The battle for Ukraine’s strategic port of Mariupol raged on Monday, as Ukraine rejected a Russian offer to evacuate its troops from the besieged city and Russian bombardment continued. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said about 400 civilians were taking shelter at an art school in the Azov Sea port city when it was struck by a Russian bomb.
In the end, the increase in fees that would be required to continue offering recycling services at the Harvey County transfer station led to the county commission to eliminate recycling services. It is a move that led to fallout - namely cities in the county looking for options to continue offering recycling services.
This is a moment the Newton Area Chamber of Commerce has worked towards for a long time – helping businesses in town offer health insurance to employees. “I am hopeful this will really help.
Stanley Black & Decker of Hesston has continued the tradition of philanthropy that began with Excel Industries, and that tradition was honored by the Harvey County United Way recently. The company was given The 2021 Corporate Leadership Award.
Daughter Gloria is super busy getting ready for a wedding held in their shop next week. And now, dear little Joshua (1+ yr. old) is sick, so she has her hands full. It’s a blessing how people come and help them out with preparations. From what I hear, their home is glistening, inside and out. I am looking forward to going and helping her some next week. Right now, my husband David and I are in Florida. We arrived on February 1, and I plan to return home on March 11. David has some health issues, and we thought a getaway and warm sunshine could be beneficial.
Life expectancy is a measure commonly considered when it comes to the overall health of a population. In this day and age, when most of us think about which medical interventions are most important to increase life expectancy, we probably think about things like treatment of cancer, interventions to treat heart attacks, or surgeries for life threatening illnesses. While those things are all important, their overall impact on a population’s life expectancy pales in comparison to the prevention of infectious disease.
Community leaders are reacting to a shooting at the Towne East Square shopping mall Friday evening that left a 14-year-old boy dead. Wichita Police said the shooting occurred during a fight on the lower level of the mall.
TOPEKA — Democratic U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids and Republican congressional candidate Amanda Adkins disagree about proposals before Congress to temporarily suspend the federal tax on gasoline for the remainder of the year due to surges in fuel prices at the pump.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A person whose car became stuck in a field died in a grassfire, the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s department said Sunday.
TOPEKA — Kim Bergman was 12 years old when her gymnastics coach, David Byrd, began abusing her. Bergman was not his first victim, and she was not his last.