were (from left): Kate Hansen, 1st place, Sacred Heart; Sterling Dohe, 2nd place, Sacred Heart; Kaeleigh Klein, 3rd place, Plainville Elementary; and Theoden Hedding, 4th place, Plainville Elementary. (Photo by Kyleigh Stice)

Kansas Department of Transportation employees across the state were certified as Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) commercial drone operators on Friday, Feb. 14.

Hello from Topeka! We continue to hear bills and work bills from criminal justice reform to suicide prevention, protecting KPERS to allowing Kansans to itemize their tax deductions and take full advantage of the Trump tax cuts. We are hard at work vetting bills and finding ways to make our state work better for our families and neighbors.

were (from left): Kaydence Grebowiec, 1st place, Plainville Elementary; Brylee Horting, 2nd place, Plainville Elementary; Ruthie Voss, 3rd place, Stockton Grade School; and Rachel Dryden, 4th place, Stockton Grade School. (Photo by Kyleigh Stice)

Riener, sang The Star Spangled Banner prior to the Fort Hays State University women’s and men’s basketball games against Newman University on February 6. Pictured front row, from left are: Addie Struckhoff, Coryn Hahn, Taigen Kerr, Basil Powers, Jolee Sterling, Michel Smith and Faith Wallace; and back row, from left: Sierra Kester, Pitch Wonglappanich, Tierra Yohon, Deyton Bedore, Ellie Bellerive, Venessa Yakish, Savy Gray and Haley Ciarallo

Week of February 24

vation District annual poster contest were (from left): Ava Ryan, 1st place, Sacred Heart; Jaxton Vallery, 2nd, Damar Elementary; Hannah Gosselin, 3rd, Damar Elementary; and Elliott Dixon (not pictured), 4th place, Plainville Elementary. (Photo by Kyleigh Stice)

REIGNING over the KAYS dance held on Saturday, February 15th were Queen Beatrice Griebel and King Gage Conyac.

BOWL TEAM of Jalia Creighton and Jack Gasper placed second at the Osborne Meet on February 3. Due to illness, the rest of the team was unable to participate. (Courtesy Photo)

Nineteen members of the Stockton High School KAY Club and three of the junior high KAY officers, along with sponsor Bobbi Basart, attended the KAY Unit Conference at Northern Valley on Wednesday, February 5th.