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Gov. Sam Brownback, on behalf of Kansas taxpayers, presented Chris Simons with a check for $1,025 last week. Simons, who works in the Kansas Department of Administration, suggested the installation of motion activated paper towel dispensers. Her idea saved the …
The Kansas Securities Commissioner issued a cease and desist order after learning that at least four Kansas residents had invested a total of $22,000 in an international investment scheme.
The order alleges that Inter Reef Ltd., a company based in …
The State Fire Marshall’s office will begin using the Bomb Arson Tracking System (BATS) on July 1. All local fire departments with certified fire investigators will need to transition to the system, which aids fire departments and fire marshals in …
Gardner Edgerton High School ranks 1,908 out of more than 21,000 high schools nationwide, according to U.S. News and World Report. Among Kansas’ 369 public, charter and magnet schools, GEHS ranks no. 6.
The five state schools ranked ahead of …
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback signed a bill into law Monday that strengthens the state’s human trafficking statutes with an emphasis on protecting children from commercial sexual exploitation.
“Kansas has made great strides forward in the fight against modern-day slavery with …
Danedri Thompson
dthompson@gardnernews.com
Members of the Johnson County Board of Commissioners adopted an amended version of International Code. The code outlines minimum building requirements for new construction in the unincorporated areas of Johnson County.
During an April 18 meeting, commissioners …
Kansas ranked slightly higher than the average, but still earned a ‘D’ grade in a Child Care Aware of America report, “We Can Do Better: 2013 Update.”
The report scores and ranks state laws governing child care centers in the …
A new initiative from the Johnson County Nutrition Program aims to reduce hospital readmissions by providing senior residents with healthy meals after they return home. Because proper nutrition is a key component to healing and recuperation, the Home Nutrition Program …
State Treasurer Ron Estes announced the Shawnee County District Court awarded Kansas Treasurer’s Office title of approximately $880,000 in unclaimed matured U.S. savings bonds. These savings bonds are currently held by the Treasurer’s office as unclaimed property. The court also …
Danedri Thompson
dthompson@gardnernews.com
Getting to the age of 100 isn’t as hard as it used to be. There are more than 70,000 centenarians in the United States, making them the fastest-growing segment of the population.
That’s the word from the …
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