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‘Blue Christmas’ service set at St. Michael’s Three Hays churches are offering a “Blue Christmas Service” for those who struggle with grief, disappointment, and loneliness during the holiday season.
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Holiday season kicks off on campus with annual Tree Lighting Ceremony
As University Dickens Carolers serenaded guests, the annual Fort Hays tree lighting took place Tuesday night outside of Sheridan Hall. Inside Beach Schmidt Performing Arts Center, the main attraction was Santa who sat center stage as individuals poured through the doors to share their Christmas wishes.
Akron to put free menstrual products in city restrooms
AKRON, Ohio – Feminine hygiene products could soon be stocked and free in all city-owned and operated bathrooms. Two bills offered by Ward 5 Councilwoman Tara Mosley sailed through Akron City Council’s Health and Social Services Committee Monday afternoon.
Student achievement debated
Lawmakers say a deep dive on student achievement in Kansas schools is needed, with the dialogue likely to have a substantial effect on the policy choices of the GOP-controlled legislators. The formation of the Special Committee on Education, which met for the first time Tuesday, is a sign that longstanding questions over how many Kansas students are performing as expected — and whether those figures are acceptable in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and increased investment in the classroom.
Survey: Kansas has older houses and too few workers in skilled trades
Older housing stock, limited options for low-and-middle-income residents and a lack of workers in the skilled trades are among the problems plaguing the state’s housing supply, according to interim findings from a statewide housing survey.
Omicron keeps world asking more questions
TOKYO – The omicron variant kept a jittery world off-kilter Wednesday as Japan further tightened travel restrictions, infections linked to the new version of the coronavirus popped up in more places and new evidence made clear the mutant strain was circulating weeks earlier than thought.
Governor of Mass. won’t seek reelection
BOSTON – Republican Gov. Charlie Baker announced Wednesday he won’t seek a third term as governor of Massachusetts, where his party is bitterly split between supporters and foes of former President Donald Trump.
UN: COVID ‘radically altered’ migration
GENEVA – The U.N. migration agency says the coronavirus pandemic appears to have accelerated “hostile rhetoric” against migrants in the world and “radically altered” mobility, projecting in a new report that travel and other COVID-19-fighting restrictions could dampen migration worldwide as long as they remain.
WWII bomb explodes near Munich railway
BERLIN – A World War II bomb exploded at a construction site next to a busy railway line in Munich on Wednesday, injuring four people, one of them seriously, German authorities said. A column of smoke was seen rising from the site near the Donnersbergerbruecke station.
4th student dies in Michigan shooting
OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A fourth teenager died Wednesday after a shooting at a Michigan high school when a 15-year-old student opened fire “with the intent to kill,” authorities said.