Citizens’ names new vice president
Lorenzo Alderson has been named assistant vice president of eservices at The Citizens State Bank. The newly established role will oversee both digital and telephone engagement with bank customers.
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Unemployment insurance fraudsters circling back to Kansas in renewed quest for quick cash
TOPEKA — The Kansas Department of Labor said Thursday the state experienced a resurgence during recent weeks in fraudulent attempts to rip off the unemployment insurance trust fund. Peter Brady, deputy secretary at the labor department, told a joint hearing of the House and Senate commerce committees of an uptick in suspicious initial claims for benefits that numbered between 1,000 to 1,500 per week.
Russia, US square off at council over Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS – The United States and Russia squared off Monday in the U.N. Security Council, where Moscow lost an attempt to block a public meeting on Moscow’s troop buildup near Ukraine’s borders and Western fears of an invasion.
Local artists on exhibit for Kansas Day
The Carriage Factory will celebrate Kansas Day, Jan. 29, with the “Kansas Through the Eyes of an Artist” exhibit.
Bills eliminating food sales tax offer different approaches to food insecurity
TOPEKA — A pair of bills aimed at eliminating the food sales tax on food and groceries in Kansas will help reduce rising food insecurity and aid families in getting food on the table, supporters say.
IMST breathing exercises can lower blood pressure
Dear Doctors: I wonder if there have been any updates on that breathing technique called IMST? It was being studied because it can lower systolic blood pressure. I’m on blood pressure meds, and when I meet with my cardiologist, I want to talk to him about trying this method.
Republican-backed map heads to governor after party line votes in Legislature
TOPEKA — A proposed map of the state’s congressional district boundaries headed Wednesday to the governor for further consideration, despite claims the “Ad Astra” plan would disenfranchise communities of interest and minorities.
NMC feeling effects of blood shortage
The American Red Cross is facing a national blood crisis – its worst blood shortage in over a decade, posing a concerning risk to patient care. And it is being felt locally.
Newton area natives changed the treatment of leprosy
There's a bit of Newton history that author Marlena Fiol would like be remembered — the history of her parents who grew up in and around Newton. "They were ordinary people who accomplished the extraordinary because of their love of god and belief in the dignity of all humans, especially those who are under served," Fiol said.
Bill would let schools shift to online learning, but it may not get far
WICHITA, Kansas — As a growing number of Kansas schools cancel classes because of COVID outbreaks or staff shortages, one lawmaker wants to let districts avoid shutdowns by using online learning. Rep.