Legendary K-Stater Jack Vanier Passes Away
Manhattan, KS— John K. “Jack” Vanier, 94, passed away Friday, February 10, 2023. Following is an obituary from his family and statements from Kansas State University leadership. From the Vanier family: To call Jack Vanier a founding father of a bygone rural Kansas culture would be three things at once. An understatement, a compliment and […]
After Keystone Oil Spill, Kansas Democrats Want to Cancel Tax Exemptions When Pipelines Leak
Washington, KS- After the Keystone spilled more than half a million gallons of crude oil onto native prairie and cropland and into a creek, some Kansas lawmakers want oil companies to forfeit their tax exemptions when pipelines burst. Right now, energy companies that lay pipelines in Kansas get to skip out on the first 10 […]
Keystone Pipeline Operator Says Faulty Welding and Other Problems Led to the Kansas Oil Spill
Washington County, KS- Canadian oil company TC Energy said Thursday that faulty welding contributed to an “instantaneous rupture” in its Keystone pipeline that gushed hundreds of thousands of gallons of extra sticky tar sands crude oil onto Kansas native prairie, cropland and into a creek. The federal government required the company to have a third […]
When a Wichita School District Denied Special Education Services, This Family Fought Back — and Won
Wichita, KS- (Editor’s note: This story refers to a 2021 due process case filed against the Wichita school district by Josh Dutcher and Sara Zafar on behalf of their child, Kaien, or “K.D.” The student now identifies as Lexi and uses the pronouns she/her.) Josh Dutcher and Sara Zafar say their oldest child’s problems in school started early. […]
Army Ceases Operating Tax Centers, Including at Fort Riley
Fort Riley, KS- The Fort Riley Legal Assistance Office will no longer operate a Tax Center. The Army Office of The Judge Advocate General announced last October that Staff Judge Advocate offices Army wide will no longer provide tax preparation services. The Office of the Staff Judge Advocate at Fort Riley had operated a Tax […]
Jeana Foley Arrest
Junction City, KS- The mother who abducted her three children has turned herself in. Jeana Foley turned herself into the Junction City Police Department on Monday at approximately 1 pm according to the Junction City Police Department. Jeana was taken into custody on her felony warrant for 3 charges of aggravated interference with parental custody. […]
“Grandparent Scams”
Wichita, KS – The Consumer Protection Division is warning Sedgwick County residents to be on the lookout for the “Grandparent Scam.” The Office of the District Attorney received a report today that a citizen received two calls attempting to scam him out of $14,000. The first caller pretended to be his grandson who said he […]
A Mural Movement is Heading to Lincoln Elementary School
Clay Center, KS- The next installment of A Mural Movement will be in the Lincoln Elementary School gym. The announcement was made last week at the Clay Center Rotary Club meeting as well as at Lincoln Elementary’s Rise & Shine assembly. This will be the second mural installed at USD 379 joining the CCCMS gym […]
CCCHS Puts on Mock Trial
Clay Center, KS- The Clay Center Community High School will be having their 2023 senior class mock trial on Monday February 27th at the Clay County Court house. Ms. Laura Pollman, an American History and Government teacher said in a statement that the students will have to decide the guilt or innocence in three cases. […]
Handgun Fired at Officers in Clay Center
Clay Center, KS- On February 4th, 2023, at approximately 6:30am the 911 Dispatcher received a report that a man was shooting a firearm out of his front door in the 2200 block of Eisenhower Drive in Clay Center. When law enforcement officers approached the residence a suspect fired a handgun at them from inside […]