Neosho County Community College Raises Tuition and Dorm Fees
Neosho County Community College approved a 1 dollar per credit hour tuition hike to 31 and computer fees to 5 in a rate package that also boosts the dorm living costs by 150 dollars annually. The board accepted 11 resignations or non renewals, including Chanute and Ottawa campus instructors, after a 50 minute executive session.
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Jim Spangler
Food Service
Spangler
I Iin
Steve Yuza
Chanute
Larry Anderson
Ber Mariam Mih
Bill Furst
Ottawa
Alisa Nolan
Lincoln Wulf
John Bartholomew
Diane Bartholomew
Shirley Frankenberg
Bruce Reid
Geraldine Dotson
Dennis Thompson
Alton Scales
Claris
Ransom Hospital
Hay shortage grips Kansas cattlemen amid reduced stocks
Kansas hay supplies remain tight with 45 percent of the state reporting short to very short stocks. Dairy alfalfa remains adequate but grinding alfalfa and other hays are scarce in western Kansas. Dec 1 inventory fell 4.5 million tons, down 22 percent from last year due to drought and lower production.
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Wichita
Kansas
Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service
Steve Hessman
Hessman
Tom Morgan
Morgan Consulting Group
House panel OK's Fair project in Kansas
The Kansas House budget committee approved a 36 million plan to renovate the State Fair in Hutchinson. Bonds for 5 million would be covered by local funds and the fair’s fee fund, 24 million by state bonds, and 7 million from private donations. The measure relies on the Economic Development Initiatives Fund mainly funded by the Lottery.
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Topeka
House Budget Committee
Melvin Neufeld
R-Ingalls
Neufeld
Jerry Henry
D-Cummings
Henry
Hutchinson
Reno County
Economic Development Initiatives Fund
Watered-down Kansas child seat belt bill advances
State lawmakers narrow a safety bill to require booster seats for ages 4 to 7 while retaining current belt rules. Gov Graves backs stronger measures but worries about allowing unrestrained travel in certain cases. Committee vote halves penalties and preserves limited safety mandates amid debate over government intrusion.
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Carol Crapper Topeka
House Transportation Committee
Bill Graves
Gary Hayzlett
R-Lakin
Hayzlett
Senate
House
Graves
Kansas
SAFE
Don Brown
Brown
Transportation Committee
Dennis Pyle
R-Hiawatha
Bonnie Hay
Richita
Governor's Office
Kansas Highway Patrol
Kansas Department of Transportation
Donna O'Malley
Overland Park
Skate park crowding sparks debate at Ottawa recreation site
Tension exists among factions over use at the new skate park as officials and users clash on space and rules. Public Works Director Andy Haney notes the crowd remains heavy despite hopes the novelty would fade. Teens like Kevin McCurdy and Luke Smith recount ongoing injuries and blood on cement while riders ignore no-bicycle signs amid plans for phased use and a spring grand opening.
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Morton
City Public Works
Andy Haney
Kevin McCurdy
Luke Smith
Ottawa
McCurdy
Ben Iversen
Jason York
Dairy plans face setback over distance rules near homes
A proposed dairy near Homer and Mattie Perry failed to meet KDHE separation rules, needing 4,000 feet from the nearest home unless waivers are signed. The cooperative plans an appeal, arguing other issues remain unresolved and farmers seek approval for about 1,428 cows. Neighbor concerns cite environmental impact and disruption of a rural setting.
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KDHE
Heideman
Tally Creek
Mattie Perry
Arlo Hermreck
Coen
Central Heights and Waverly School Menus
The page lists weekly breakfast and lunch menus for Central Heights and Waverly schools. Central Heights offers assorted cereals, pastries, and hot meals with No School on Fridays. Waverly provides sausage biscuits, pancakes and daily lunch options including chicken tetrazzini and spaghetti with fruit and desserts.
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Central Heights
Waverly
Kansas faces regulatory gaps after Yaggy salt cavern storage incident
Involving Yaggy field in Reno County, the January gas leak and subsequent mobile home explosion prompted lawmakers and regulators to urge updated rules. KDHE oversees underground salt cavern storage, but current regulations, from 1984, largely target liquid gas. The Yaggy site serves interstate pipelines while classified as intrastate. Leaders call for clearer authority, updated standards, and unified oversight across salt beds and old fields. Reservoirs span Anderson, Chautauqua, Elk, Montgomery, Jefferson, Leavenworth, Kingman, Pratt, Meade, Morton, Rice, Sedgwick, and Wilson counties.
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KDHE
Yaggy
Reno
Hutchinson
Holmes
Kansas
Don Brown
Bill Graves
Senate
Dave Kerr
Wilson Counties
Arts groups push for Lottery funded arts and humanities boost
Kansas lawmakers hear testimony on a bill to divert up to five percent of Lottery revenues to arts and humanities programs. Proponents cite KU studies showing strong economic returns while supporters from Manhattan and Hutchinson stress arts funding benefits to communities and tourism. The plan would add phased funding alongside the governor's arts appropriation and include the Kansas Humanities Council later.
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Sarah Kessinger
Harris
Topeka
Kansas
Tish Rogers
Manhattan Center For the Arts
Paul Feleciano
Wichita
Feleciano
Rogers
University of Kansas
Jan Peters
Hutchinson
Fox Theater
Peters
Arts Pro
Grams
Kansas Arts Commission
Kansas Humanities Council
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KCC
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