Day: August 20, 2025

Republican County Residents to Vote on Bond for Public Safety Building
Republic County Commissioners voted unanimously to place a ballot measure before voters on November 4th, asking approval of up to $17.86 million in revenue bonds

Kansas Child Care Providers Can Receive Up to $3,600 for Health Insurance in Final Year of CHIRP Program
Image courtesy Canva The All in for Kansas Kids Child Care Health Insurance Reimbursement Program (CHIRP) offers reimbursements of up to $3,600 per year to

Topeka Family Turns Personal Tragedy Into Mission to Combat Fentanyl Deaths
By Trish Svoboda/Images courtesy of TK Fights Fentanyl A Topeka family has transformed grief into action after losing their daughter, Kaylee, to fentanyl August 25,

Geary County Landfill to Offer Tree Disposal August 23rd
Geary County Public Works Department Photo Courtesy of Geary County Due to the recent storm experienced in the City of Junction City on 8/19/2025, Geary

Comedian Taylor Johnson to Perform “Strong Feeling About Being Alive” During Clay Counts Free Event on Sept. 2nd
Photo Courtesy of Taylor Johnson The Clay Counts Coalition invites community members to its next free Courageous Conversations event titled ‘Strong Feelings About Being Alive’

Concordia’s Community Center Public Hearing Draws Over 50 Residents
Photo Courtesy of City of Concordia More than 50 Concordia residents recently attended a public hearing to discuss a proposed $17 million community center. Mayor

“Poet Priest” Andy Squyers to Perform in Clay Center
Singer-songwriter Andy Squyers will perform in Clay Center on September 2nd. The event will take place at Life’s Finer Moments at 7:30 pm. Squyers, a

Obituary-Edith Mae Davis
Edith “Edie” Mae Davis, age 76, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at Sunset Nursing Center, Concordia, Kansas. She was born at St.

Medicare Basics Meeting
Jordan Schuette, Adult Development and Aging Photo Courtesy of RVED Medicare, all its parts, and the advertisements can be confusing. Let us help. Join, Jordan

Kansas Profile – Now That’s Rural: John Kramer, J-Six Enterprises
By Ron Wilson, director of the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development at Kansas State University “Thirty Pigs and a Plan.” That phrase describes