Vice President Kamala Harris accepted her party’s nomination for president Thursday evening, pitching her candidacy as an opportunity for the nation to move forward, rather than accept a dark future she said would follow a second election of her Republican opponent.
A Latvian man accused of participating in a scheme to export electronic aircraft equipment from Kansas for Russian companies appeared Wednesday in federal court in Kansas City, Kansas, after being extradited.
Sunflower Electric Power Corporation, a trusted and reliable transmission and generation partner in central and western Kansas, is thrilled to announce a comprehensive rebranding initiative that will shape the company's identity over the next year. This strategic move comes after months of careful planning, research, and consideration, aimed at better aligning our brand with our evolving business direction to best support our member-owners’ needs.
Dear Eric: I am a 33-year-old male on the autism spectrum. I have a friend, "Katie," who has been a big part of my life for the last few years. I have been a mentor and friend for her three little boys, and she, in return, has been a good friend to me.
The Heartland Community Foundation recently awarded over $6,800 to the Hays Public Library to assist with the project to remodel the Kansas Room.
Someone recently came into the Cottonwood Extension office with a tiny insect, asking what it is. Fortunately, it had a distinctive long snout. So that meant it was a weevil and I was able to narrow it down considerably and identify it as a rice weevil. I did get verification from J.P. Michaud, entomologist at the Ag Research Ct. in Hays too.
The USD489 Board of Education (BOE) discussed the District’s 5 Year Outlook for Capital Outlay Projects, as presented by Superintendent Ron Wilson during their Aug. 19, 2024 meeting. Superintendent Wilson described the Outlook as a “working document” of projects which may be presented to the Board for approval over the next five years. The document is available to the public as an attachment to the Aug. 19, 2024 BOE Meeting Agenda Item 5.3, Capital Outlay Review.
According to the USD489 Board of Education (BOE) Aug. 5, 2024 BOE Retreat Minutes approved on Aug. 19, 2024 a Public Hearing on the Resolution to close Lincoln Elementary School will be held during the Sept. 9, 2024. Public comment will occur prior to the Board’s vote on the resolution.
Following discussion during the Aug. 19, 2024 USD489 Board of Education [BOE] Regular Meeting, by consensus, decided to form a committee to discuss cell phone policies after the Kansas Association of School Board [KASB] Task Force on the subject releases its recommendations, expected in November, 2024.