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Community State Bank Becomes Solutions North Bank
The merger between Coffeyville’s Community State Bank and Solutions North, another Kansas Bank becomes official. The Coffeyville bank will take on the Solutions North name. CEO of Solutions North Bank Dale Winklepleck says the merger is a good fit. Winklepleck says the merger has been a while in the making.
CCC Offering Ways for Area Students to Save Money
Coffeyville Community College is introducing a zero-cost opportunity for high school students to earn college credits. his initiative aims to make higher education more accessible and affordable, reflecting CCC's commitment to community-driven education. Interested families living in CCC's service district can contact their high school guidance counselors or CCC's Student Success Center for details. Additionally, CCC is eliminating technical program fees for high school students enrolled in Career and Technical Education programs.
Montgomery County Celebrates the Retirement of Two Long-time Employees
The Montgomery County bid a happy retirement to two long-time employees last week. Coffeyville Police Lieutenant Rockie Yell retired after more than 24 years of service to the community. Also retiring last week was Montgomery County Court Bailiff Harry Smith. Friends, family, and co-workers of both men gathered to share stories, show support, and extend their well-wishes to both men.
Caney Focusing on Water Grants
The city of Caney's pursuit of grants for multiple water projects continues. The water project to connect Caney to Coffeyville water continues to be in the environmental phase, and progress to continue to the engineering phase can not begin until the environmental study is complete. Along with the studies becoming more complex, City Administrator Kelley Zellner says the way grants are written have changed drastically in the last ten years.
Day 11, Kansas Wheat Harvest Report 2024
This is day 11 of the Kansas Wheat Harvest Reports, brought to you by the Kansas Wheat Commission, Kansas Association of Wheat Growers, Kansas Grain and Feed Association and the Kansas Cooperative Council. Summer rains that leave behind humid air are keeping farmers out of the fields until late in...
NE Kansas counties in severe thunderstorm warning
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued severe thunderstorm warnings for several northeast Kansas counties Tuesday, July 2. According to the NWS, the watch will be in effect until 12 a.m. Wednesday, July 3. The following counties are in the warning: These thunderstorm warnings will be in effect until 7:30 p.m. Flood […]
Discipline used in Kansas’ largest school district was discriminatory, the Justice Department says
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Educators in Kansas’ largest public school district discriminated against Black and disabled students when disciplining them, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, which announced an agreement Tuesday that will have the district revising its policies. Changes the Wichita district has agreed to include...
Gov. Laura Kelly praises Sen. Dennis Pyle’s bipartisan efforts on tax bill in Hiawatha and Holton
HOLTON — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on Tuesday praised Republican Sen. Dennis Pyle’s work to sustain Kelly’s vetoes of earlier tax-cut packages to create a bipartisan compromise. Kelly said that while she was in the Senate, she watched Pyle, of Hiawatha, “work tirelessly” for 10 years to eliminate a state income tax on Social Security. […] The post Gov. Laura Kelly praises Sen. Dennis Pyle’s bipartisan efforts on tax bill in Hiawatha and Holton appeared first on Kansas Reflector.
Kansas Democrat opposes transgender women and girls joining gender-based sports teams
Democrat Nancy Boyda paid a price for saying transgender girls or women should be blocked from competing with other girls or women in organized sports. The post Kansas Democrat opposes transgender women and girls joining gender-based sports teams appeared first on Kansas Reflector.
Kansas Construction Pension Fund Receives $43.1M PBGC Grant
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation approved a $43.1 million grant on Friday for the Kansas Construction Trades Open End Pension Trust Fund, a pension fund for construction workers based in Topeka, Kansas. The pension plan covers 8,145 participants and had been in critical status. According to the plan’s Form 5500...
Storms and cooler weather for midweek
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - As a cold front moves through south central Kansas, the chances for storms will return to the state and much cooler temperatures are set to overspread the region for the middle of the week. Severe weather threats are low for the immediate area, but gusty winds and torrential rain can be expected.
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