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Clinton Eugene Williams
May 4, 1979 – July 6, 2026 Blue Mound, Kansas Clinton Eugene Williams, age 47, Blue Mound, Kansas, passed away Monday, July 6, 2026. He was born on May 4, 1979, in Fort Scott, Kansas, the son of Donald and Judy McCollam Williams. He graduated from Jayhawk-Linn High School in the Class of 1997. He enjoyed fishing, coaching his daughters, watching football, and tinkering with his truck. He also liked being outdoors, farming and ranching. Clinton is survived by his three daughte


Ann Elizabeth Quaintance
January 31, 1954 — July 3, 2026 Ann Elizabeth Quaintance, 72, died Friday, July 3, 2026, at Richmond Healthcare & Rehabilitation after a lengthy health battle. Ann was born on January 31, 1954, in Garnett, Kansas, to Donald and Phyllis (Singer) Quaintance. After Ann graduated from High School she attended Emporia State University where she graduated with a Bachelor's of Education. She taught school for one year and then went back to school at Kansas State University, graduati


Edward "Eddie" Aaron Schultz
September 10, 1984 — July 2, 2026 Edward "Eddie" Aaron Schultz Jr., age 41 of Centerville, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, July 2, 2026 as the result of an automobile accident. He was born the son of Edward Sr. and Melody Masuch Schultz on September 10, 1984, in Kansas City, Kansas. Eddie enjoyed shooting, going fishing and hunting, going on canoe float trips and most of all his family. Eddie is survived by his mother; a daughter, Hayley Schultz; two sons, Eddie Ethan S


Peggy Lou Morris
December 5, 1950 — July 4, 2026 Osawatomie, Kansas Peggy Lou Morris, 75, of Osawatomie, Kansas, passed away peacefully on July 4, 2026, at Research Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Peggy was born on December 5, 1950, in Paola, Kansas, the third of five children born to Warren Harold and Edith Evelyn (Lease) Johnson. She grew up in Osawatomie and attended Osawatomie High School. At just 16 years old, Peggy began working at Friendship Manor, later known as Medicalodges of Pao


Randall J. Henness
April 19, 1953 — July 6, 2026 Osawatomie, Kansas Randall Joseph Henness age 73 of Osawatomie, KS, died Monday July 6, 2026 in Olathe, KS. Full obituary will be posted when available. , Randy wished to be cremated but there will be a visitation Friday July 10, 2026, from 6-8 p.m. at the Eddy Birchard Funeral Home. Memorial service is scheduled for Saturday July 11, 2026, at 11 a.m. at the Eddy Birchard Chapel. Burial of cremated remains will be at a later date at Osawatomie C


Nina Marie Tush
August 18, 1945 — June 30, 2026 Topeka, Kansas Nina Marie Tush, age 80, of Topeka, Kansas, formerly of Osawatomie and Greeley, Kansas, died Tuesday, June 30, 2026, at Willow Tree Post Acute Nursing Home in Topeka. Nina was born August 18, 1945, in Wellington, Kansas. She was the eldest child born to Robert Adell and June Maxine (Force) Busch. She grew up in Conway Springs, Kansas, where she attended school and graduated from high school. Following graduation, Nina attended nu


Matthew Graham Tyson
May 10, 1975 — July 3, 2026 Overland Park Matthew Graham Tyson passed away peacefully on July 3, 2026, at age 51. Born in Arlington, Texas, on May 10, 1975, Matthew spent his final days surrounded by those who loved him. Matthew was quiet by nature and cherished the company of close friends and family. Those who knew him will remember his gentle nature, his sense of humor, and the way he made others feel special, accepted, and cared for. He loved his family, art—including ear


Charles Wayne Nichol
Jan 20, 1960 — May 29, 2026 Fort Scott, Kansas Charles Wayne Nichol, age 66, Fort Scott, Kansas, passed away May 29, 2026. He was born on January 20, 1960, in Moline, Illinois, the son of Thomas and Carol Thompson Nichol. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy. He was a proud member of the Hope Chapel. He wrote poetry and loved to read his Bible. Memorial Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday, July 5, 2026 at Hope Chapel. Inurnment will be in the Fort Scott Nat


Features


Kansans are rebuilding some of the ancient city of Etzanoa. Now you can visit it
The Etzanoa Immersion Center in Arkansas City recently opened to tell the story of the ancient Kansas settlement. A model grass house being built a Wichita Tribe member will highlight how Etzanoans lived and worked. (Photos by Roger Nomer / Kansas News Service With up to 20,000 people, it was one of the most important ancient cities in what’s now the United States. A new immersion center in southern Kansas tells the early history of the Wichita Tribe, how they lived and how E


