The nonprofit weight loss group Taking Off Pounds Sensibly, or TOPS, has crowned Steve Miner of Ottawa Kansas King after he lost more weight through the program than any other male participant in the state.
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced Wednesday, July 13 Japan’s Panasonic Corp selected Kansas for a multimillion dollar mega-factory to produce electric vehicle batteries for Tesla and other carmakers.
The University of Kansas Cancer Center landed a “comprehensive” designation from the federal government on Thursday, promising added prestige and millions in new funding. The comprehensive cancer center designation from the National Cancer Institute comes with nearly $14 million in new research funding and will make way for more research grants for the center, along with increased visibility and status that could draw more patients and funding.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.