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Each year on the second Saturday of May, letter carriers across the country gather donations as they go about collecting and delivering the mail. Mail carriers have been participating in this annual one-day-only food drive for 30 years. To date, the initiative has gathered over 1.9 billion pounds of food across the United States and its territories.

The Montgomery County Board of Commissioners met for their regular meeting on Monday, May 6. They met to discuss CRMC’s grant, Edmunds Gov-Tech’s implementation, bids for Road and Bridge, flooding damages and repairs for the DOC walk-in freezer.

Staking out the elusive and rapidly disappearing lesser prairie chicken involves a stealthy 5:30 a.m. entry into a rebar-fortified bird blind, freezing into place as the sun rises and the birds begin to strut here and there, popcorning in an age-old mating dance.

Celebrate Jesus this Sunday with Coffeyville First Nazarene located at 2300 W First Street. Sunday School starts at 9:45 with classes for all ages. The morning worship service begins at 10:45 with music led by the Praise and Worship team. Pastor Luke Letsinger will bring the morning message as he continues the series from the Psalms. The service will broadcast on Facebook for those who want to join remotely. Children’s Church for PreK-6th grade is in the Activity Center and Toddler Nursery is located in the Worship Center. H.O.M.E. groups meet at 6:00 on Sunday evening. CFN Youth meet on at 6:00 on Wednesday.

After overriding several of Governor Kelly’s vetoes, passing another good tax cut plan (SB 37) for all Kansans, and a largest-in-history state budget (HB 2551), the Kansas Legislature brought the gavel down on the 2024 Session on Tuesday, April 30. Only the future will reveal just how successful the 2024 Session really was.

Many factors impact your child or teen’s wellness, including where you live, genetics and other influences. According to experts though, you can encourage a healthy lifestyle for your child, and help prevent obesity and other illnesses that can extend into adulthood.

About 150,000 people who had some form of interaction with Kansas courts might have had their data breached in the October cyberattack that took the judicial system offline for weeks. The Office of Judicial Administration on Monday announced findings from a thirdparty investigation into the cyberattack.