Material Girls' patriotic quilt unveiled, raffle set for fall
Shelly Gill of Prescott holds up a Bargello pattern quilt during the Material Girls quilt guild meeting on Thursday, June 18. Click on this link to go to the guild's Facebook page for a photo of the back of the quilt. (Submitted photo) Reported by Meribeth Kehl Secretary-treasurer Organizers of the Material Girls unveiled the patriotic quilt made by its members at its meeting on Thursday, June 18, 2026. Eighteen members and one visitor attended the meeting of the Linn County


Honor Flight 2026 brings veterans to Washington, D.C.
A group of area veterans along with guardians and sponsors from Prairie View and, for the first time this year, Jayhawk-Linn high schools traveled to Washington, D.C., with the Honor Flight program. Leaving in the early hours on Wednesday, June 3, and returning late Thursday, June 4, the group had two non-stop days of touring the memorials, and attending ceremonies and events. On their arrival at Kansas City International Airport on Thursday, they were greeted with a crowd of



State, Regional News


Kansas and Missouri are surprised by tornadoes after weather service cuts reduce early warnings
The EF2 tornado that hit Ottawa, Kansas, on April 13, happened on a day when forecasters predicted only a marginal chance of tornadoes for the region. (Frank Morris / Kansas News Service) The National Weather Service has lost hundreds of employees since President Donald Trump took office, and its severe storm forecasts may be suffering. Two tornado outbreaks this year, one in Kansas, took forecasters by surprise. Some meteorologists warn that further cuts will create a new cl


News analysis: Kansas Republicans could try to delay election for U.S. Senate if Roger Marshall leaves office
Kansas Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, right, is seeking reelection in 2026, but could resign from office and trigger a controversial 2025 Kansas law giving the Legislature more power to influence Gov. Laura Kelly’s decision on a temporary replacement for U.S. Senate seats. (Photo by Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector) By Tim Carpenter Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — A Republican-conceived law usurping Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s discretion when filling vacancies in certain Kans


Kansas GOP candidates for governor attack ‘paper shufflers,’ denounce fraud, argue about Chiefs
Four Republican candidates for Kansas governor, from left, Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson of Andover, Johnson County businessman Philip Sarnecki, Secretary of State Scott Schwab of Overland Park and former Johnson County commissioner Charlotte O’Hara of Overland Park, share insights into their political agendas at a Wichita candidate forum. (Composite from Kansas Reflector photos) By Tim Carpenter Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — Republican gubernatorial candidate Charlotte O’


Kansas governor denies death sentence clemency for serial killer
Gov. Laura Kelly speaks to reporters on Feb. 24, 2026, at the Statehouse in Topeka. On June 18, she denied the clemency request of a Kansas serial killer. (Photo by Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector) By Baya Burgess Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly denied a Kansas serial killer clemency from his death sentence on Thursday. She denied the request of John Robinson, an 82-year-old Kansas prison inmate convicted of killing eight women from the mid 1980s until he was arrest


Panasonic to shift some Kansas production lines to make AI data center batteries
Yuki Kusumi, CEO of Panasonic Holdings Corp., shown here at the grand opening of the De Soto, Kansas, electric vehicle plant, said in a June investor call that the company will invest nearly $3 billion to shift toward supporting artificial intelligence and data center devices, infrastructure and services. (Photo by Morgan Chilson/Kansas Reflector) By Morgan Chilson Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — Panasonic’s Kansas electric vehicle battery plant will convert part of its operations


An AI data center project for western Kansas might use less water than irrigation farming
A center pivot sprinkler pumping water on crops in southwest Kansas. (Photo by Calen Moore / Kansas News Service) Massive data centers powering artificial intelligence have sprouted across the country in recent years, drawing opposition for their water consumption. But in rural Kansas, boosters of one project argue that it could represent a huge savings in water use compared to irrigated farming. By Calen Moore Kansas News Service / High Plains Public Radio FINNEY COUNTY, Kan


Sen. Roger Marshall points finger at Biden amid confirmation of screwworm in U.S. cattle
U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, contends former Democratic President Joe Biden should have done more to interrupt spread of screwworm from Mexico into the southern United States. Marshall praises President Donald Trump's effort to contain the confirmed presence of screwworm in Texas and New Mexico. (Photo by Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector) By Tim Carpenter Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall of Kansas responded to screwworm infestation of livestock by blami
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