Day: April 28, 2025

Obituary-Mary Roop
WASHINGTON – Merry Beth Roop (Dodd), age69, of Washington, KS died Tuesday April 22, 2025at Heritage Care Center in Fairbury, NE.Visitation will take place at

Clay Center Municipal Airport Receives Funds for Runway Rehabilitation
On April 24th, Governor Laura Kelly announced that $468,000 was awarded to the Clay Center Municipal Airport for runway pavement rehabilitation. It was part of

CCCHS Senior Receives Prestigious Scholarship for Work in Suicide Prevention
CCCHS senior, Isabelle “Izzy” Blackwood was awarded the Horatio Alger Scholarship worth $25,000. More than 50,000 applied and she is one of 105 recipients, and

FHSU Rodeo Hall of Fame Inducts 2025 Class, Celebrates 1974 Team and Key Contributors
The Fort Hays State University Rodeo inducted its third class into the 2025 FHSU Rodeo Hall of Fame on Saturday, April 19, at the Schenk

Bike Rodeo to Take Place In Miltonvale This Weekend
By Payton Tholstrup On Saturday, May 3rd, Miltonvale, KS will host a Bike Rodeo. The event, which takes place every two years in Miltonvale, provides

Safe Kids Kansas and Topeka Zoo Host Safe Kids Day to Kick off Safe Kids Month
Governor Laura Kelly has proclaimed May as Safe Kids Month in Kansas, a time to raise awareness about childhood injury prevention. Each year, one in

K-State Offers $3,000 Pathway to Teaching Scholarship to Address Kansas Teacher Shortage
Kansas State University’s College of Education is offering a new $3,000 Pathway to Teaching Scholarship to help Kansans change careers and address the state’s teacher

Gov. Kelly Announces $14.5M for 47 Kansas Airport Improvement Projects
Governor Laura Kelly announced Thursday, April 24, 2025, that $14.5 million will fund 47 aviation projects across Kansas through the Kansas Airport Improvement Program (KAIP).

Kansas Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Lawsuit in 2018 Emporia State Shooting Incident
The Kansas Supreme Court upheld a district court decision dismissing a lawsuit filed by a former Emporia State University football player, Marquise Johnson, who was

American Royal’s Move to Wyandotte Advances with $155M Bond Approval, $450M Project Aims for 2026 Completion
The American Royal is closer to relocating from the West Bottoms to western Wyandotte County after the Unified Government (UG) approved a $155 million STAR