News Staff Governor Laura Kelly announced Kerrie Lonard, Lawrence, as the Kansas Child Advocate. As Child Advocate, Lonard will lead the Division of the Child Advocate, established by Governor Kelly in October to improve our state’s child welfare system and protect Kansas kids. Lonard currently has worked at Kansas Legal Services in Topeka for nearly 14 years, … Read more
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has amended its travel quarantine list to remove the countries of Barbados, Croatia, Faroe Islands and Georgia. The countries of Belgium, Czechia, Jersey, Liechtenstein, Netherlands and Slovakia have been added to the travel quarantine list. For those traveling internationally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) … Read more
Cowley College’s Chili Sale and Art Showcase held Wednesday in the Earle N. Wright Community Room was a chance for the sophomore Art and Graphic Design students to showcase their student portfolios. The event raised over $320 to go towards future art-related field trips. The students have been hard at work curating and updating their … Read more
Governor Laura Kelly announced Kansas has topped $3.5 billion business dollars invested in Kansas in 2021 at Integra Technologies Inc., a manufacturing service provider based in Wichita. The newly announced $3.5 billion is over $1 billion more than the previous record-breaking $2.5 billion secured in 2020, making 2021 the most successful economic development year in … Read more
Featuring the students of Lindsay Allen and Nick Albrecht, Cowley College hosted its fall vocal recital Tuesday in the Earle N. Wright Community Room. The recital consisted of choir students who took voice lessons throughout the fall semester. The recital allowed the students’ individual voices to be heard. The students will now gear up to … Read more
Governor Laura Kelly announced that total tax collections for November were $626.8 million. That is 3.1%, or $18.9 million, more than the estimate. Those collections are $70.1 million, or 12.6%, more than last November. Individual income tax collections were below the estimate for the month by 1.6%, or $4.6 million, with $288.9 million collected. These … Read more
A Texas woman has been sentenced to life without the possibility of parole on capital murder charges stemming from the deaths of two individuals in July 2018, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said. Kimberley Stacey Younger, 55, of Aransas Pass, Texas, was sentenced on one count of capital murder in Barton County District Court. Senior … Read more
Governor Laura Kelly today announced Janet Stanek as the new Secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE). Stanek will serve in an acting capacity until the Kansas Senate confirms her as the new head of the agency. She had previously served as the Director of the State Employee Health Benefits Program (SEHBP).
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is continuing to monitor the COVID-19 variant Omicron. No confirmed cases have been identified in Kansas or the United States to date. This variant is new, and it is still unknown how transmissible or contagious this variant is. It is unclear how quickly it will spread, but … Read more
From the Butler County Sheriff’s Office: It’s that time of year again. The 15th Annual Turkey Drive. Drop off food at 635 Metcalf in El Dorado. Last year we were able to help over 375 families in the area.