Local Halloween store a success
Jessica Hertel and her three year old son Alexander Rodriguez came into the store to find him a costume. It’s not his first time trick or treating, but it’s the first year he’ll be able to make the w…
October 2013
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USD 443 Board discusses expansion and graduation requirements
The Board of Education for USD 443 held its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 14.
The meeting kicked off with awards from the Confidence in Kansas Public Education Task Force, which allotted…
Topeka airport board approves $32K in upgrades
Officials are planning $32,000 in terminal improvements at the Topeka Regional Airport to prepare for new service to Chicago.
The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the local airport authority on Tuesday…
Hutchinson shelter turned down for grant
The city of Hutchinson and a local shelter have been turned down for a $400,000 grant that officials hoped would go toward developing more single-family housing.
The Hutchinson News reports the New B…
Garden City college considering going tobacco-free
Garden City Community College is closer to becoming a tobacco-free campus.
The school's Board of Trustees voted Tuesday to direct the administration to make the campus tobacco free by Jan. 1 of next …
Historic western Kan. bridge to be demolished
An historic limestone bridge erected in 1936 in western Kansas apparently will be demolished.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is taking public comment until Oct. 31 on a proposal to tear down and re…
Kansan dies in car wreck
James Wohler, 50, of Victoria, Kan. died from injuries caused by a car accident Tuesday, Oct. 15.
Judge: Blood test in DUI case can be suppressed
A Douglas County judge has ruled a blood test from a DUI case in Lawrence will be suppressed, rejecting the state's argument that the test was lawful.
The Lawrence Journal-World reported Tuesday that…
‘Because We Are Equal to the Task’
It's easy to forget other things the month of October represents with a commercially successful holiday like Halloween overshadowing everything else. But aside from October being the month to celebra…
YMCA holds Corporate Cup Challenge
The YMCA’s 2nd Annual Corporate Cup Challenge wrapped up on Saturday, with four teams competing in the contest that began on Sept. 26.
The Corporate Cup Challenge is an event where local businesses …