nullTim Berggren, on behalf of the Smoky Valley Car Show, recently presented a $2,000 check to the Lindsborg Old Mil & Swedish Heritage Museum in support of its educational goals and work. The Smoky Valley Car Show organizing committee meets post-event each fall, to select a recipient for the event’s charitable proceeds.
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly signed a measure Tuesday making it easier for workers to get religious and moral exemptions from getting the COVID-19 vaccine, as well as making those who lose their jobs due to vaccine requirement are eligible for unemployment.
Thursday is Thanksgiving, a national holiday in the United Statesfirst celebrated in 1621 when, according to history.com, Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag shared an autumn harvest feast In 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, that President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day to be held each November. Locally there are three activities on the calendar to celebrate the holiday.
The Kansas Legislature is set to return to Topeka this week in a historic first, recalling themselves for a special session to center on federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates. That’s the easy part.
Secretary Lee Norman has stepped down from Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s administration after leading the Kansas Department of Health and Environment through the coronavirus pandemic.
Seven years ago, Dany Kravitz didn’t think he could get clean. He was homeless, crashing on couches and pushed his family to the point where they were done with him due to his addiction to drugs and alcohol.
As advocates praise workers compensation regulatory changes by the Democratic governor’s administration that would benefit employees, Republican lawmakers and business representatives bristle at the rulemaking authority of unelected bureaucrats.
We’ve all learned more than we bargained for about how to celebrate the holidays during uncertain times. Last year, many of us cooked smaller Thanksgiving feasts and celebrated by Zoom. This year, with the proper precautions, we might see more real-life gatherings, and plates full of most – if not all – of the trimmings. • The good news: More leftovers, perhaps, to go around.
Federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates could cost Kansas businesses $43 million, according to an economic analysis released by U.S. Sen.
Kansas lawmakers are planning on continuing a slate of town halls for the public to weigh in on the once-in-a-decade redrawing of Kansas’ Congressional and legislative districts, even though legislators will simultaneously be in a special session.