The silly signs started on Super Bowl Sunday, when four newcomers from Syracuse, Kan., agreed to do something weird and fun to break the ice and make friends in their new home. Lydia Cook and her daughters, 8-yearold Taegan and 6-year-old Violet, agreed her boyfriend JT Menasco spoke the truth that Sunday when he said, “We don’t know anybody here.
Jordan and Pam Renfro began to plan their road trip to the Pacific Ocean 28 years in advance, and they just got back a week ago. The retired mechanic and librarian from Ensign stood together Feb.
Authorization for emergency haying and grazing of Conservation Reserve Program acres in Ford County has been approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency, according to FSA executive director Erin Huston.
TOPEKA – Thirty-six projects have been selected for Kansas Airport Improvement Program funding for the purpose of planning, constructing or rehabilitating public use general aviation airports. KAIP receives $5 million annually through the Eisenhower Legacy Transportation Program, known as IKE, and requires airport sponsors to share in the project costs by paying between 5% and 50% of the total project.
A unique presentation will be heading to the Dodge City Library as historian Marla Matkin will be presenting “Women on the Santa Fe Trail,” on Saturday, March 26 at 1:30 p.m. According to Matkin, the 200th celebration of the Santa Fe Trail has taken us on a grand journey along its rugged and colorful vistas, as well as given us the opportunity to reflect on the people and their stories who traveled the trail.
TOPEKA – The Attorney General’s Office will mark National Consumer Protection Week with free document destruction events throughout the state, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said today. “Our office works hard year-round to protect consumers,” Schmidt said.
One of the alleged suspects in the 2021 murder case of Zacarias Giannino of Dodge City appears to be heading to trial. According to Ford County Attorney Kevin Salzman, Tyree Jackson was bound over for trial on several felony charges, including first-degree murder, following a preliminary hearing held in Ford County District Court on Feb.
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt met with more than 150 people at a fundraising breakfast in the Dodge City Veterans of Foreign War building Feb. 27.
The 11th annual Boots and Beer Auction will be held at the Boot Hill Museum (500 W. Wyatt Earp Blvd.) on Friday, April 1 in the Mariah Gallery at the museum.
TOPEKA — A new poll commissioned by a Kansas City family health organization found 95% of people in the state’s most populous areas believe wellness vaccines are safe and effective. Tracy Russell, executive director of Nurture KC, says the poll’s findings provide a sharp contrast legislative debates built around a vocal minority who spread misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines.