Local author pens ‘Cars That Drove Me’
For author Mark Janzen of North Newton, his new book started with an email to his son about a car.
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Pressed for Time: The looming challenge small-town newspapers are facing
FREDONIA – It’s a Monday morning at the Wilson County Citizen, and the paper’s staff is chasing breaking news: the annual Fall River barbecue won’t be held this year.
Doctors Want Lower Drug Costs — But Not Like This
Roughly 30% of American patients have skipped doses of their medicines, cut pills in half, or declined to fill a prescription due to cost concerns in the past year.
County becomes third “Breastfeeding Plus” location in Kansas
During national and world breastfeeding month Harvey County announced the county has become the third community in Kansas to earn the Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition’s Community Supporting Breastfeeding Plus designation.
Bethel gallery opens exhibit
It’s not a typo – the title of Jordan Buschur’s solo show in Bethel College’s Regier Art Gallery really is “Decororator.”
Arboretum to host FloraKansas
Dyck Arboretum’s largest fundraiser, FloraKansas Native Plants Days, will open for fall on Sept. 4 with a members only sale and be open from Sept. 5-7 at 177 W Hickory St, Hesston.
Cause of gas release in Fox Ridge still under investigation
A natural gas release near the new Fox Ridge housing development has been under investigation for more than a week as local and state officials seek the source of gas being released into the air.
County passes final budget
While the Harvey County Commission was able to trim a little from the proposed budget, the board still approved a budget that contains additional staff for the Sheriff’s Office and a mill levy increase to make it happen.
County prosecutor’s office staffing issues persist
In 2022 the Kansas Legislature funded two new judge positions for Harvey County -- one district court judge and a magistrate judge -- thus giving Harvey County a total of four full-time judges. That action, in county prosecutor Heather Figger’s view, created a little bit of a problem for the county attorney’s office.
‘Not lowering standards’: Kansas education leaders adopt new scale for state tests
WICHITA — The Kansas State Board of Education has approved new score thresholds for state assessment tests that are expected to increase the number of students scoring in the top levels.