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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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Protect dysphoric kids from Governor Laura Kelly
Sometime this week, possibly by the time this post hits the Internet, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly will have vetoed a...
01Apr 2024

County may sue company over dud kiosks in half-million dollar veterans memorial
GARNETT – The Anderson County Veterans Memorial project which took 10 years to come to fruition and nearly $500,000 in...
31Mar 2024

Former Allen County sheriff’s deputy faces indecent liberties charge
IOLA – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) arrested a former Kansas sheriff’s deputy for sex crimes following a missing persons case...
31Mar 2024

Kobach, 10 other state AGs sue Biden over student loan giveaway
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach on Thursday announced his office, in collaboration with 10 other state attorneys general, is suing Joe...
29Mar 2024

Kansas: less college, more education
In Kansas, the pundits who watch such things are wringing their hands over the State Board of Regents' annual enrollment...
26Mar 2024

While gas prices slap Kansans, Sharice Davids supports Biden energy policies
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As gasoline prices outpace their level a year ago for Kansas drivers, a handful of Democrats in...
24Mar 2024

“Non-profits” push voter registration – but only in Sharice Davids’ district
TOPEKA – While policies of the Biden Administration drive the President's approval ratings lower seemingly by the day and worried...
23Mar 2024

Opponents argue against Kelly’s Medicaid Expansion wish list
UPDATE: This bill was not referred from committee for action after the hearing) TOPEKA – Amid the full-court press by...
21Mar 2024

Kansas health officials on watch for spike in measles cases
TOPEKA – Kansas public health officials yesterday were looking to spread the word about an increasing incidence of U.S. measles...
19Mar 2024

The KanCare p.s. – Medicaid can claim your assets to pay for benefits
As the Kansas legislature gears up for its first hearings on Medicaid expansion in four years, a little- known aspect...
18Mar 2024