Frontenac High School student Alex Spigarelli (middle) did his best to celebrate “Nerd Day” at Frontenac High School on Monday, part of the school’s week-long homecoming festivities. Ryan Zafuta (left) and Kelsy Malier (right) elected not to take part, although Malier did enjoy snapping Spigarelli’s suspenders against his chest.
After serving 16 years as Kansas Secretary of State, Ron Thornburgh has decided to enter the private sector.
Thornburgh announced Monday that he will resign the post he has held since first being elected in 1994 to take a job with a Kansas City-area company that helps design and build government Web sites.
The Frontenac USD 249 Board of Education voted Monday to approve a $133,000 budget adjustment for Fiscal Year 2011 that includes spending reductions and either an increase or implementation of various fees.
A report released by the Kansas Legislative Post Audit on Monday suggested that Kansas school districts could save millions of taxpayer dollars through consolidation.
The report had two scenarios that would reduce the number of school districts from the current 293 to either 266 or 152.
A revision to a federal law two years ago may pay significant dividends for a local program over the next five years.
On Monday, a Kansas House committee examined legislation that would stop legislators from granting new exemptions on state sales and property taxes.
“This has no teeth and there is no way we can force them into this without a constitutional amendment,” said State Rep. Julie Menghini, D-Pittsburg, who is the ranking Democrat on the committee. “That is just not the way to go here.”
Pittsburg school students who report bomb threats with the hope of getting out of school time were dealt a disappointing blow Monday night.
During the Pittsburg USD 250 Board of Education meeting, district administration and the BOE reviewed the policy regarding making up school time that is missed due to emergency evacuations that were caused “intentionally,” such as during a bomb threat.
A scam targeting older individuals has drawn the attention of the Kansas Attorney General’s office.
According to Coffey County Sheriff Randy Rogers, two people in that county have already fallen victim to the scam.
After serving 16 years as Kansas Secretary of State, Ron Thornburgh has decided to enter the private sector.
Opponents to proposed changes to a bill augmenting expanded gaming will have their say Tuesday when they testify in front of the Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee.
