Day: February 16, 2026
Wakefield High School to Induct Three into Hall of Fame at Alumni Banquet
Photos Courtesy of Wakefield High School Wakefield High School will honor three new inductees into its Hall of Fame at the Alumni Banquet in May.
New Bill Would Help Small Businesses Learn to Use AI
Image courtesy Canva U.S. Senators Jerry Moran and Maria Cantwell introduced a bipartisan bill called the Small Business Artificial Intelligence Training Act. The bill would
DCCCA Secures Mabee Foundation Grant, Nears Goal for Close to Home Housing Project
Image courtesy DCCCA DCCCA has reached a major milestone in its Improving Lives … Close to Home campaign by successfully meeting the Mabee Foundation challenge
Registration Opens March 1 for 2026 Walk Kansas Eight-Week Health Challenge
Image courtesy Canva Registration opens March 1 for the 2026 Walk Kansas program, an eight-week health challenge offered by Kansas State University Extension. The program
Documentary on Young Children and Screen Time Addresses Technology Challenges for Families, Schools
Image courtesy Screenagers Movies Facebook A new documentary, funded by the Clay Counts Coalition to be shown to Garfield Elementary School students, is shining a
Kansas DOT Opens Spring 2026 Applications for $6 Million Cost Share Program
Image courtesy Canva The Kansas Department of Transportation is now accepting applications for the spring 2026 round of its Cost Share Program. Since 2019, the
Kansas Legislature Weighs Bill to Classify Kratom as Schedule I Drug
Image courtesy Canva The Kansas Senate is looking at a bill that would make kratom illegal in Kansas. The bill would label kratom as a
Obituary-Ronald Aspegren
Ronald Duaine Aspegren, 73, of Courtland, Kansas, passed away on Friday, February 13, 2026. He was born in Belleville, Kansas on May 25, 1952 to
Geary County Launches Transportation Safety Action Plan with Federal SS4A Grant
Photo Courtesy of Canva Geary County Public Works is developing a Transportation Safety Action Plan after receiving a federal Safe Streets and Roads for All
Brown Grand’s Classic Movie Series Returns
Brown Grand Theatre Photos Courtesy of Brown Grand The Brown Grand Opera House, Inc. is proud to announce the return of its second annual Classic