The following editorial is attributed to Sen. Tom Holland, of Baldwin City:Monday, the State of Kansas commemorated its 143rd annual Memorial Day. It’s a day to honor the fallen and to thank the thousands of brave men and women in uniform who continue to fight valiantly to protect our ...
Remembering Rep. FundTo the editor:May 2 was Day 4 of the Legislative Wrap-Up Session. Most of the Legislators started the day with a drive to Holton to attend the funeral services for a fellow legislator who passed away late last week after a long battle with cancer. Rep. Rocky Fund is sorely ...
To the editor:To the teacher, Jennifer, and the high school students that came to work mowing, cleaning up the weeds, trimming, putting up a new flagpole holder, carrying the trash bags to the curbside and doing anything we had for them to do on the community work day for the high school ...
This week, I joined United States Education Secretary Arne Duncan for a summit with leaders from across the country to talk about education in rural America. I cannot overstate the importance of getting a good education. It is at the core of all efforts to promote economic development in rural ...
Kudos to the Tonganoxie City Council for considering updates to the current Animal Control ordinance, which has not been changed since the 1990s. This window of opportunity for Tonganoxie residents is golden — but will be short-lived, as the Council votes May 9th on the proposed ...
Like all Americans, Kansans are paying higher prices for their food. Attribute this rise in costs to Mexican freezes or tight supplies in the pork market; still, we're all digging deeper into our pockets to pay for our next meal.As a result, consumers should reconsider their grocery budgets to ...
Recently there has been a growing demand by the public for the ability to conduct business with the government online. ELVIS (our Election Voter Information System) made Kansas one of the first few states to implement an online voter registration program in July 2009.The online voter ...
Community must work together in preparing for next bond issueTo the editor:I would like to thank the residents who took the time to vote on April 5. As a member of the board of education I would like to express my pride in this community for being involved in the process.Many voters expressed ...
Only once in a blue moon do Kansas farm and ranch families have an opportunity to tell their story to people half way around the world. That was the case March 23-24 when a Dutch public broadcasting company television crew traveled to Smith and Sheridan counties to portray life on the farm in ...
A Tonganoxie police officer was one of 58 new law enforcement officers recognized for graduating from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center on March 4 outside Yoder, which is near Hutchinson.Jarrod Gill of the Tonganoxie Police Department was part of the 211th basic training class ...
