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4-H club discusses upcoming fair
The monthly meeting of the South Cottonwood 4-H Club was held on June 9 at the Hillsboro City Building. Roll call was answered by what is your favorite project to take to the fair?. This meeting had a lot of information about the Marion County Fair, such as the fair...
Funk’s running future is bright
Someone find the crystal ball that features the Hillsboro High girls 3,200-meter relay. Their future, you see, is as bright as a sterling Kansas sunset in June. “The 4×8 team had a really great season this year,” incoming junior Quinlyn Funk said. “Our usual order was (2023-24) sophomore Jaidyn Frantz, her split was a 2:40. I ran second and my split was a 2:31. Freshman Riley Richert ran third with a split of 2:33. Sophomore Addison Jost finished for us running a 2:25. Our final time was 10:13 which was another personal best.”
Why you should expect more police patrols for Independence Day
TOPEKA (KSNT) – You can expect more law enforcement patrols on the roads for the Fourth of July holiday. 27 News spoke with Lt. Roy Wise of the Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) about what they are doing to enforce safety during the holiday. “The Kansas Highway Patrol, along with other law enforcement agencies, are going […]
Political signs not allowed on highway right of way
It’s a sign of the season – political campaigning and the posting of campaign signs. The Kansas Department of Transportation reminds the public that all political campaign signs or billboards are prohibited from being placed on state highway right of way. By law, all right of way on...
Another round of storms; nice 4th of July coming
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Severe storms will impact western Kansas during the evening hours, and then spread east during the overnight with the main concern surrounding strong winds gusts up to 70 mph. Most of the severe weather will occur west of a line from Russell to Pratt, and storms will weaken a bit as they move east.
Gov. Laura Kelly praises Sen. Dennis Pyle’s bipartisan efforts on tax bill in Hiawatha and Holton
HOLTON, Kan. (KANSAS REFLECTOR) - 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...
Scientists drill for rare minerals in northeast Kansas
LAWRENCE (KSNT) – Scientists are searching for potential drilling sites in northeast Kansas which could reveal new sources of rare Earth minerals. The Kansas Geological Service (KGS) announced in a recent publication that KGS scientists are working to identify new sources of critically important resources in Lyon County. Successfully locating new sources of these special […]
Homelessness rising in Kansas, with little aid
LEAVENWORTH, Kansas — About 20 people who are without homes gather in a shelter each day in the relatively rural community of Leavenworth off the Missouri River in northeast Kansas. Myranda Agnew, the executive director for the shelter, said since the shelter opened about six years ago, more and...
Judge orders Biden admin to halt Title IX rule in more states, schools
(The Center Square) – A federal judge has ordered the Biden administration to delay implementation of its sweeping changes to Title IX in another four states and at schools attended by students who belong to specific organizations or have parents who do. A Kansas district court on Tuesday blocked the Department of Education from implementing its updated rules expanding longstanding protections around sex discrimination to include gender identity in four more states and specific schools. ...
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