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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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Kobach joins 26 other state AGs to back Texas, Gov. Abbott
TOPEKA – Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach joined 26 other states in a letter to the Biden administration supporting Texas's border...
30Jan 2024

Time for Kansas to stand with Texas
If Governor Laura Kelly won't make a public proclamation of support for governor Greg Abbott of Texas and his efforts...
29Jan 2024

Kelly to poorest Kansans: Keep giving unto Caesar
TOPEKA – In one felled swoop of her veto pen on Friday, Governor Laura Kelly denied tax relief to 341,000...
28Jan 2024

Tougher proposed wind farm regs, but Douglas County opponents say deck still stacked against them
With a county commission that wind farm opponents in Douglas County fear is already locked into pro-wind ideology, some opponents...
26Jan 2024

Former USAG Bill Barr to keynote annual Kansas Chamber dinner
TOPEKA – Former United States Attorney General Bill Barr will be the keynote speaker at the annual dinner of the...
22Jan 2024

While Kansas argues Medicaid Expansion, Biden Administration targets Red State Medicaid systems
While the lines are drawn between Kansas conservative legislative leadership and Governor Laura Kelly over Medicaid Expansion, new evidence is...
20Jan 2024

Face of evil Kyle Flack to remain on Kansas death row
TOPEKA – Lana Baily would have been a 5th grader this year, if Kyle Flack hadn’t murdered her when she...
19Jan 2024

KBI investigating 18 year-old found dead in La Crosse
LA CROSSE – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) and the Rush County Sheriff’s Office are conducting a death investigation after...
18Jan 2024

2024 county commissioner elections critical to fighting wind farms in Kansas
There’s a saying among arborists and landscapers that “the best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago.” As...
17Jan 2024

U.S. military veterans – Unfortunately your job isn’t done yet
There is a value in American military culture that is ebbing away, and it’s indicated by falling military recruitment numbers...
15Jan 2024