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 a charge of mistreatment of an elder person, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said today. Kenna G. Smith, 65, of Fort Scott, was sentenced on one count of mistreatment of […]
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 2023 legislative session. Chamber President and CEO Alan Cobb will be joined by Chamber Vice-President of Government Affairs Eric Stafford for the briefing. Each year Chamber members provide […]
National Nonprofit Wreaths Across America Announces New Theme for 2023
“Serve and Succeed”
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 concern that she was improperly convicted. Carrody Buchhorn, a day care worker, was convicted in 2018 for killing 9-month-old Ollie Ortiz while in Buchhorn’s care. The case hinged on testimony […]
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 to become a volunteer. Locally, more than 350 people volunteer with the Red Cross. These local volunteers are part of the almost 300,000 people across the country whose support enables […]
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 law that would have undermined women’s sports in the state by allowing males who identify as female to compete with females in girls’ and women’s sports. Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys […]
Is it Poison Ivy or Virginia Creeper?
By Maddy Rohr, K-State Research and Extension news service Manhattan, KS. — Poison ivy and Virginia creeper are different in appearance during the growing season because of their leaflet patterns, but are much more similar in the winter when they have dropped their leaves, which begs the question: Why should we care? “The […]
Kansas Teacher Shortage Prompts Calls for Higher Salaries, Paying Student Teachers
As Kansas faces the worst teacher shortage it’s ever known, one group says the state needs to raise teacher pay, elevate the profession and offer student teachers a paycheck. “Part of the problem is our salaries in education stink,” said Rick Ginsburg, dean of education at the University of Kansas. “Add to that working conditions that […]
To Adopt Healthy Eating Habits Set Realistic Goals
Manhattan, KS- The secret to succeeding is to not try to do everything at once. Instead, look at one thing you can realistically expect to accomplish within the next week. This approach to moving toward your goal is action planning. An action plan is short-term and doable, and it sets you on the road toward […]
Kansas Profile – Now That’s Rural: Curtis and Lori Swenson, C&L Crafts
By Ron Wilson, director of the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development at Kansas State University The design cut into the wood is beautiful, detailed, intricate – and handmade. It was not produced with a laser cutter or computer-aided design, but rather, entirely by hand by a remarkably skilled craftsman in rural Kansas. […]