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Kansas man faces trial for alleged actions in Jan. 6 riot A Kansas man accused of assaulting a federal A Kansas man accused of assaulting a federal officer during the insurrection at the U.S.

The Nye County Commission is used to dealing with all sorts of hot-button controversies. Water rights, livestock rules and marijuana licenses are among the many local dramas that consume the time of the five commissioners in this vast swath of rural and deeply Republican Nevada.

About 2 in 3 Americans say they favor term limits or a mandatory retirement age for Supreme Court justices, according to a new poll that finds a sharp increase in the percentage of Americans saying they have “hardly any” confidence in the court.

Voters will head to the polls Tuesday to decide the outcome of primary races as well as the fate of a proposed amendment to the Kansas Constitution. Polls will be open from 7 a.m.

The country’s monkeypox outbreak can still be stopped, U.S. health officials said Thursday, despite rising case numbers and so far limited vaccine supplies.

Live online election results for the Aug. 2 primary election in Kansas can be followed at www.leavenworthtimes.com. Please note that when you click the election coverage button you will be routed to The Newton Kansan, the digital home of CherryRoad Media Kansas Election Coverage.

Local property owners may have recently received notices of “estimated ad valorem taxes” in the mail. While the notices contain information about the appraised and assessed value of properties as well as proposed budget information for local taxies entities, the documents are not property tax bills.