Month: January 2023

Hofmeister Launches Online Portal Tracking School Districts’ Use of Federal Relief Funds
Oklahoma City, OK– Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister announced today that a new online portal is available for Oklahomans to track how school districts

Barton Library Collects Donations for Family Crisis Center
Story and photo by Joe Vinduska Barton Community College dropped off a donation of stuffed animals at the Family Crisis Center in Great Bend on

Kidnapping Update
Manhattan, KS. – Further investigation into Joseph Varvel, 25, of Manhattan, and Zane Thomas, 27, of Junction City, has led to our discovery of a

McCain Performance Series Presents Rock Blues Singer and Guitarist Larry McCray
Manhattan, KS— The 2022-2023 McCain Performance Series hosts its first music show of the spring season, presenting national touring blues artist Larry McCray at 7:30

Fort Scott Woman Sentenced to Prison, More than $500,000 in Restitution for Mistreatment of Elder Person
Fort Scott, KS– A Fort Scott woman has been sentenced to prison and ordered to pay more than $500,000 in restitution for her conviction on

Kansas Chamber To Release 2023 Legislative and Policy Agenda
Topeka, KS The Kansas Chamber will hold a media briefing at 9:30 AM CT on Friday, January 6th to review its top priorities for the

National Nonprofit Wreaths Across America Announces New Theme for 2023
Columbia Falls, ME — Each year, millions of Americans come together to REMEMBER the fallen, HONOR those that serve and their families, and TEACH the next

Douglas County Halts Prosecution of Murder Case that Defense Attorney says used ‘Junk Science’
Topeka, KS — The Douglas County district attorney will not retry a Eudora woman for murder after questionable conclusions from a medical examiner led to

Resolve to Make a Difference in 2023 by Volunteering with the American Red Cross
Topeka, KS— The American Red Cross Greater Kansas Chapter needs your help in 2023 and asks that you to consider making a New Year’s resolution

Court Upholds WV Law Protecting Women’s Sports
CHARLESTON, W.V. – A federal district court issued a decision Thursday that upholds West Virginia’s Save Women’s Sports Act, H.B. 3293, rejecting a legal challenge to the