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Bee Jays stumble against Larks
A rain-shortened game that ended in a loss Tuesday, coupled with a 9-7 loss Wednesday, opened the door for the Hays Larks to pass the Liberal Bee Jays in the final weekend of the Rocky Mountain League season. Both Hays and Liberal have already received bids to the NBC World...
Willow Tree a shining example of what is good in Liberal
LETTER TO THE EDITOR, Tyler, Jeni and Kevin Prater, Liberal. I am writing to shine a positive light on our city golf course, Willow Tree Golf Course. I was raised in Liberal and played on Willow Tree since I was a 13-year-old boy. I have made many great memories at...
New Irrigation Technology at Innovation Farm
An irrigation system on wheels that can operate in irregularly shaped farm fields will be featured during a demonstration day planned Aug. 1 at the Flickner Innovation Farm near Moundridge. The farm’s owner and operator, Ray Flickner, said the 360 RAIN irrigation system is the newest technology in place at...
KBI, several local law enforcement departments searching for missing Kansas man
(SMITHVILLE, Mo.) The Tonganoxie, Kansas, Police Department took a report of a missing person on July 12, 2024. The Leavenworth, Kansas, Police Department soon got involved because the missing man, Josiah Mathew Papa, 25, went missing from Leavenworth. Papa is described as a white male, approximately five feet and 10...
John Kyhnell charged in weekend murder in North Topeka
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Shawnee County District Attorney’s office on Thursday announced it has filed charges against John Eric Kyhnell II in connection with a weekend homicide in North Topeka. Those charges include:. • Count 1: Murder in the First Degree -- Premeditation. • Count 2: Felon in...
Court ruling blocks new Title IX rules in dozens of SC schools
A federal court ruling in Kansas that temporarily blocks changes to the Biden administration’s new Title IX rules applies to more than two dozen South Carolina schools, Attorney General Alan Wilson announced Wednesday. More than half of all U.S. states, including South Carolina, filed or joined multiple lawsuits in the wake of the administration’s rewrite […] The post Court ruling blocks new Title IX rules in dozens of SC schools appeared first on SC Daily Gazette.
Highland Community College and Wichita Tech Honored with 2024 KBOR Data Quality Awards for Excellence in Data Reporting
At the June 2024 Data Quality and Planning Conference hosted by the Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR), KBOR President and CEO Dr. Blake Flanders presented Data Quality Awards to Highland Community College and Wichita State University Technical College (Wichita Tech). Jeff Hurn, Director of Institutional Research at Highland Community College, attended to receive the award.
Hays Lions: Community misunderstood, withdraws request for name change at Rupp Park
Hays Lions continues to celebrate 100 years of service in community. The Hays Lion Club has withdrawn a request to add its name to Daniel G. Rupp Park, 33rd and Skyline, after members say a misunderstanding sparked public outcry. Priscilla Hunt, a longtime Lions member and former president, proposed adding...
Former reporter settles with police chief who led raid on Kansas newspaper, plans scholarship
LAWRENCE — Deb Gruver felt heartbroken and violated when police raided the Marion County Record last year. As a reporter at the newspaper, Gruver knew that powerful people in town weren’t fans of the accountability journalism she and her colleagues produced. But when police rolled up to the office on Aug. 11, 2023, she didn’t […] The post Former reporter settles with police chief who led raid on Kansas newspaper, plans scholarship appeared first on Kansas Reflector.
Topeka sought seed funds to build more bike lanes. Build Kansas said no.
The Build Kansas Advisory Committee rejected a proposal from the city of Topeka to use federal grant funds to build seven bike lanes across the community. The board rejected the $3.3 million price tag levied on the Build Kansas fund, which would have unlocked more than $13 million in U.S. Department of Transportation funds to construct the bike lanes. The city contributed $0 to the project, relying on the Build Kansas fund to contribute the entire local...
DA rules on Kansas high school baseball animal cruelty case
SEDGWICK COUNTY —In April, USD 262 Valley Center suspended the schools baseball season due to an investigation of alleged animal cruelty after a chicken was killed on the baseball field at the high school before a game, according to the Valley Center Department of Public Safety. A school employee contacted a school resource officer about the incident.
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