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HOLYROOD — Girls volleyball at Wilson High School and Central Plains Junior-Senior High School in Claflin will look a little different for the 2021 season due to numbers.

The trip Dawn Dolezal makes at least twice a week between Ellsworth and Lincoln presents a landscape that in another two weeks or so could produce an abundance of wheat. But looks can be deceiving.

A week ago, Stacie Schmidt and about 500 others from the United States and beyond joined a digital Zoom meeting organized by the Wichita-based Kansas Leadership Center on systemic racism. “What are you going to do?” participants were asked. For Schmidt, the answer was simple.

KANOPOLIS — Fort Harker Days is postponed until next year. That was the decision of the Kanopolis City Council June 2 during a special council meeting — but only after 30 minutes of back and forth discussion.

Property and casualty insurance costs and the Special Education Assessment paid to Salina USD 305 will increase during the next school year.

These are emotional days for Wilson’s Bob Powers and the girls’ basketball team he guided to a 6-15 season. This will be Powers final year of coaching girls’ basketball. His retirement comes after a 20-year career at Wilson, the last two as head coach of the Lady Dragons.

Pharmaceutical companies and large hotel chains snatched up emergency COVID-19 federal loans meant for businesses typically with 500 or fewer employees. In Kansas, however, it appears most of its $4.

MANHATTAN — The leader of a Kansas State University program that helps to promote food and consumer safety at home is waving a caution flag regarding the proper ways to disinfect kitchen and other household surfaces.

WILSON — The Lincoln County attorney is the new city judge for the City of Wilson. At Monday’s meeting of the Wilson City Council, Jennifer O’Hare was appointed city judge as of June 1.