Kansas Health Insurance Market

Commissioner Vicki Schmidt releases 2026 Overview ofTopeka, Kan. – On October 30, Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt released the annual “Overview of the Health Insurance Market in Kansas.” This report details the 2026 Kansas Health Insurance Market (Marketplace).

Pastor’s Corner

For most honest individuals, the thought of studying 500 year-old plus church history sounds about as exciting as watching someone else watch paint drying. We may wonder, what does this have to do with me? What does this have to do with the twentyfirst century? Could anything be less relevant?

Prairie Doc Perspective

Let’s call her Sarah, although that wasn’t her name. I’d had the privilege of delivering her, and the fun of watching her grow into a precocious toddler, with an impish smile and a joyous laugh. Then I had the responsibility of explaining her autopsy report to her devastated parents.

Prairie Doc Perspective

Women experience distinct stages throughout their lives. In literature, these are often described as the maiden, the mother, and the matriarch phases. The transitions between these phases can be challenging times for a woman. Perimenopause is the transition between mother to matriarch.

A Mulligan

The last time I played golf was when I was 17 years old. I was given an old set of clubs by my grandfather who was happy to get them out of his garage. I can still remember that set of rusty 1962 Wilson Staff Dynapower clubs that I lugged around the course.

Prairie Doc Perspective

A few years ago, I was helping with my son’s baseball team. One day, for a routine practice, my role was to hit fly balls for the boys to catch.

Priorities

This is Pastor Kurt McCullum's first column for The Native Sun. He and his wife, Kristen, are the new pastor family at Leoti First Baptist. We welcome them to the community and family!It seems like yesterday, but it was several years ago.

Letter to the Editor: By Jim Myers

The question I have been presented with by many people in the community is, “Why are you running for school board, Jim?”That’s a great question, so I wanted to present my vision for our school. I believe we have a great school district, but like anything, we can improve.

Prairie Doc Perspective

If your joints ache after sitting too long or make crackling sounds when you get up, you’re not alone. More than half of older adults in the U.S.

No New Thing

Rewind No New ThingThe book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament was written in approximately 900 BC. It can be a difficult book to read because it seems almost nihilistic at times, and it leaves us wondering how to make sense of its inclusion in the canon.