Ray Seif, Airport Manager at the Augusta Municipal Airport, is committed to “growing aviation in the region.” To that end, he and airport management have created an aviation camp for this summer and will host a career day later this month. “It’s been a whirlwind of activity trying to grow aviation in the region,” Seif said.
TOPEKA (AP) — Kansans who vote by mail would still be allowed a three-day grace period for their ballots to arrive, after Republican state legislators abandoned a proposal Friday requiring ballots to arrive on Election Day. The GOP is still pursuing efforts to restrict the use of ballot drop boxes.
Duane and Jennifer Wahrman of Pratt own two trucking companies, a home-based hauling service called D & J Fluid Service, LLC and an over-the-road long haul company simply called D&J Trucking, LLC. Their businesses, as well as their personal lives, have been greatly affected by national policies in the past two years. Last month they joined the People’s Convoy of truckers, driving to Washington, D.C. in protest of the continued enactment of the federal emergency powers act.
HAYS — In increasingly dry western Kansas, underground water makes everything possible. Irrigation for crops.
Dear Doctors: I sometimes have trouble sleeping. I’ve tried running, which helps with stress, but not with sleep. My husband says he just heard on the news that weightlifting is supposed to be good for sleep. Do you know if this is true?
It had been around two years since the laughter and squeals of delight had been heard in the children’s area of Newton Public Library during a StoryTime. The pandemic put a halt to story times in the building.
A unique summer camp for eighth- through 12th-graders is coming to Augusta this year, and it’s free. In July Augusta Municipal Airport will host a “Youth Aviation Summer Camp.” Campers will be able to learn about airport operations, aviation careers, pilot and mechanic license requirements, aircraft and basic aerodynamics concepts.
TOPEKA — Kansas senators Wednesday backed a measure prohibiting municipal governments from creating “sanctuary cities,” rejecting concerns about the speed the measure was moving through the Legislature.
A life-sized sculpture of famed Dodge City bad boy Dennis Hopper will one day invite passersby to join him on the iconic freedom ride down the counterculture highway he immortalized in the 1969 movie “Easy Rider.”
TOPEKA (AP) — Republican legislators in Kansas are pushing a redistricting plan that the state Senate’s top GOP leader hopes will move the state school board to the right and give conservatives more say over what’s taught in public schools.