Month: April 2025

Easter Meal Kits to Help Dickinson County Families, Thanks to Local Student
This Easter, food banks across Dickinson County will offer meal kits containing recipes for families in need, thanks to Fort Hays State University student Amber

Kansas Lawmakers Pass Bill to Revise Lifetime Hunting Licenses and Restrict Out-of-State Waterfowl Hunting
Lawmakers recently passed House Bill 2028, which proposes changes to Kansas’ lifetime hunting and fishing licenses and regulations for out-of-state waterfowl hunters. The bill, approved

New Shipping Policy Could Harm Kansas Businesses and Farmers
Representative Sharice Davids recently urged the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to change a new shipping policy that could hurt Kansas businesses, farmers, and national security.

Obituary- Loraine Oldehoeft
Services for 86-year-old Loraine Oldehoeft will be held on Friday. She passed away on April 6, 2025, at the Linn Community Nursing Home, Linn, KS.

Priest Fatally Shot in Seneca, Kansas; Suspect Arrested and Charged with Murder
A Catholic priest was fatally shot outside his parish rectory in Seneca, Kansas, on Thursday in what authorities say was a targeted attack with no

Kansas Department of Labor Launches T.O.T.O. Platform to Empower Career Exploration and Planning
The Labor Market Information (LMI) division of the Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL), in partnership with Geographic Solutions, has launched Today’s Occupations, Tomorrow’s Opportunities (T.O.T.O.),

Former Volunteers Step Up to Save Abilene’s Sharing Shelves Free Store, Keeping Hope and Help Alive for the Community
By: Ryan Duey After hearing the previous owners were closing down the business, former volunteers Samantha Davis and Suzanne Richards took ownership of Sharing Shelves

May is Older Americans Month
By: Jordan Schuette, Adult Development & Aging Agent Older Americans Month was first established in 1963. Since then, it has become a month to celebrate

Items Discussed During the Clay County Commissioners’ Weekly Meeting on March 31st
Topics discussed during the Clay County Commissioners’ weekly meeting on March 31st included: Surplus renewal documents, asphalt bids, Community Baby Shower, EMS week, wildfire task

Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Expand Medicare Telehealth Access and Improve Rural Healthcare
Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined a bipartisan group of senators in introducing the CONNECT for Health Act, aimed at expanding Medicare telehealth services and improving