A fund-raising campaign for the construction of a new public library has blown past the halfway mark – organizers announced this week that the “Where Community Connects” campaign reached the $1.7 million mark as the $2.7 million goal is eyed.
Kansas has joined about 20 other states in a lawsuit aimed at lifting mask mandates on public transit, a mandate that led Newton USD 373 to leave mask requirements on the school bus system for a portion of the 2021-22 school year.
Fred Van Ranken knew an item on a list of possible budget cuts for USD 373 would ruffle a few feathers, and stoke the fears of some residents of the district. In the context of a failed bond issue a couple years ago that would have moved Walton Elementary, leaving the small town without a school for the first time in a century, seeing the item of having no kindergarten at the school would sound an alarm.
About three blocks from where Hyde Park sat 150 years ago two small houses, both more than 100 years old, were being demolished on March 29. It’s an event that marked the end of a few years of work, and the beginning of something new as a loader knocked down two row houses at 215 E.
A storm that brought high winds and rain through much of Kansas resulted in a large power outage in Harvey County on March 29. Wind gusts of 45 miles per hour were recorded at the Newton City/County Airport while as much as 1.22 inches of rain were recorded in Harvey County by the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow network.
WICHITA (AP) — One of two flamingos that escaped from a Kansas zoo during a storm 17 years ago has been spotted on the coast of Texas, wildlife officials said. The Coastal Fisheries division of Texas Parks and Wildlife confirmed Tuesday to The Associated Press that the African flamingo — known as No.
The meatless meals Lent from 4 to 7 p.m. April 1 and April 8 will be served at the St.
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Gardeners take notice: Dennis Patton has a suggested alternative to growing flowers and vegetables in Kansas soils high in clay content.
How do you properly care for a tall fescue lawn or a turf-type fescue lawn? The following are tips on the proper way to maintain your tall fescue lawn: Mowing: Turftypes: 2 to 3 inches. K-31: 2 1⁄2 to 3 1⁄2 inches.
Bethel College student Emma Beachy will give her senior piano recital at 4 p.m. April 3 at in the Administration Building chapel on campus.