Harveyville Tornado Rebuilding Sparks Community Revival
After a devastating tornado, Harveyville rebuilt with volunteers and local leadership. Residents formed a reform group, built a park and storm shelter, and raised 16 000 to 17 000 dollars for grants. A new United Methodist Church stands on the former site with stained glass art. The community reflects on slower recovery and lingering empty lots.
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Amy Terrapin
Wabaunsee County
Harveyville
Terrapin
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Breanna Strohm
Richard Slade
Coffeyville man mourns over missing wife of 40 years
Kansas State University alum Loy Evitts vanished after an ordinary morning. Police and volunteers searched, interviewing more than 200 people and chasing 1,000 leads while Donald Evitts visited a psychic and clung to hope. Relatives recall Loy as a devoted partner who never remarried.
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Coffeyville
Evitts
Kansas City
Donald Evitts
Caldwell
David Evitts
Don
Loy
Cattle Escape After Truck Crash Near Lenexa
A semi-trailer overturned near Kansas 10 and I 435 releasing about 35 cattle. By Saturday morning roughly 25 cows remained roaming fields while police and owners attempted to corral them. authorities decided roads would not be blocked as the owner works to recover the herd. Opioid addiction actions also advance in Kansas with a House bill expanding life saving drug access and a state plan funded by a prevention grant to address rising overdose rates.
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Lenexa
Kansas 10
Interstate 435
Kansas
Danny Chavez
Kansas City Star
Chavez
House
Midwest
Regional property tax compare notes from Town Talk
Chad Lawhorn analyzes regional property taxes using average home values and vehicle ownership to estimate yearly taxes. He notes Colorado’s low property taxes subsidized by Kansas skiers, Hawaii’s high home values keep taxes moderate, and New Jersey imposes the highest rates. He cautions that sales and income taxes also shape total tax burdens. He also jokes about a seventh vehicle as a patriotic gesture.
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Kansas
Hawaii
Alabama
New Jersey
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Missouri
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