Chase Young finished his junior season at Ohio State figuring he had done what it takes to become a top pick in the NFL draft. After months of buildup passed […]
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SCLC Warns that Early Re-Openings Could be ‘Tuskegee Experiment Mistake’
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) issued a strong warning to the governors of Georgia, Texas and other states who are contemplating reopening their states to commerce as early as […]
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Johnson Co. will Send Vote-by-Mail Applications to Every Voter
Due to increased interest in voting by mail caused by concerns about COVID-19, the Johnson County Election Office will send advance voting by mail applications to every voter in the […]
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Evidence Suggests COVID-19 Isn’t Sexually Transmitted
COVID-19 is unlikely to be spread through semen, according to University of Utah Health scientists who participated in an international study of Chinese men who recently had the disease. The […]
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DCF Partners with Local Agencies to Distribute Food to Local Communities
National emergency triggers disaster household distribution program The Department for Children and Families along with its community partners is distributing food to Kansans as part of the disaster household distribution […]
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Kansas: Extra 00 Weekly Unemployment is Finally Available
Kansas Secretary of Labor Delía García today joined Governor Laura Kelly in announcing that Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC), which provides an additional $600 weekly payment for unemployment insurance claimants, […]
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Wichita Library Kids’ Summer Reading Program Will Go Online
The Wichita Public Library will celebrate Wichita’s 150th birthday with the Summer Reading Program, “150 Years of Stories,” beginning Friday, May 1. This annual program for youth regularly enrolls more […]
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Kid Entrepreneurs Can Get in on Virtual Pitch Competition April 27 – May 11
Camp Destination Innovation has partnered with Network Kansas for the first-ever Kansas Youth Virtual Entrepreneurship Challenge, an event designed to engage currently quarantined youth and spark innovation and creativity for […]
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States With the Most and Least Unemployment Increases
Today’s unemployment numbers show that roughly 26.5 million Americans have lost their jobs since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, completely wiping out the 22.7 million new jobs created since […]
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Unemployment Insurance Benefits Expansion up to 26 Weeks
TOPEKA – Kansas Secretary of Labor Delía García confirmed that the expansion to up to 26 weeks of unemployment benefits passed by the Kansas Legislature and signed into law by […]