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Atchison United will once again be celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a pair of inspirational figures of perseverance helping headline the event on Monday.

Atchison County Extension Community Vitality PDC announced Monday, July 10, the creation of a literacy collaboration project with the Boys & Girls Club of Atchison and Atchison United. The collaboration

The Wrap: Hardwood Indigenous Author: Headlines Tuesday, July 13, 2021 Osiyo, relatives. Each day we do our best to gather the latest news for you. Okay, heres what you need to know today: Tribe supplies wood for NBA floor in Milwaukee Watching Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo dominate in the NBA Finals is exciting. But a closer look to what Antetokounmpo sprints on and jumps off is just exciting for fans in Indian Country. The floor at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee is made from maple tr...

A Kansas district has decided to ditch its “Redmen" and “Braves" mascots after public opinion shifted.

Sowers added that shed recently done considerable "learning, reading and listening" regarding the topic. She said her opinion was influenced in particular by testimony the board heard from Alex Red Corn, an Osage Nation citizen who is an assistant professor and coordinator for indigenous leadership at Kansas State University in Manhattan. Members Sean Crittendon and Diane Liebsch were in the minority as the USD 409 board voted 5-2 in 2018 to keep the Redmen and Braves mascots. Crittendon a...