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August 14, 2025
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Police Department Reminds Residents of Vehicle-Related Fees
Wellington Police Department Offers Vehicle Inspections for Out-of-State Purchases
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Wellington USD 353 Prepares for New School Year with Staff Training, Open House
WELLINGTON, Kan. — Wellington USD 353 has begun preparations for the 2025-26 school year with extensive staff training sessions and is inviting families to attend its annual Back to School Open House on Thursday, Aug. 14. The district kicked off its in-service training Monday, Aug. 11, with teachers and staff across
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Wellington Officer Wins Statewide DARE Award; City Prepares for School Year
WELLINGTON, Kan. — A Wellington police officer has been named DARE Officer of the Year for Kansas, while the city continues infrastructure improvements ahead of the new school year. School Resource Officer Leslie Allen received the statewide honor after taking charge of the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program in 2023. The
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Wellington Area Obituaries
Sumner County Obituaries Ralls, Bill Lara, Priscilla M. Shapley, David Allen Source: Legacy.com - Sumner County, Kansas Obituaries
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Events
Wellington Fall Festival Returns With New Contests, Community Events
WELLINGTON, Kan. — The Wellington Area Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Fall Festival on Oct. 4, featuring traditional community activities and new competitions at Heritage Park in downtown Wellington. The festival, themed “Bushels of Fun,” will include a homecoming parade, art and craft fair, chili cook-off and apple pie
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Sports
KCAC releases preseason coaches’ and media polls
WICHITA, Kan. — Friends University and Evangel University were tabbed as preseason favorites in their respective divisions as the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference released its 2025 football preseason coaches’ and media polls Monday.
In the Franklin “Gene” Bissell Division, Friends topped both polls. The Falcons earned 25 points and five first-place
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Politics
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US news
August 13 2025
Guard Deploys In Washington; GOP Redistricting Advantage; Trump Admin To Review Smithsonian Exhibitions; GE Appliances Investment; Trump-Putin Alaska Talks
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August 12 2025
School enrollment crisis; AI revolutionizes school; Intel CEO under fire; Russia’s military push; China’s shipbuilding merger
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August 11 2025
Trump’s Ukraine Plan; ‘MAHA Moms’ Mecca; Record Stock Buybacks; US Takes Chip Cut; Journalists Killed in Gaza
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Why congressional redistricting is blowing up across the US this summer
By: Shauneen Miranda and Jacob Fischler - Stateline
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Putin Tells U.S. He’ll Halt War in Exchange for Eastern Ukraine
Trump to meet Putin Friday August 15 in Alaska
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August 8 2025
New Census?; Fewer DOJ Environmental Cases; OpenAI Launches GPT-5; Gaza Takeover; India Halts US Arms Buying
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August 7 2025
Trump-Putin summit; Lilly obesity pill; MAGA antitrust?; NASA moon nuclear reactor; Japan auto makers
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🌾KS news
Top 6 Kansas news stories
August 13 2025
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Top 5 Kansas news stories
August 12, 2025
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Top 5 Kansas news stories
August 11 2025
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SNAP Cuts in Federal Budget Could Force Grocery Store Closures in Kansas
TOPEKA, Kan. — Cuts to federal food assistance programs included in recently passed budget legislation could force grocery stores to close across Kansas, creating new food deserts in communities that already struggle with access to fresh food, according to grocery operators and researchers. The legislation, which President Donald Trump signed into
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Shop Kansas Farms attends Great American Farmers Market in Washington, D.C.
Between alternating views of the U.S. Capitol and the Washington Monument on the National Mall, Shop Kansas Farms (SKF) offered a taste of Kansas-crafted foods to visitors at the inaugural Great American Farmers Market in Washington, D.C., from Aug. 3-8. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) hosted
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