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Haven water main break repaired Tuesday morning
HAVEN, Kan. — According to the City of Haven office, water was restored as of 11:50 a.m. on Tuesday in the 100 block of South Topeka Ave. from Main Street south to 2nd street. The City of Haven said on social media Tuesday that water had been shut off...
Maxey to return for interim post at TECH
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The TECH Board of Directors is pleased to inform the communities of Reno County that significant progress has been made in our search for a new Chief Executive Officer. The search committee has diligently reviewed numerous candidates and has now narrowed the field to two exceptional individuals. Both candidates have been invited for second interviews and tours of the facilities beginning the third week in July.
Reno Co. residents part of mental health cohort
RENO COUNTY — A group of 24 individuals from various backgrounds and professions is focused on making progress on the adaptive challenge of mental health in Reno County. The 2024 Mental Health Leadership Cohort is a new approach to the Kansas Leadership Center’s Leadership Transformation Grant that Hutchinson Community Foundation has held on behalf of the community since 2019. The leadership development grant has allowed more than 100 individuals representing 49 businesses and organizations in Reno County to take part in KLC programs.
Democratic county commission candidates introduce themselves
Both Democratic Candidates running for the Reno County Commission introduced themselves at the Reno County Democrats meeting Wednesday evening on the Hutchinson Community College Campus. Garth Strand, who filed for election in the third commission district, currently serves on the Reno County Planning Commission and has run for the 104th...
Judge’s order greatly expands where Biden can’t enforce a new rule protecting LGBTQ+ students
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Enforcement of a federal rule expanding anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ students has been blocked in four states and a patchwork of places elsewhere by a federal judge in Kansas. U.S. District Judge John Broomes suggested in his ruling Tuesday that the Biden administration must now...
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...
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