routine that scared her: She was starting to drink more formula, almost every hour.
Summertime. For most, this signals thoughts of warm weather and good times with family and friends. Sadly, what brings happiness for some can trigger stress and sorrow for others. In the words of a Vietnam War veteran, “The fourth of July was once my favorite holiday with friends and family… but now it is a day I wish never existed.”
Greg Hanson, the spark plug behind the Sand Creek Summer Daze festival, took a microphone on June 7 to make an emotional announcement during opening ceremonies at the band shell in Athletic Park. He was about to give the “Sand Creek Summer Daze Local Hero Award.” “This is for a resident who has gone beyond normal means to help the community out in different ways,” Hanson said.
WICHITA — First came the school year where a killer virus sent everybody home early. Then the maddening online year.