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Central Kansas education board candidates differ on literacy, cellphones
TOPEKA — State Board of Education candidates have different approaches to improving literacy, public school funding and cellphone use in the classroom.
Community
Sharing stories of panic: We are not alone
Psalm 55:4-5 CEV: My heart is racing fast, and I am afraid of dying. I am trembling with fear, completely terrified.
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Stafford County Fair 2026
A glimpse of fun times shared through the lens of photographer Dick Smith!
Sports
Chiefs reveal design for domed stadium in Kansas City, Kansas — and a lot of parking for tailgating
Kansas City Chiefs fans now have a first look at what the team’s new stadium in Kansas City, Kansas, will look like when it opens in 2031.
Conversations
With school funding at stake, this judicial selection amendment could ravage rural Kansas communities
John Doll served in the Kansas Senate from 2017 to 2025 and the Kansas House from 2013 to 2017. Before that, he taught government for 20 years at Garden City public schools. Mary Jo Taylor served in the Kansas Legislature from 2017 to 2021 and served as a teacher, principal and superintendent in Kansas public schools…
Athlete of the Week
Hughes named Female Athlete of the Year for 2026
By Jennifer Stultz/Tri-County Tribune Editor jstultz@cherryroad.com Hope Hughes, 5/9” graduated senior from Pratt High School, led her team in many ways throughout her high school career but her leadership in 2026 propelled her name to the top of the Tri-County Tribune’s Athlete of the Week list, and ultimately, to Female Athlete of the Year 2026…
