TOPEKA — After the first presumptive positive case of monkeypox in Kansas was identified over the weekend, doctors are confident risks to the public remain low. On Saturday, Kansas and Johnson County health officials announced — based on lab testing — the state’s first presumed case of monkeypox in a Johnson County man.
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The Williamsburg Community Club will be hosting a “summer sizzler” indoor barbecue on Saturday, July 16 from 6-8 pm at the Williamsburg Community Building to honor Judy Simpson for her service to the community. Pulled pork sandwiches and sides will be served.
HAYS, Kansas — Rancher Scott Whiting heard stories about all kinds of extreme weather growing up in western Kansas. Blizzards, dry spells and heat waves commonly peppered the tales his parents and grandparents told about the land the family has lived on in Lane County for nearly 150 years.
The Kansas Farm Bureau political action committee Wednesday endorsed Republican gubernatorial candidate Derek Schmidt in a departure from the organization’s decision in 2018 not to throw its political weight behind GOP nominee Kris Kobach.
Public school isn’t for everyone. Local resident Tara Cassidy had this experience while trying to help her oldest daughter navigate the beginning of middle school.
Dear Amy: I have tenants I have bent over backwards for. I cut their late fees in half, and allow them to pay the rent by the 15th of each month.
Four area students were among more than 1,870 Wichita State University students to complete a total of 2,075 degrees during the spring 2022. The breakdown of degrees and certificates granted includes: • Undergraduate: 1,474 degrees and certificates for 1,347 undergraduate students • Graduate: 601 degrees and certificates for 526 graduate students For bachelor’s degrees, honors were conferred to the following: • Summa cum laude: 100 students • Magna cum laude: 411 students • Cum laude: 357 students Undergraduate students who have attained a grade point average of 3.9 out of a possible 4.0 received the summa cum laude award; those with an average of 3.55 received the magna cum laude award; and those with an average of 3.25 received the cum laude.
Several local students were among 1,649 students who earned places on the Dean’s Honor Roll at Fort Hays State University for the spring 2022 semester. The Dean’s Honor Roll includes undergraduate students only.
The Central Heights Class of 1977 will have its 45th reunion, 7 p.m. Saturday, July 23, at the Richmond Community Building. Bring a snack to share and your own beverages. Contact Becky Vining Koch at beckykochnd@gmail.com for details and RSVP.