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Sharice Davids requests water project funding for her district, then votes AGAINST the bill to provide it

WASHINGTON D.C. – Federal funding for Garnett’s water plant project and numerous other projects in Kansas won a narrow approval in the U.S. Congress last…

Dane Hicks

November 6, 2023

4 min read

Local, News

FRCO Commissioners scuttle wind research tower request

OTTAWA, Kan. – Franklin County Commissioners on Wednesday denied a special use permit application for a wind research tower by NextEra Energy, sending a strong…

Dane Hicks

February 13, 2023

4 min read

Local, National, News

Davids backs Omar as anti-Jewish comments bring committee ouster

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kansas 3rd District Congresswoman Sharice Davids defended her reputed anti-Semite congressional colleague Ilhan Omar in last week's House vote to remove Omar…

Dane Hicks

February 4, 2023

3 min read

Local, News

“At War With Wind” presentation set March 14 at Ottawa Municipal Auditorium

OTTAWA, Kan. – Kansas State Senator and former Kansas City-area weatherman Mike Thompson will present “At War With Wind: A Resident’s Guide To Stopping Industrial…

Dane Hicks

January 18, 2023

1 min read

Local, News

Sharice Davids rejects measure condemning violence on churches, pregnancy centers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kansas 3rd District Democratic Congresswoman Sharice Davids voted with pro-abortionist interests on two measures last week in the early sessions of the…

Dane Hicks

January 14, 2023

3 min read

Local, News

Governor Kelly flips, then flops – on banning males from female sports as campaign pressure mounts

TOPEKA – With only weeks to go before the 2022 election and in a race most pollsters are calling a dead heat, Kansas Governor Laura…

Dane Hicks

September 23, 2022

4 min read