February 2022

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an active 65-yearold woman with no significant health issues. I walk at least 2 miles a day. My 87-year-old mother was diagnosed with rectal cancer in May and passed away in September of this year. After her diagnosis, she informed us that her mother had colorectal cancer at age 74. My 67-year-old sibling had polyps removed during a colonoscopy five years ago. His doctor recommended exams every seven years instead of every 10 years.

TOPEKA, Kansas – Republicans in the Kansas Legislature aren’t eager to give Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly any big wins ahead of her campaign for reelection.

TOPEKA — Rep. Suzi Carlson was arrested late Monday and booked into Shawnee County Jail for driving under the influence of alcohol and failing to maintain a single lane, Topeka police said Tuesday.

“Trick riding, or ‘trick and fancy riding,’ is the art of performing dangerous stunts on a galloping horse.” EquiFest of Kansas at Salina, March 18-19-20, will feature elite trick riding presentations according to Justine Staten. Executive director of the Kansas Horse Council, Staten said, “Trixie Chicks from Poplarville, Mississippi, will entertain during the ranch rodeos.” Trixie Chicks Trick Riders LLC, professional performance team.

TOPEKA — A Kansas bill could ban people from capturing or possessing an ornate box turtle, the state reptile, but some stakeholders are concerned this may have unintended consequences. Under current state law, it is illegal to possess more than five box turtles with the intent to release them back into the wild.