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Area firefighter relief associations in Morris County, Chase County, Herington and Alta Vista will receive a combined $78,696.86 through the Kansas Firefighters Relief Act. Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced Monday that the Kansas Department of Insurance has made its annual distribution to local Firefighter Relief Associations across the state.

March 4, 1841, came to Washington under a lid of cloud and a hard, restless wind. The cold carried up the streets and climbed the Capitol steps. Wool felt thinner than it should. Tens of thousands of Americans lined the streets that day — banners flapped in the breeze as a procession of bands and replica log cabins (a symbol of the Harrison campaign) made their way down the route.

The Flint Hills’ patriotism shone brightly on Flag Day June 14. Above the Flint Hills Community Band played at the Chase County All Veterans Memorial Park in Cottonwood Falls before the retirement of old American flags (above right). In Council Grove, the honoring flag retirement ceremony (right) was held by the Army tank near the baseball complex. Those in attendance came to honor our nation’s flag.

Flint Hills communities marked Flag Day with patriotic ceremonies honoring the American flag and the veterans and residents who gathered to take part in the annual June 14 observance. In Council Grove, Rebecca Elias of Frederick Phillips Post 121, said the post retired nearly 60 American flags during its Flag Day ceremony.

Emporia woman fatally struck and killed by vehicle in Nebraska EMPORIA (KVOE) -- An investigation is underway in Nebraska following a fatal vehicle vs pedestrian accident that claimed the life of an Emporia woman.

1976 Linda Scott, member of Chargers Track team at White City, wins her third Missouri Valley high jump championship…Lynn Cress named to dean’s honor roll at KSU…David Owen going through basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. 1986 Doug DeLay, Barb Williams and Jay Moylan are triple winners for Council Grove Swim Club during the annual Council Grove “B-C” swim meet…Rodney Cowdin, Dwight, and Sandra Annette Ashburn, Alta Vista, issued marriage license…Fred and Beulah Craig announce the sell of Craig’s Sears Store to Tim and Bonnie Morrow.

They may look brilliant to the human eye, but cicada killer wasps are certainly no ally to the six-legged, five-eyed cicada whose steady buzz can be heard on most summer nights in Kansas. Kansas State University horticulture expert Matt McKernan said it is common for cicada killer wasps to build nests in lawn and garden areas around the home.

2016 – The UK votes to leave the European Union--Just over half of the electorate voted for “Brexit”, Britain’s exit from the EU. The UK had been part of the union since 1973.

“Quixotry” (pronounced KWIK-suh-tree) (noun) A wild, visionary idea, unpredictable, an eccentric notion or act; a quixotism. In Monday’s Kay’s Quixotry, part of a different story was mistakenly attached to the beginning of her column.

Supreme Court Selections In Kansas This article is an attempt to sort out any confusion surrounding a forth-coming ballot question in the 2026 Primary Election on August 2. Kansans will be asked to consider a proposed amendment regarding how vacancies are filled on our Kansas Supreme Court.