We are already involved with World War III
For those who worry about the start of World War III, relax, we are in it. I quote Sun Tsu, the greatest general in history who wrote the book on war.
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Vote to honor American soldiers
We have a very important election upcoming soon in Kansas. We will have an opportunity to vote on an amendment to the Kansas Constitution. Value Them Both had been titled amendment. Meaning to value both the mother and her unborn baby.
More than $11 million has poured into the Kansas abortion vote, and that could drive turnout
The two main campaigns slugging it out over whether to strip abortion rights from the Kansas Constitution reported raising a combined $11.2 million in the run-up to the vote on Aug. 2.
Evergy pays $500K to settle consumer protection investigation into worthless warranties
Kansas’ largest electric utility, Evergy, must pay $500,000 for allegedly violating consumer protection laws by sponsoring home electrical warranties that provided no benefit. Attorney General Derek Schmidt’s office announced the agreement between prosecutors and Evergy in a news release Wednesday.
Upcoming State Election Coverage
We are introducing live online election results for the August 2nd races in Kansas. Visit your newspaper’s website @ https://www.sjnewsonline.com/ on August 2 for complete coverage. Please note that when you click the election coverage button you will be routed to The Newton Kansan, the digital home of Cherry- Road Media Kansas Election Coverage.
Police chief, city manager suspends Wichita police officers involved in racist messages
After reopening a case about racist and violent text messages sent by Wichita Police officers, Interim Police Chief Lemuel Moore announced last Thursday that three officers have been suspended without pay in Wichita.
Claim data explained to commissioners
The Stafford County Board of County Commissioners met in regular session on Wednesday, July 20th, 2022, in the Commission Room in the Annex. Chairman Wycoff called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. Present: Todd Wycoff, Bryce Garner, and Clayton Grimmett.
AG Derek Schmidt: Medical treatment for ectopic pregnancy, fetal demise not ‘abortion’ so not affected by ‘Value Them Both’ Amendment
TOPEKA -- ( July 22, 2022) - Medical treatment for ectopic pregnancies or fetal demise is not ‘abortion’ under Kansas law and therefore would not be affected by passage of the proposed Value Them Both constitutional amendment, Attorney General Derek Schmidt said last Friday in a formal legal opinion.
Two houses under construction in St. John, courtesy of Stafford County Economic Development
Stafford EcoDevo is working on the construction of ten new rental houses in Stafford County. A sample of the house was completed in August 2021 in St. John. The design was based on a K-State prototype. The first duplicate of the house was completed in Hudson in February 2022, then three houses in Stafford. Now, two houses are being built at the corner of Monroe and First Street.
Governor creates Wildfire Task Force
Three months of extreme fire danger and threat in Kansas left their mark as hundreds of acres burned in separate fires in Reno and Harvey County this spring. Pratt and Kiowa County firefighters also had their share of grass and field fires to battle, while lighting strikes caused three massive grass fires in Stafford County last April.