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Kim Hendrix avis de décès

Kim E. Hendrix, beloved husband, father, son, brother, uncle, grandpa, cousin and friend passed away on Friday, June 7, 2024. He was born in Japan at the Johnson Air Force Base on December 20, 1956 to Kenneth Edward Hendrix and Martha (Hoefler) Hendrix.

Kim is a 1975 Chanute High School graduate where he excelled in sports and met his lifetime sweetheart, Betsy. Kim became a part of the Ottawa University family making lifelong friends as well as playing and achieving success in football. He graduated in 1979 with a BA in Psychology ... Read more

Jackie Robinson is rebuilt in bronze in Colorado after theft

Jackie Robinson is rebuilt in bronze in Colorado after theft of statue from Kansas park

LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) — As he coats a mold of Jackie Robinson with wax, metalsmith Alex Haines reflected on the extra importance of a project that w ... Read more

Kansas Families Tourism Program Opens May 25

2024 Sunflower Summer Program to Run

May 25-Aug.11

TOPEKA – Kansas Tourism has announced the 2024 Sunflower Summer program will be open for Kansas families on Saturday, May 25. Designed for Kansas students and their famili ... Read more

2024 Sunflower Summer Program to Run May 25-Aug.11

TOPEKA – Kansas Tourism has announced the 2024 Sunflower Summer program will be open for Kansas families on Saturday, May 25. Designed for Kansas students and their families, the Sunflower Summer program provides complimentary access to over 220 to ... Read more

James N. Jim Marker

James N. Jim Marker

James N. “Jim” Marker, DDS, age 79, of Manhattan, died May 19, 2024, at the Good Shepherd Homecare and Hospice House in Manhattan.

He was born June 23, 1944 in Iola, Kansas, the son of Maryl and Genevieve (Saunier) Marker.

Jim graduated from Yates Center High School in 1962. He earned his bachelor's degree in Education and Science from Kansas State University. He then served in the United States Navy and was stationed in Vietnam for one year. Following his Navy service, he taught Hi ... Read more

‘I just want him home:’ Sister of Moulton man who disapp

MOULTON, Ala. (WAFF) - The sister of a Moulton man who went missing in Kansas back in 1988 recently spoke out about her brother’s ongoing case.

Ricky L. Nelms went missing after he moved to Wichita, Kansas to work for a roofing company ... Read more

Kansas basketball coach Bill Self has expectations for Jamar

TOPEKA — Kansas basketball coach Bill Self addressed a number of areas of interest about his team Monday, at a local event in Topeka.

Self, whose team reached the round of 32 of the NCAA tournament last season, and the Jayhawks might n ... Read more

Replacement statue of Jackie Robinson nearing completion

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LOVELAND, Colo. -- As he coats a mold of Jackie Robinson with wax, metalsmith Alex Haines reflected on the extra importance of a project that will soon give the city of Wichita, Kansas, a replacement bronze statue ... Read more