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Spring is around the corner for Mullinville residents! CK Vintage is now doing some spring cleaning of their inventory with a seasonal update of gifts and decor. Some of the new spring items will include handmade potted floral arrangements, and of course their signature holiday wreaths for Easter. The business is also introducing Hammond’s gourmet chocolate bars and candies, just in time to fill those easter baskets. They will be showcasing “The Phat & Happy Bee”, a local glass and metal artist, with her first line at the store.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Kansas are advancing a measure to prevent the governor from entering into legal agreements that change state election practices without getting prior approval from the GOP-controlled Legislature or its top leaders.

Feb 16 – March 3, 2022 02/19/2022 Michelle Finley hit a deer on US HWY 281 at mile marker 72. No one was injured and vehicle was removed.

On Monday, March 7, the Liberty Middle School robotics team gave a demonstration to USD 382 Board of Education members that highlighted their coding skills. They made their robots do a “dance party,” which consisted of the robots spinning around and moving forwards and backwards. Team members include Emersyn Bailey, Karsyn Bailey, Cade Clarkson, Ian Clarkson, Wyatt Hopkins, Laura Kendall, and Charlie Mandl. These students are coached by Anthony Brown, who reported that 22-30 students come in at 7 a.m. on Tuesday and Thursday mornings to work on various robotics challenges and activities. They are competing to be on three-member teams that will go to Oklahoma City for the Jr. Botball Competition. Travel expense and permission to attend was approved by the board members later in their March 7 meeting.

TOPEKA — Republicans and Democrats along with a voter advocacy group introduced last Thursday three competing redistricting maps outlining new boundaries for the 40 Kansas Senate districts in response to population shifts during the past decade.

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State University watershed specialist Herschel George said that while building a new farm pond may be cheaper, cleaning out a leaky pond and sealing it is often a better option because it is likely already in its best location.

Pratt High School Student Council presented the Hope Center a donation of $1,462 on Friday, March 11th. This is the second year for the group to raise funds for the Hope Center. The group sold Sonic Community Cares cards for $5 each with all of the proceeds from those sales going to the Hope Center.

Recently, the Kansas house voted on HCR 5027, Applying to the Congress of the United States to call a convention of the states. I voted for the resolution, but it failed 76-43, because a 2/3rds vote was required to pass it.