WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS) and U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (KS) led 27 Members of Congress on a letter to President Biden demanding that his Administration waive import duties on fertilizer from the two countries.
James D. (Jim) Gaeddert, 83, of Mound Ridge, KS and Leawood, KS, went to his heavenly home on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, after a short stay in the hospital. Jim was the son of Walter and Harriett (Knowles) Gaeddert, both of whom preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by brothers, Richard (Dick) Gaeddert, Allen Gaeddert and Walter Jr. (stillborn), and his high school sweetheart, and wife, Karen (Kaufman) Gaeddert. Survivors include Jim and Karen’s four children and their families; Doug (1959), Greg (1961), Brad (1966), and Janelle (1967), all of whom now mourn his passing but will remember his sense of humor, honesty, integrity, and generosity along with the unconditional love he had for them.
Ruthe K. Willems, 91, of McPherson, KS, passed away peacefully on July 6, 2022, at The Cedars, McPherson. Funeral arrangements are with Stockham Family Funeral Home, McPherson. (website: www.stockhamfamily. com)
Robert “Bob” Dean Koehn, 90, of Austin, TX and formerly of McPherson, KS, passed away on July 7, 2022, at South Austin Medical Center, Austin, TX. Funeral arrangements are with Stockham Family Funeral Home, McPherson. (website: www.stockhamfamily. com)
Edward “Dale” Anderson, 91, died peacefully on Sunday, May 1, 2022. A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, July 24, 2022 from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm at the Salina Country Club, 2101 E Country Club Rd, Salina.
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced Wednesday, July 13 Japan’s Panasonic Corp selected Kansas for a multimillion dollar mega-factory to produce electric vehicle batteries for Tesla and other carmakers.
TOPEKA — More than 21,000 Kansas homes and businesses in areas that lack highspeed internet will soon see major improvements in web access for the first time through a state Department of Commerce initiative.
MCPHERSON – The McPherson Pipeliners baseball season has been anything but perfect, but the team’s trajectory had been pointing upward in recent weeks until the Kansas Cannons finished off a season sweep of the Pipeliners with a 10-0 victory Saturday evening.
Just before the July 4 holiday, the federal agency that manages offshore energy development proposed a five-year plan for as many as 11 and as few as zero new oil and gas sites in the Gulf of Mexico and off Alaska’s coast.
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe (AP) — It’s almost natural that Vatsal Vaghela’s first exposure to cricket in California was at a baseball field, where cricketers had to wait for the baseball players to finish and leave.