Sunflower Electric Power Corp. promotes James Turrentine
Sunflower Electric Power Corp. (Sunflower) has promoted James Turrentine to manager of safety.
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U.S. Senate approves stopgap spending bill with disaster relief, heating aid
The U.S. Senate approved broadly bipartisan legislation Thursday that would provide billions for natural disaster relief, military and economic aid to Ukraine and funding to help low-income families offset the rising costs of heating and cooling their homes.
Why shortages remain common 2½ years into the pandemic
Shortages of basic goods still plague the U.S. economy — 2½ years after the pandemic’s onset turned global supply chains upside down.
Victoria bakery damaged by break out fire
Tuesday evening, Fort That Bakery in Victoria, KS caught fire after report of smoke coming from the building were made. Fire crews were dispatched to control the fire.
September is National Food Safety Education month
Every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 1 in 6 people get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized and 3,000 die from eating contaminated food. Getting sick is never fun and is usually quite an inconvenience. What can you do at home to help prevent getting sick? The Partnership for Food Safety Education breaks it down into four easy steps: Clean, Separate, Cook, and Chill.
Space Week at FHSU
Fort Hays State University will be hosting Space Week, starting on Monday, October 10 through Saturday, October 15. Monday, guests can participate in 3D printing of NASA artifacts, free to the public.
Prosecutor seeks 3rd trial for Kansas woman in 2 killings
A Kansas prosecutor has indicated that he intends to try a woman for the third time in the killings of her ex-husband and his girlfriend two decades ago. Dana Chandler is accused of killing 47-year-old Mike Sisco and his fiancee, 53-year-old Karen Harkness, in 2002 in Topeka.
Local developer leans on area talent to revitalize historic building in downtown Hays
When it came time to renovate one of the oldest buildings in downtown Hays, developer and realtor Adam Pray did not have to go far to find the quality craftsman needed to breathe new life into a historic location.
Republicans in Congress say they’d keep federal abortion funding in cases of rape, incest
A nearly 50-year-old federal law backed by Republicans allows the use of federal dollars for abortions in cases of rape, incest or the life of the pregnant person. That so-called Hyde Amendment, which is folded into spending bills, is less stringent than new or planned abortion bans in some GOP-led states, where governors and lawmakers want to remove exceptions for rape and incest.
Bestselling Author to Visit Russell
Patricia Davids is an internationally published, award-winning, USA Today bestselling author of 50 inspirational and Amish romance novels, primarily published by Harper Collins’ Harlequin imprint. Born and raised in central Kansas, Patricia combines her faith, Midwest values and quirky humor into emotionally rich, sweet romance stories that deal with contemporary issues. She has sold over 3,000,000 books world-wide since her first novel appeared in stores in 2005. A former NICU nurse, Patricia currently resides on a farm near Abilene, Kansas with one spoiled dog named Sugar and her special needs cat called Weeble.