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First Snowfall of 2026

First Snowfall of 2026

First Snowfall of 2026

News Staff
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
The first snowfall of 2026 blustered its way through our region on Friday, January 9. While the meteorologists on TV were predicting one to three inches, reports in our county ranged from three to seven inches, with the heavier amounts coming from the southern parts of the county.
She’s a tough lady to get in a photo. She’s just short of 14 feet long. The last module, the C/Z folder, was installed Monday, the 13th. We appreciate all the positive feedback we’ve gotten from you all!

She’s a tough lady to get in a photo. She’s just short of 14 feet long. The last module, the C/Z folder, was installed Monday, the 13th. We appreciate all the positive feedback we’ve gotten from you all!

Say Hello to our Little Friend: Xerox Versant 280

News Staff
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Pictured at right is our new production press, the Xerox Versant 280. She’s a little bit intimidating, but so far she’s been on her best behavior.This is our second issue to be printed by this pretty lady and we’re looking forward to putting her through her paces with other jobs as well.
Alli Conine (right), director of member services and corporate communications at Wheatland Electric, and Josh Young, trustee (left), present a check for $7,055 to Mirna Jimenez (center) of the Wichita County Food Bank. Provided

Alli Conine (right), director of member services and corporate communications at Wheatland Electric, and Josh Young, trustee (left), present a check for $7,055 to Mirna Jimenez (center) of the Wichita County Food Bank. Provided

Power the Pantry: $130,203 in Donations for Local Food Banks

News Staff
Tuesday, January 6, 2026
SCOTT CITY–Thanks to the combined efforts of our members, businesses, and community partners, the 2025 Power the Pantry campaign has raised an incredible $130,203 in cash and food donations for a dozen local food banks!
Tina Thompson was ordained as Kansas’ first Roman Catholic Woman Priest on Nov. 1, 2025, at a Unity Church in Lawrence. (Submitted)

Tina Thompson was ordained as Kansas’ first Roman Catholic Woman Priest on Nov. 1, 2025, at a Unity Church in Lawrence. (Submitted)

Kansan returns to the Catholic Church as the state’s first woman priest

Anna Kaminski - December 29, 2025 Kansas Reflector
Tuesday, January 6, 2026
LAWRENCE — Tina Thompson found a different way to be Catholic.She was ordained in November as a Roman Catholic Woman Priest, an international group that has tethered itself to the Catholic Church but isn’t officially recognized.

County Commission Approves Contract with new Public Defender

News Staff
Tuesday, January 6, 2026
COMMISSONER’S MEETINGDate: December 15th, 2025 Time: 8:30am Meeting called to order by: Commissioner Wells Commissioners In attendance: Jason Wells, Cole Carpenter, and John Gould Also in attendance: Junior Garcia, Lanna Kreutzer, Aimee Burch, Kelma Burch, Allen Baker, Lynda Goodrich, and Lori...
Commissioners Meet in Special Session

Commissioners Meet in Special Session

Commissioners Meet in Special Session

News Staff
Tuesday, January 6, 2026
COMMISSONER’S MEETING Date: December 18th, 2025 Time: 8:30am Meeting called to order by: Commissioner Wells Commissioners In attendance: Jason Wells, Cole Carpenter, and John Gould Also in attendance: Lanna Kreutzer 8:32 Commissioner Wells moved to go into executive session for ten minutes for...
Justin Roemer manages the Smoky Valley Ranch in western Kansas for the Nature Conservancy. (Photo by Erin Socha for Kansas Reflector)

Justin Roemer manages the Smoky Valley Ranch in western Kansas for the Nature Conservancy. (Photo by Erin Socha for Kansas Reflector)

Smoky Valley Ranch provides exportable conservation model for Kansas cattle ranchers

Erin Socha Kansas Reflector
Tuesday, January 6, 2026
LOGAN COUNTY — Smoky Valley Ranch in western Kansas, about 40 minutes south of Colby, experienced one of the driest years on record in 2022.The almost 20,000acre cattle and bison ranch recorded just six and a half inches of rain, barely half of the yearly averages recorded during the Dust Bowl era.
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, is among members of the Kansas congressional delegation quick to condemn Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and request detailed briefings on use of the U.S. military to take Maduro into custody. In this image, Moran speaks during a 2024 public event in Kansas. (Photo by Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector)

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, is among members of the Kansas congressional delegation quick to condemn Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and request detailed briefings on use of the U.S. military to take Maduro into custody. In this image, Moran speaks during a 2024 public event in Kansas. (Photo by Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector)

Kansas congressional delegation deplores seized Venezuelan president, eager for military briefings

Tim Carpenter Kansas Reflector
Tuesday, January 6, 2026
U.S. military raid in Venezuela to seize Maduro praised as logistical achievementTOPEKA — Members of the Kansas congressi onal del egat i on denounced Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro as a dictator and urged President Donald Trump to explain to Congress use of U.S.

Welcome to the newest evolution of The Native Sun

News Staff
Tuesday, January 6, 2026
In an earlier version of this piece, I started by writing about how the methods of communication have changed over the millennia, from pre-writing storytelling to cave paintings to engraved glyphs to rudimentary alphabets, from messages inscribed on clay tablets to stone monuments to parchment...
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