USD 443 3rd graders enjoyed a fun filled Kansas Kids Fitness Day at Legends Park
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May 2022
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State golf held in Dodge City
DODGE CITY - Garden City High School’s boys golf team had high hopes of a top finish at the Class 6A state championship that was played Monday and Tuesday at nearby Mariah Hills Golf Course in Dodge City.
A child’s question yields vague answers
Dear Amy: My partner “Michael’s” father, “Ned” walked out on their family when Michael was a teenager. It was a nasty divorce, leaving behind many emotional and financial scars.
The Depot Theater presents: multicultural musical “In The Heights”
The Depot Theater is committed to diversifying its talent, volunteer and patron bases, said artistic director for the Depot Theater Jon Montgomery. He chose what he described as the young-in-age and young-atheart musical “In The Heights,” on purpose.
Kansas St. ends 5-game losing streak, 8-5 over West Virginia
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dominic Johnson hit Kansas State’s first homer of the Big 12 Tournament and the seventh-seeded Wildcats beat sixth-seeded West Virginia 8-5 on Thursday to snap a five-game losing streak.
Carter sparks Texas Tech past K-State 5-3 in Big 12 tourney
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dillon Carter’s two-run triple proved to be the difference as No. 2 seed Texas Tech jumped out to an early lead and held off No. 7 seed Kansas State 5-3 in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday.
ACLU sues Kansas over excessive wait times at understaffed Larned State Hospital
TOPEKA — The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas and the National Police Accountability Project are suing Kansas over delays in mental health evaluations at the chronically understaffed Larned State Hospital.
Democrat Chris Mann files for attorney general, calls for ‘public safety not politics’
TOPEKA — Former police officer and prosecutor Chris Mann filed Thursday to seek the Kansas Democratic Party’s nomination for attorney general. Mann, of Lawrence, would compete in the general election against winner of the Republican primary Aug.
Kansas looking at $50M for businesses restricted over COVID
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is moving to provide $50 million in relief to businesses such as bars, gyms and hair salons that were forced by state or local officials to shut down or restrict their operations during the first weeks of the coronavirus pandemic.
USDA Announces Signup for the Commodity Container Assistance Program
WASHINGTON —Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin accepting applications for the Commodity Container Assistance Program (CCAP) which currently includes a partnership with the Port of Oakland in California and the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA), which is a marine cargo operating partnership between the Port of Seattle and the Port of Tacoma in Washington State. Ongoing market disruptions have created logistical challenges associated with the availability and flow of shipping containers to transport agricultural commodities, which has prevented or delayed American-grown agricultural commodities from reaching their markets.