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Governor Laura Kelly has sent a letter to FEMA asking for an extension to submit a request for a major disaster. The letter asks for an extension to July 29, 2024, to submit for the public assistance program for severe thunderstorms that impacted the state April 25-30, accompanied by large hail, damaging straight linewinds, tornadoes, and tor-rential rainfall resulting in flooding.

Crowded pickleball courts are a testament to the popularity of a sport that has taken many communities by storm. A 2023 report from the Sports & Fitness Industry Association indicates just under nine million people played pickleball in 2022, which marked a stunning 159 percent increase in participation over just a three-year period.

While taxpayers await another threatened veto of tax relief, a new analysis shows Kansas has the 12th highest tax burden in the nation.

After the previous receipt of a favorable outlook towards earlier planning for the next fiscal year’s budget, the county is looking to begin this process. As budget planning and preparation was slated to begin, Greenwood County Clerk Kathy Robison asked if raises should be factored in by each department head. Cost of living is to be considered at a later date by commissioners and any merit increases earned were instructed to be included by department heads. After budgets are drafted, the county will later look at factoring in insurance.

A Quincy man lost all of his belongings in a house fire late last Monday night, May 6.

Three members of the Eureka High School Class of 2024 received special recognition during Senior Day festivities last Friday, May 10, when they were named as the Valedictorian and Salutatorians of the graduating class.

The annual Eureka Days event is just two weeks away, with the celebration slated for Saturday, June 1.

A powerful solar storm put on an amazing skyward light show across the globe overnight, last Friday night, May 10.

The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) requests comments on an amendment to the FFY 2024-2027 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) document.