Summer Playground Program Expands with Bus Access and Free Meals
The program reaches Towns River View and Burnside Drive via new bus options while USDA funded lunch provides free meals for low income children. Amber Rogers oversees two groups at Finnup Park and Scout Park with about 100 kids now and potential up to 300. East Garden Village hosts a third site run with Big Brothers Big Sisters. Activities include arts, crafts, dodge ball, safety events, and Books on the Bus weekly checkouts. Sessions run June 4 to July 26 with Finnup 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and Scout 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
River View
Burnside Drive
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Gerstner
GCRC
Amber Rogers
Finnup Park
Eighth Street
Scout Park
Rogers
Grandma’s
East Garden Village
Big Brothers
Big Sisters
Finne
Kearny
Partici
Finnup
Scout
Wind farms boost rural Kansas economies and jobs
Wind farms provide a construction spending bump of nine to twelve months and then mainly lease payments to farmers and local governments. Kansas officials note limited long term local jobs but see regional prosperity from wind tax subsidies and landowner leases. NextEra energy negotiations shaped local contributions, now about 2,400 dollars per megawatt annually totaling roughly 500,000 dollars per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Commerce
Pat George
Topeka
George
Gray County
Dodge City
Garden City
Montezuma
David Loucks
Loucks
NextEra Energy
NextEra
Ensign
Migrants flood north from Central America through Mexico
The article details rising illegal migration from Central America through Mexico to the United States, noting high homicide rates in Honduras and El Salvador, increased apprehensions of Central American migrants, and risks along the journey including Zetas gang activity and migrant kidnappings. It cites figures on detentions, Mexican migrant routes, and shelter networks in Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
America
Tion
Honduras
el Salvador
U.S
David Shirk
Trans- Border Institute
University of San Diego
United States
Pew Hispanic Center
Central America
National Immigration Institute
Customs and Border Protection
Leticia Gutierrez
Texas
Zetas
Tamaulipas
Judges to decide state costs for lawmakers’ redistricting case
The legislature’s stalemate triggers a dispute over who pays legal fees after a May filing by Robyn Essex and 26 others. Judges ordered recalculated claims by midweek with 15 percent discounts applied for one group. Attorneys billed hourly rates up to 300 dollars, with totals initially near 700 thousand dollars in state-covered expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Paul Davis
Lawrence
Robyn Renee Essex
Olathe
Essex
Davis
Bill Roy Jr
Lenexa
Senate
Tim Owens
Overland Park
Topeka
Also Mentioned on This Page
Yaalel
Erne
Judy Smith
Ity Elks Lodge
Kansas Plaza
Er Eagles Lodge
Linda Green
N. Taylor Plaza
Eae Ld
Oda
Meer
E. Mary
Pitre Vt
Betes Tee
Turenayv
ECD Ag
American Legion Club
S.main
Avi
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!