Tag: Kansas

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Thursday that it will relocate two research agencies’ headquarters to the Kansas City area, delighting Kansas and Missouri officials but intensifying critics’ fears that research…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Supreme Court signed off Friday on an increase in spending on public schools that the Democratic governor pushed through the Republican-controlled Legislature, but the justices refused to close the…

DISTRICT COURT Judge Daniel Creitz Civil cases filed: Gabriel M. Gregg vs. Stephanie M. Gregg, divorce State of Kansas, ex rel DCF s. Jessica L. Chapman, other domestic Marriage licenses issued: Lamont E. Jones and…

HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — The Reno County Commission has denied a proposal to build a wind farm in the county. The commission voted 2-1 Thursday on a proposal from Florida-based NextEra Energy for a 200-megawatt…

Big Hill Campers Club Joanne McIntyre attended the annual Big Hill Campers Club reunion June 8. The group first camped at Big Hill east of Cherryvale in 1986, and has steadily grown through the years.…

Cheers and catcalls shook Yates Center’s gym at a 1956 game between the Wildcats and Humboldt’s Cubs. The two schools had a heated rivalry in the old Tri-Valley League, being 20 miles apart. During the…

WEST MINERAL, Kan. (AP) — A historic coal mining shovel that was hidden under bramble for more than 70 years has gone on display in southeast Kansas alongside its more well-known successor, an 11-million pound…

Iola council members closed the door Monday night on partnering with Westar Energy to build a solar power plant here. With that chapter in the books, the council now owes citizens the next act: their…

Children entering Kansas schools next fall may be required to certify they have received or are receiving immunization against polio, smallpox, diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus, Ennor Horine, superintendent of schools has been reminded by the…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas officials want to put the brakes on vaping in public schools. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the Kansas State Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday to launch an anti-vaping campaign.…