Gender treatment law goes to governor
TOPEKA — The Republian majority in Kansas Legislature sent Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly a bill that would prohibit health professionals from providing gender-affirming care to individuals under the age of 18.
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Online talk about journalist Alma Olson
Karen Humphrey will talk about the life of journalist Alma Luise Olson online at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, as part of a series from the Smoky Valley Historical Association and the Old Mill & Swedish Heritage Museum.
City Council continues talk about flood control plan
The Lindsborg City Council on Monday again discussed, this time with an engineer, the $3.29 million plan to improve the diversion channel west of town and help avoid the kind of flooding that struck homes on the north side in 2013. This would be covered by a general obligation bond to be repaid from the city’s Stormwater Utility Fund, which was instituted after the flood.
Statehouse mural celebrates suffragists
TOPEKA — A crowd clamored Jan. 29 at the Kansas Statehouse to see the state’s suffragist icons and family members memorialized in paint.
Educators fear House property tax cuts
TOPEKA — Public school advocates are asking lawmakers to proceed with caution as they consider slashing the statewide property tax that directly funds public education.
Chance to meet Bethany candidates
Two finalists in the search for a new president at Bethany College will visit the campus and be available for questions from the public, one on Tuesday, the other on Feb. 13.
Substantial jump in TB in Wyandotte County
A tuberculosis outbreak that started in Wyandotte County has grown to be one of the largest in the U.S. since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention started tracking the illness in the 1950s, health officials said.