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The Leavenworth County Democratic Party will host a coffee for Kansas State Treasurer Lynn Rogers on Thursday from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at 505 Cherokee St. in downtown Leavenworth. He will meet with attendees and speak to present and future issues facing the state and the treasurer’s office in particular. All are welcome to attend.

Evacuations orders have been lifted in a western Kansas town threatened by a fertilizer plant fire, officials said. Barricades to the town of Leoti had been removed by Tuesday night and those evacuated were allowed to return to their homes, Wichita County Clerk Lynda Goodrich said, Parts of the town had been evacuated because hazardous materials were involved in the Tuesday afternoon at a Nutrien Ag Solutions plant in Leoti, a town of about 1,500 that lies 226 miles northwest of Wichita.

Bombardier has announced that Wichita will be the company’s new U.S. headquarters and changes in its business could bring nearly 200 new jobs to the city.

PREP TIME 1 HOUR 10 MINS 6 SERVINGS INGREDIENTS • 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2-inch chunks • 1 teaspoon salt and pepper, or to taste • 1 ½ tablespoons vegetable oil • 2 tablespoons curry powder • ½ onion, thinly sliced • 2 cloves garlic, crushed • 1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk • 1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed, diced tomatoes • 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce • 3 tablespoons sugar INSTRUCTIONS • Season chicken pieces with salt and pepper. • Heat oil and curry powder in a large skillet over medium-high heat for two minutes.

Kansas to let 15-year-olds drive alone to religious events Fifteen-year-olds in Kansas will be able to drive by themselves to and from worship services and other religious activities, starting in July. Democratic Gov.

Russian forces tightened the noose around the defenders holed up Wednesday in a mammoth steel plant that represented the last known Ukrainian stronghold in Mariupol, as a fighter apparently on the inside warned in a video plea for help: “We may have only a few days or hours left.”