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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)

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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.

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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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Community Foundation Announces 2026 Grant Cycles

Emily Tankersley Director, Wccf
Tuesday, January 6, 2026
As we look ahead to the new year, we’re making an exciting change at the Wichita County Community Foundation. In 2026, we will move away from an open grant cycle and introduce grant cycles throughout the year.This shift allows us to be more strategic, responsive, and impactful.
Carson Theater in Norfolk

Carson Theater in Norfolk

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Kevin and Heidi Cheng to Perform at Agora

News Staff
Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Gifted, engaging, and energetic are just a few of the descriptors that have been used in connection with Kevin and Heidi Cheng, a classically trained piano-violin duo.

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Without pennies, retailers will need to round

News Staff
Saturday, December 27, 2025
As pennies vanish from the American landscape, many businesses are clamoring for federal guidance on how to handle cash transactions in a penniless world.Should retailers round up or down? Should they round in favor of the customer? Or in favor of the business?
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City Center

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City Center

News Staff
Saturday, December 27, 2025
•When residents clear their driveways and sidewalks, they must put snow on the lawn or far enough from the curb as directed in Ordinance 2014-10 and amended by Ordinance 2015-03. The City will push snow on interior streets to the outer curb in order to make the road passable only.

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Check it Out!

News Staff
Saturday, December 27, 2025
» FLU AND COVID shots available at the health department.Call 620-375-2289 for an appointment.» SHOTS AVAILABLE ALL year-round: Tetanus, Shingles, and Pneumonia. Call the Wichita County Health Department at 620-375-2289 and have them check your immunization records.
Prairie Doc Perspective

Prairie Doc Perspective

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Prairie Doc Perspective

Andrew Ellsworth, Md
Saturday, December 27, 2025
Picture a man crawling through the desert in tattered clothing, whispering “water” as he nears an oasis. He isn’t thinking about his kidneys, yet they may be the main organ still keeping him alive.
John Pinegar of the KS Legislative Policy Group is presenting the check to Diana Long, Wichita County Treasurer.

John Pinegar of the KS Legislative Policy Group is presenting the check to Diana Long, Wichita County Treasurer.

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State sales tax on groceries drops to zero Jan. 1

Grace Hills Kansas Reflector
Saturday, December 27, 2025
January 1TOPEKA — On Jan. 1, 2025, Kansans will no longer pay state sales tax on groceries. They will still pay city- and county-imposed taxes, but the current state tax of 2% will be reduced to zero.A 2022 law set out a three-year plan to reduce the state’s sales tax on groceries, which was at 6.

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Major Winter Storm Grazes not Glazes WC

News Staff
Saturday, December 27, 2025
January 8For days before it even reached the West Coast, meteorologists warned of a major incoming winter storm that showed the potential to unload massive chaos wherever it chose.
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