Congress threatens PBS, NPR, rural stations
The U.S. Senate narrowly approved on July 16 a bill that would claw back federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which distributes money to NPR, PBS and their affiliate stations.
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Brain injury, chronic illness services could see waitlists
TOPEKA — Verenice Cartagena told Kansas legislators she suffered a string of brain injuries beginning at 5 years old that culminated in a stroke in her 40s, which led to a cascade of physical and mental health challenges, including aphasia and trouble communicating. Now 52, she said the Medicaid brain injury waiver program played a role in her recovery, but that waiver and two others are at risk of becoming unavailable to those with immediate needs.
The next gubernatorial election matters greatly
We were motoring along a leafy stretch of road in rural Alabama that my mother-in-law has dubbed “the valley of death.”
Defendant gets life in case questioning foster care system
TOPEKA — A perpetually homeless man abused by his parents and shuffled as a youth among more than 17 foster homes and two psychiatric hospitals received a life sentence in prison Tuesday without possibility of parole for half a century in the rape and murder of a Topeka preschool girl entrusted to his care. Shawnee County District Judge Jessica Heinen ordered Mickel Cherry, who admitted to smothering 5-year-old Zoey Felix in 2023, to serve consecutive life sentences requiring incarceration for a minimum of 50 years before being evaluated for possible release.
CHURCH TIMES
Unless otherwise noted, these gatherings are on Sunday and in Lindsborg. Bethany Home Pastor Ethan Feistner 321 N.
Kansas has toughest contraceptive policies, report says
TOPEKA — Kansas has the nation’s most restrictive policies for accessing contraceptives, resulting in health disparities for low-income and uninsured residents, a new report found.
Cyclists climb Coronado Heights on 55-mile course
A website called ridewithgps.com shows a zig-zagging loop from McPherson, around Lindsborg, and back. Below the map is an up-down-up profile of the route.
MEREDITH MAGLIERY
Meredith Magliery, 84, of Lindsborg, Kansas, passed away at her home in the early morning of July 5, 2025, in the loving presence and long-term care of her beloved friends…
PAUL RICHARD (DICK) RUNQUIST
Paul Richard (Dick) Runquist, 89, passed away on July 12, 2025, in Derby, KS. Dick was born on Jan. 1, 1936, in Lindsborg, KS, to Paul Albert and Agnes Violet…
Police, fire & medical
July 11 Medics took a patient from Lindsborg Community Hospital to Salina Regional Health Center. Police received a request for welfare check in the 300… Login to continue reading Login…