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Corporate Trailblazer: Ron Holt - The Community Voice
2 days ago · Our corporate standouts say it takes all three to make it up the corporate ladder, with each of them leaning heavily on one over the other. For Ron Holt, it’s all about connections, or relationships, as he prefers to call it. At the end of 2001, Holt retired as CEO of Kansas Gas & Electric, after joining the company in 1970 as a meter reader.
Evergy announces new energy bill assistance program for Kansas
Apr 3, 2024 · Evergy has created a new assistance program to help Kansas residents pay their energy bills. Customers who are behind on their energy bill and meet the 200 percent poverty level can apply to receive financial assistance through the Evergy Cares Kansas Fund. The program can help customers get their account in good standing after the Cold Weather ...
Kansas presidential primary: How to vote and who's on the ballot
Feb 27, 2024 · Kansas will hold a presidential preference primary on March 19, replacing the informal caucus format. Both Democrats and Republicans have 39 delegates to their respective national conventions. Voters must be registered with either the Democratic or Republican party to participate in the primary. Kansas Democrats and Republicans wanting to weigh ...
Kansans Head to the Ballot for City and School Board Elections
by Bonita Gooch October 22, 2021. Candidates. A s quiet as it’s kept, Kansans will head to the polls on Tues., Nov. 2 to fill positions on the important positions that lead our cities and direct the education of our children. While these elections may not be as high profile and big budget as last year’s elections, these even-year (the last ...
Wichita Funds Program Aimed at Preventing Gun Violence
Jan 21, 2024 · The city awarded a $1.27 million, one-year agreement for the operation of a community-based program designed to get ahead of, and prevent, violence in two areas that have shown an alarming increase in gun violence since 2016. The program will focus on violence prevention in the Northeast Wichita area from 9th Street to 25th and Oliver to I-135 ...
Wichita News Archives - The Community Voice
Sep 29, 2024 · by Bonita Gooch October 7, 2024. Instead of locking youth up, National Youth Justice Month is designed to bring attention to a growing movement to transform juvenile justice in America. Progeny, a Wichita-based youth-adult partnership working to reimagine the youth justice system in Kansas, has planned two National Youth Justice Month events.
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“Luther: Never Too Much” Among Black Cultural Films at 2024 …
4 days ago · “Luther: Never Too Much,” a 2024 documentary on the life of Luther Vandross will make its regional premiere at the Tallgrass Film Festival combined with a pre-reception feature, The Kevin Marlo (Martin) Band. The 2024 documentary “Luther: Never Too Much” will have its Kansas premiere as the ...
6 Kansas Supreme Court Justices Up for Retention; 2 …
Oct 19, 2022 · In November, six of Kansas’ seven Supreme Court judges are up for retention votes, and two constitutional amendments will be decided. Advocacy groups say these choices on the November ballot offer voters an opportunity to shift Kansas’ political landscape.