Articles by
Dane Hicks – The Kansas Informer
Dane Hicks is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and the United States Marine Corps Officer Candidate School at Quantico, VA. He is the author of novels "The Skinning Tree" and "A Whisper For Help." As publisher of the Anderson County Review in Garnett, KS., he is a recipient of the Kansas Press Association's Boyd Community Service Award as well as more than 60 awards for excellence in news, editorial and photography.
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Why we should all love data centers
Across Kansas and the rural Midwest, a strange resistance has begun to take shape among some conservatives who should know...
10Jun 2026

KFL backs Masterson-Klemp ticket in crowded GOP race for governor
WICHITA – Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson’s Republican campaign for governor picked up another major conservative endorsement today as Kansans...
05Jun 2026

Trump picks Masterson; and an interesting Sunflower State summer awaits…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Trump’s endorsement of Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson for governor will help define the Republican primary...
31May 2026

Make your ‘staycation’ Kansas Red
Monument Rocks in Gove County/Kansas Tourism With gas prices still a concern for conservative Kansas families who want to spend...
29May 2026

Kansas voter roll mush leaves record 273,000 voters “inactive” but still eligible
TOPEKA – Kansas has more than 273,000 registered voters listed as “inactive,” a record-high figure that raises fresh questions about...
20May 2026

Kansans join from afar on national rededication to prayer, religious roots
America250 Facebook page photo WASHINGTON — A White House-backed prayer rally on the National Mall drew thousands Sunday and reached...
18May 2026

SEKMHC Medicaid foible a cautionary tale for other agencies, industry exec says
IOLA – The executive director of the Association of Community Mental Health Centers of Kansas says the ill-fated financial trajectory...
13May 2026

Hype meets headwinds: Kansas megaprojects face reality check amid subsidies, slower markets
(TesMag photo) When Kansas leaders announced a $4 billion electric vehicle battery plant in De Soto in July 2022 and...
29Apr 2026

Stop whining about gas prices
www.picryl.com photo Let’s get something straight: paying $1 more a gallon for gas is a pretty cheap price to pay...
23Apr 2026

Federal jury rules for Kansas, other states against concert ticket monopoly
TOPEKA — Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is touting a major courtroom victory after a federal jury sided with Kansas...
17Apr 2026