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Courtney Price–Dukes took home the top honors in Saturday when she was crowned Miss Augusta 2023. Her Social impact Initiative is “Aging out to Aging Forward: Fostering the Future” “My experience at the Miss Augusta pageant was nothing short of amazing.

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Butler Homeless Initiative

The Board of Directors of the Butler Homeless Initiative (BHI) is pleased to announce the election of three new Trustees: Stuart Funk, Drew Wilson and Isaac McNary. Captain Stuart Funk is a paramedic and is responsible for all Public Outreach and Community Education, Emergency Medical Services, Butler County.

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Trio of Kansas Supreme Court justices up for retention defend independent judiciary

OVERLAND PARK — Kansas Supreme Court Justice Melissa Taylor Standridge said the legislative and executive branches of government were distinct from the judicial branch because judges and justices were required to cast aside personal politics when making decisions. “We are very different,” she told an audience Thursday night.

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