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Nominations open for two area district judge vacancies From News Reports TOPEKA -- Nominating Commissions serving several south-central and southwest Kansas counties are accepting applications for a pair of judicial seats that will open with the retirement of current judges. The 9th Judicial District Nominating Commission is seeking nominations to fill a district judge vacancy serving Harvey and McPherson counties that will be created when Judge Joe Dickinson retires on Sept. 18. Meanwhile, the...

15 Jul 2021 The United States Capitol Police (USCP) is poised to begin using the same military surveillance systems that American troops used against terrorists in Iraq and Afghanistan, as it moves into a “new path towards an intelligence based protective agency” after the January 6 Capitol breach. The USCP released a statement last week that said through a loan from the Department of Defense (DOD), it will have access to “state-of-the-art campus surveillance technology, which will enhan...

Don’t be alarmed by a low-flying helicopter over Cape Cod in the next month or so. Starting Monday, a helicopter will drop oral rabies vaccine baits intended for raccoons and other wildlife over portions of Barnstable and Plymouth counties, the Cape Cod Times reports. The distribution of the vaccine baits to the north and west of the Cape Cod... Waterford Sep 18, 2020 Health officials are issuing a warning after a feral cat in Waterford tested positive for rabies on Friday. T...

Four MATCH Series Races At Pimlico Draw 130 Nominations Sponsored by: The four stakes at Pimlico Race Course that kick off the 2021 Mid-Atlantic Championships Series (MATCH) attracted 130 nominations, among them many local runners that regularly compete in Maryland and other tracks in the region throughout the year. This years series begins May 15-16, and each of the six divisional legs—there are four divisions, all on dirt this year—will be held in Maryland with the exception of ...

Dan Treacy: Im sick to death of guitars, Im through with them. I played last week and thought, whats this round my neck?Charlotte Zoller It has been said that Dan Treacy (b. 1960) is the TV Personalities in the same way that Mark E Smith is The Fall. Certainly he has been the sole consistent member since they appeared in 1978 with the single "14th Floor" and subsequent cult hit "Part Time Punks". It has been said that Dan Treacy (b. 1960) is the TV Personalities in the same way that Mar...

The North Carolina Constitution designates the legislature as the branch of government with the power to determine how state taxpayer dollars are collected and spent. It’s a fundamental fact taught to North Carolina schoolchildren as early as third grade. Recently, children and adults alike witnessed the courts uphold this principle in the long-running Leandro v. State of North Carolina case. The saga of Leandro – a school finance “adequacy” case about the state constitutional require...

Funds for Kansas schools tied to GOP rights choice plan JOHN HANNA, AP Political Writer April 7, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 5 1of5FILE - In this Wednesday, March 31, 2021, file photo, students wait to enter Wyandotte County High School in Kansas City, Kan., on the first day of in-person learning. Conservative GOP lawmakers in Kansas are pushing a proposal to allow parents to use state dollars to pay for private schooling for children who are struggling in public schools.Charlie Ried...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Conservative Republican lawmakers on Wednesday tied funding for Kansas’ public schools to a proposal that would allow parents of academically struggling students to use state dollars to pay for private schooling. Republican negotiators for the state House and Senate drafted the final version of legislation that would set up education savings accounts for students who are at-risk of failing in public schools, using tax dollars normally earmarked for those schools. Parents...

Boy, 16, stabbed multiple times in horror attack behind Co-op - police are appealing for witnesses Its thought the attack took place at a wake for a car crash victim Dont miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Click here When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters ...

Verified Hate: Black Nationalist Attack on the Capitol Gregory Hood, American Renaissance, April 6, 2021 For months, the Capitol has looked like the American embassy in the Green Zone in Baghdad. A few weeks ago, I walked around the heavy barriers and saw countless signs from residents pleading for them to be taken down. Washington DC votes overwhelmingly Democrat, but yard signs suggest residents don’t want to live on something that looks like a military base. January 20, 2021: Hundreds of ...