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Kansas Student Pleads Not Guilty in Shooting at High School

Thursday, February 9

OLATHE, Kan. (AP/KPR) - A 19-year-old has pleaded not guilty to shooting a school resource officer at Olathe East High School last year. Jaylon Elmore appeared for a preliminary hearing this week and was bound over for trial. He was a senior at Olathe East... Read More.

Nominations Being Accepted for USD 308 Classified, Certified Employees of the Year

Thursday, February 9

Hutchinson, Kan. – Nominations are being sought by USD 308 Staff, Families, and Community Partners for the 2022-2023 Classified Employee of the Year and the Certified Employee of the Year. Any certified staff member may be nominated for the Certified Employee of the Year. This... Read More.

Safer Access Everyone (SAFE) Sidewalk Program

Thursday, February 9

HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The City of Hutchinson is soliciting applications for a Sidewalk Program for installing, removing, and replacing non-existing and defective concrete sidewalks through a cost-sharing plan paid by the City of Hutchinson and paid by the property owner. The Safer Access for... Read More.

Keystone Pipeline Owner Blames Kansas Spill on Faulty Weld, Estimates $480M Remediation Cost

Thursday, February 9

By Allison Kite, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA, Kan. — The Keystone oil pipeline’s massive spill in northern Kansas was likely caused by a faulty welding job, the company that owns the pipeline said Thursday. Federal regulators in December ordered Canada-based TC Energy to investigate the... Read More.

$69M Boost: Program Aims to Support Kansas Entrepreneurs

Thursday, February 9

By Pat Melgares, K-State Research and Extension News Service MANHATTAN, Kan. – Officials with NetWork Kansas and the Kansas Department of Commerce said that a program funded for $69 million over the next nine years will help to strengthen the economic landscape for communities across... Read More.

Hutchinson City Council Swears In New Members

Wednesday, February 8

By Lucky Kidd, Ad Astra Radio HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The Hutchinson City Council is once again at five members following Tuesday's swearing-in of Stuart Conklin and Stacy Goss Conklin, associated for many years with his family's auto dealerships, will fill the Northeast District position Jade... Read More.

USDA Projects Farm Income Will Fall in 2023 after Two Robust Years

Wednesday, February 8

By Adam Goldstein, Kansas Reflector WASHINGTON — After two strong years of growth, U.S. farm income is forecast to drop substantially in 2023 as commodity prices fall and expenses rise, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service reported Tuesday. And with food prices... Read More.

Top Commanders of Kansas National Guard, Kansas Highway Patrol to Retire

Wednesday, February 8

By Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA, Kan. — Gov. Laura Kelly’s top general in the Kansas National Guard as well as the superintendent of the Kansas Highway Patrol set their retirement dates, officials said Wednesday. Maj. Gen. David Weishaar, who has held the position of adjutant... Read More.

Kansas House Passes Resolution Condemning Lesser Prairie Chicken Protections

Wednesday, February 8

By Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA, Kan. — The lesser prairie chicken is back on a symbolic chopping block. During a Wednesday House session, lawmakers passed Senate Concurrent Resolution 1602, formally disapproving the federal government’s listing of the lesser prairie chicken as a... Read More.

McPherson Planning Commission Recommends Approval for High School Stadium Lights, Scoreboard

Wednesday, February 8

By Lucky Kidd, Ad Astra Radio MCPHERSON, Kan. - Following nearly 2 hours of discussion and comments Monday night, the McPherson Planning Commission recommended the City Commission approve a conditional use permit to add stadium lights and a scoreboard to the athletic field at McPherson... Read More.

McPherson City Commissioners Approve Payments for Rehab Project, Design Work on New Fire Station

Wednesday, February 8

By Lucky Kidd, Ad Astra Radio MCPHERSON, Kan. – McPherson City Commissioners Tuesday approved payments to DH Home Improvement and SCKEED connected with the rehabilitation of a residence on South Elm as part of a 2020 Community Development Housing Block Grant. The total payments on... Read More.

Hutchinson City Council Approves Street Maintenance Bid, Sales Tax Extension

Wednesday, February 8

By Lucky Kidd, Ad Astra Radio HUTCHINSON, Kan. – Circle C Paving and Construction of Goddard was awarded the City of Hutchinson’s 2023 residential street maintenance project during Tuesday’s City Council meeting. In addition to crack and chip sealing of non-arterial streets, roughly from 17th... Read More.