TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico – Rescue workers arriving at a road accident in southern Mexico found a horrific scene: A tractor trailer jammed with as many as 200 migrants crashed into the base of a steel pedestrian bridge, killing 55 and injuring dozens.
Kansas Senator Caryn Tyson, R-Parker, spent her whole political career being a champion for less government and government transparency. For her leadership and work on Property Tax Transparency, Senate Bill (SB) 13, she received national recognition as state legislator of the year.
The Ottawa Recreation Commission is holding its first-ever Holiday Lights Contest from now until December 17. To participate, send a photo of your home with your name and address to info@orcks.org.
Ottawa University has hired alumna Wynndee Lee as the Director of Major Gifts for the Office of University Advancement. Lee will begin her duties on January 3, 2022.
WASHINGTON – The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits plunged last week to the lowest level in 52 years, more evidence that the U.S. job market is recovering from last year’s coronavirus recession.
Franklin County Farm Bureau Association was recognized for achieving excellence during the Kansas Farm Bureau’s (KFB) 103rd annual meeting in Manhattan this past week. Representing Franklin County at the meeting were board members Aaron Dunbar, Beth Zillinger, Allen Campbell, Karl Eisele, Brooke Stinson, and county coordinator Lisa Rivers.
Inside the bustling New York Common Pantry, people hustle to assemble bags of carrots, apples, potatoes and other items. Outside the food pantry, others haul deliveries or hand out produce to people lined around the block of the Manhattan-based charity.
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said preserving and strengthening the world’s democracies is “the defining challenge of our time” Thursday morning as he kicked off an inaugural summit of global leaders to push back at the rise of authoritarianism.
NEW YORK – More than 40 people in the U.S. have been found to be infected with the omicron variant so far, and more than three-quarters of them had been vaccinated, the chief of the CDC said Wednesday. But she said nearly all of them were only mildly ill.
Wellsville’s Adam Taylor will receive certifications in phlebotomy and emergency medical technician from Washburn University Institute of Technology. A commencement event is set for Thursday, Dec. 16, at Lee Arena on the Washburn University campus.