Over the course of the next year, lawmakers on the U.S. House and Senate Agriculture committees will draft a new federal farm bill that will shape food, farm, conservation and nutrition programs across the country for the next five years.
Anti-abortion activist Mark Gietzen expressed confidence Monday that $229,000 would be secured to finance a hand recount of more than 920,000 votes cast statewide on a proposed amendment to the Kansas Constitution restricting the right to abortion.
Frontier Apartments Project to Begin Construction Work The Frontier Apartments Project, located inside the historic St. Joseph’s School building in downtown Hays, Kansas will begin construction the week of August 15, 2022. The finished product will feature 12 apartments with a beautiful blend of classic and contemporary interior finishes, an elevator to all three levels, premium kitchen cabinetry, quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, and private laundry facilities in each unit. Frontier Apartments will offer the finest rental units in the Hays market with leases beginning in the summer of 2023. The building will include five one-bedroom units (~750 sf), five two-bedroom units (~940 sf), one one-bedroom +study unit (~825 sf), and one two-bedroom +study unit (~975 sf).
By Hailey Chapman Hays Daily News As the Hays Veterans Affairs Clinic prepares for relocation to the decade-long vacant building at 4107 Vine Street, the signing of the PACT Act has provided a new avenue for assistance to veterans. “The PACT Act is a historic new law that will help VA deliver for millions of Veterans — and their survivors — by empowering us to presumptively provide care and benefits to Vets suffering from more than 20 toxic exposure-related conditions.
Following an extensive search, Fort Hays State University selected Terrance (Terry) Pierce as its next chief of police. Pierce succeeds Edward Howell, who retired from the force in June of this year after a career in law enforcement that spanned 40 years.
In July, Hays residents saw 24 days of 90+ degree weather. Those numbers are concerning when it comes to the potential for illnesses such as heat exhaustion and heat stroke, according to Dr. Jeff Curtis, medical director of FHSU’s Health and Wellness Services.
Adjutant General’s Department Officer Candidate School graduation, Hall of Fame ceremony set for Aug. 20 The Kansas National Guard’s 235th Regiment will host a graduation ceremony for Officer Candidate School – Class 66 Saturday, Aug.
A two-year inquiry into federal whistleblower programs created to thwart corporate fraud led a University of Kansas law professor to conclude two prominent initiatives aimed at identifying misconduct were undermined by cronyism and secrecy.
An off-duty Virginia police officer who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan, 6, 2021, with a fellow officer was sentenced Thursday to more than seven years in prison, matching the longest prison sentence so far among hundreds of Capitol riot cases.