2026 News Archive
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USDA Announces FY 2025 State Payment Error Rates in SNAP
WASHINGTON, D.C.–The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the annual Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payment error rates (PER), which measure how accurately states...
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Sparks will light up the park at Lawrence’s second firefly festival
A one-night Firefly Festival will light up Burroughs Creek Park in Lawrence with bioluminescence and live music.
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Riley County joins auto-enroll pilot for optional KPERS plan
Riley County is entering a pilot program that will automatically enroll employees into the state’s optional portion of its retirement system.
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Crews working on Seth Child Road repaving project
A road project that is affecting traffic on Seth Child Road is underway and will continue through July 13.
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In the garden: Blister beetles are notorious
By: Scott Eckert Blister beetles are notorious for quickly stripping vegetables (especially tomatoes) and ornamentals of their foliage. There are several species of blister beetles…
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USD 373 approves student cell phone use policy
By Chad FreyNewton KansanNewton schools moved one step closer to having cell phone use policies that comply with a new state law that prohibits use…
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Retirement hobby becomes farmers market business for Newton woodworker
By Chad FreyNewton KansanAs he got closer to retirement, Gary Brants’s wife told him he would go crazy not working. He had, afterall, spent decades…
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