TOPEKA. (AP) — Green energy companies and environmentalists are fighting a revived push in the Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature for stricter limits on wind turbines and solar farms in a state where renewable resources account for nearly half the capacity for generating electricity.
The Augusta City Council has scheduled a special meeting to be held at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, January 28, 2022, in the Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Jeopardy!” champion Amy Schneider’s dazzling streak is over, snapped Wednesday by a Chicago librarian after 40 consecutive wins and nearly $1.4 million in prize money. Schneider’s success put her in the ranks of Ken Jennings, who’s serving as guest host, and the quiz show’s other all-time greats.
The League of Kansas Municipalities has announced all six winners of the “My City, My Home” Essay Contest, and Augusta’s Faith Magruder was recognized as the southeast regional winner. This annual competition invited all Kansas students enrolled in seventh grade to submit a 500-word essay on what they love about their community and what makes it their “home.” The essays were evaluated based on an understanding of city services, creativity, clarity, sincerity of thought, and proper grammar.
Winfield’s local chapter of the Order of The Eastern Star was thrilled to honor their own Roberta McGrew with 60 + years of service at their most recent meeting. Roberta joined OES on February 13, 1961, in Augusta Chapter #211 in Augusta, Kansas, where she faithfully served until that chapter consolidated into Queen City #138 in Winfield, Kansas.
The El Dorado Police Department and El Dorado Fire Department responded to a structure on the 1300 block of Douglas in El Dorado on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022.
NEW YORK – Following protests of Spotify kicked off by Neil Young over the spread of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation, the music streaming service said that it will add content advisories before podcasts discussing the virus.
Hope you enjoyed the last few days in the 50s and 60s because the forecast is expected to go through a major change starting in February. Although the temperature will drop by more than 20 degrees from Monday, Jan.
TOPEKA (AP) — Kansas is moving quickly to offer $1 billion or more in tax breaks and other incentives in hopes of landing what officials promise is an investment of up to $4 billion in an undisclosed project by a still-unidentified company.
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