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Elected officials and city staff gathered at the Olathe water tower on Renner Road Wednesday to get one last look at a 40-year-old generator that will soon be replaced.
The generator, which provides backup power for water pumps in emergencies, ensuring the city can send drinking water to a water treatment plant at all times. It is at the end of its service life, with spare parts only available through salvaging other scrapped generators.
Local educators and organizations are focusing on prevention and awareness when it comes to the fentanyl crisis in Johnson County.
Educators and organization leaders convened for a roundtable on Tuesday morning at Shawnee Mission West hosted by U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas’ Third District.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As families prepare to send kids back to school, districts and area leaders are focused on fentanyl.
TOPEKA — U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids recoiled at evidence people with diabetes in the United States paid up to five times more for insulin than patients in other countries.
Diabetic people in Kansas 3rd Congressional District are projected to have saved an average of $620 on insulin in the first year since the federal government approved a new law.
Julie Cogley has lived with Type 2 diabetes for years. For a long time, paying for medication was never an issue.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — A U.S. Congresswoman visited a massive Kansas road project she helped secure funding for on Thursday.
Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas’ 3rd District visited the 69Express project, and crews put her to work.
The state is expanding U.S. 69 Highway from 103rd to 151st streets because it’s too congested and dangerous. Traffic can backup for miles during rush hour.
For more than a decade, veterans groups fought for recognition and VA benefits for illnesses caused by exposure to the fumes from jet fuel fires that torched military waste during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Now, a year after Congress finally acted, more than 8,000 Kansas veterans have filed claims with the Department of Veterans Affairs seeking benefits under the PACT Act, which stands for Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics.
TOPEKA — U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran marked the one-year anniversary of a federal law extending health care to service members potentially harmed by toxins by urging the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to improve public awareness of the program and speed processing of applications.
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids visited the Overland Park Police Department for a ride along and tour on Monday.
She said the goal was to learn more about the daily duties of local law enforcement and what federal resources they need to keep the community safe.
Photo credit: Kaylie McLaughlin, Shawnee Mission Post
Rep. Sharice Davids visited the Overland Park Justice Center on Monday morning to spend some time with local law enforcement officers while the U.S. House of Representatives is on recess.
The trip included a conversation with department leadership during the regular staff meeting, a tour of the facilities and a ride along with a patrol officer.