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The Haviland City Council met in a regular session on Wednesday, March 9. Mayor Stokes called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. with the first few items of business underway; approving the January 16 Meeting Minutes, paying the monthly bills, appointing Bryce Kendall to fill the vacant Council position, and setting Steve Larsh as the Council president for 2022. City financial reports were examined and accepted without any questions or concerns raised by the body.

Any resource taken for granted is a resource at risk of being lost. That is why the Kansas Ground Water Association, The Groundwater Foundation, and the National Ground Water Association joined hundreds of organizations across the country in celebrating National Groundwater Awareness Week, March 6-12. National Groundwater Awareness Week, now in its 23rd year, has been an annual week of awareness, education, and advocacy focusing on one of the nation and state’s most precious resources.

Trent Whithed of Pratt lives, breathes, and loves hunting. Whether he is stalking a spring turkey with a bow and arrow, or waiting 10 hours in the back of a truck to take the perfect night-sky, comet picture, he is dedicated to his craft.

Draft Minutes The Stafford County Board of County Commissioners met in regular session on Wednesday, March 9th, 2022, in the Commission Room in the Annex. Chairman Wycoff called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m.

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.