The Kansas Department of Agriculture Division of Animal Health has been notified of two separate events in which horses in Kansas have tested positive for reportable diseases. The agency has responded to both incidents according to the state’s disease response plan, according to a release ...
Kansas Republican Sen. Jerry Moran is hailing the passage of a budget bill that makes drastic cuts to Medicaid after he made changes that he said will protect Kansas hospitals from the effect of the cuts. But health care stakeholders argue it’s not enough to keep some state hospitals from ...
TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly denounced across-the-board spending reductions ordered by the Kansas Legislature that sliced $189,000 from the Kansas School for the Deaf and $124,000 from the Kansas School for the Blind. The Kansas Adjutant General’s Office lost $118,000 because of the budget ...
Tonganoxie City Council members approved sanitary sewer improvement services for more than $256,000 at Monday’s regular meeting The city received three bids after issuing a request for proposals. Low bid was from Westland Construction for $256,134. Other bids were from Havens Construction ...
The Eudora City Commission voted last week to end its city manager’s contract, effective immediately. The commission voted during a special meeting Friday night to end the city’s relationship with Kevyn Gero. Gero was hired as Eudora’s city manager in June 2023 after previously serving ...
TOPEKA — Members of the Kansas congressional delegation praised U.S. military forces following the bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities, but disagreed as to whether President Donald Trump threatened to draw the United States in a lengthy conflict or exercised “peace through ...
Tonganoxie City Council approved a temporary use lease for Tonganoxie Water Park for Gretchen Meitler. The request passed, 3-0. Council Members Loralee Stevens and Chris Donnelly were absent. Council members Jake Dale and Jennifer McCutchen were present and fellow Council Member Matt Partridge ...
TOPEKA, Kan. — Campgrounds, boat ramps and other facilities in at least 30 locations at federal lakes and reservoirs in six states will be closed or have their hours curtailed as of mid-May as the Trump administration tries to rapidly shrink the U.S. government. Officials at the U.S. Army ...
A bill awaiting the governor’s signature could phase out a key affordable housing tax credit in Kansas, raising concerns that it will make it harder to build and access housing for low-income families. The bill – House Bill 2289 – will change how Kansas supports affordable housing ...
An annexation of roughly 82 acres of land between U.S. Highway 24-40 and 222nd Street west of Tonganoxie Business Park, which first was proposed in fall 2023, came one step closer to reality Monday night. The council OK’d a proposed new ordinance, 4-0, after months of back and forth on a ...
