Stories from Tuesday, March 12, 2019

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., on Tuesday applauded the president’s signing of the Fort Scott National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act, which was included in S. 47, the Natural Resources Management Act, a package of more than 100 bills relating to public lands, natural resources and water projects...

The 38th annual Spring College Rodeo, which got underway Friday night, featured 500 competitors from 25 different two-year and four-year colleges in Kansas and Oklahoma. Rodeo competition continued with two performances on Saturday. The event wrapped up on Sunday...

Four area legislators discussed taxes and provided their thoughts on various bills this session during a Legislative Update event Saturday morning at the Empress Event Center. State Sens. Richard Hilderbrand, District 13, and Caryn Tyson, District 12, as well as State Reps. Trevor Jacobs, District 4, and Ken Collins of District 2 provided updates on the current legislative session and also fielded a variety of questions from constituents...