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Fireworks this week, special reading on July 8 to celebrate 250 years

The booms will be a bit bigger this year, or at least come with that milestone significance. The nation will celebate 250 years Saturday with Independence Day. Bonnder Springs will have a fireworks display Thursday, while Basehor and McLouth have events slated for Saturday. Bonner Blast will be 6-10 p.m. Thurdsay at Centennial Park, 126 Cedar St. in downtown Bonner Springs. There will be a food truck festival, fireworks and live music. The fireworks display will start at 9:45 p.m. Basehor’s Red, White and BOOM! celebration will be 6 p.m. Saturday at Field of Dreams, 14333 ...

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Area student named to spring dean’s list at Samford University

Brenna Lynn, a psychology major from Basehor, was named to Samford University’s Dean’s List for the spring 2026 semester. To qualify for the dean’s list, a student must earn a minimum 3.5 grade-point average out of a possible 4.0 while attempting at least 12 credit hours of coursework. ...

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Government

Representatives from Kansas lead way on rural hospital relief

TOPEKA — A coalition of federal lawmakers from Kansas introduced in the U.S. House last week a bipartisan bill that could offer interest-free loans to rural hospitals “hanging on by a thread.” U.S. Reps. Sharice Davids and Tracey Mann of Kansas and representatives from Alabama, ...

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