TIRE SNOWMAN
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SERVICE PROJECT
District 17-A of Lions Club International recently completed a service project to donate knit beanies and gloves to veterans at Veterans Administration hospitals in Leavenworth and Topeka. Shown presenting the items to the Eisenhower VA Medical Center are 2nd Vice District Gov. Caroline Arter, Charles Ramey, VA voluntary service specialist, and past District Governor Rick Dodson.
USM to host annual Vespers Concert
The University of Saint Mary will present its annual Christmas Vespers Concert at 7 p.m. Sunday in Annunciation Chapel on campus, 4100 S.
K-State head touts land-grant background
The Kansas Board of Regents on Thursday selected Richard Linton as the new president of Kansas State University. Linton is currently the dean of North Carolina State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Rules for travelers heading to US
President Joe Biden’s latest measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 will increase the hassle factor of flying into the United States, even for American citizens returning from overseas. Beginning next week, travelers heading to the U.S.
South Africa’s plight may be a glimpse into future
JOHANNESBURG – Dr. Sikhulile Moyo was analyzing COVID-19 samples in his lab in Botswana last week when he noticed they looked startlingly different from others.
Owens sentenced to 2 years in prison
A man has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for a 2019 shooting in Easton. Daniel W.
Preliminary hearing started, continued
A preliminary hearing began this week for a Leavenworth woman accused of murdering her fiance. But the parties will have to return next month to conclude the hearing for Eva O.
Justices’ assurances on abortion now in doubt
WASHINGTON – During his Senate confirmation hearing as a Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh convinced Sen. Susan Collins that he thought a woman’s right to an abortion was “settled law,” calling the court cases affirming it “precedent on precedent” that could not be casually overturned.
210,000 US jobs added in November
WASHINGTON – America’s employers slowed the pace of their hiring in November, adding 210,000 jobs, the lowest monthly gain in nearly a year. But Friday’s report from the Labor Department also showed that the nation’s unemployment rate tumbled from 4.6% to 4.2%, evidence that many more people reported that they had a job.