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Joe Ceballos, former mayor of Coldwater, is a legal resident, but not a citizen. He pleaded guilty Monday to voting illegally, saying it was a mistake. It’s not yet clear if he’ll face deportation.
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Federal law says only accredited services — like the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign wars, which are always free — can help a veteran file an initial claim, but there are no criminal penalties for violating the law. Many states have banned the for-profit consultants, known derisively as “claim sharks.” -
Service workers across Texas are now eligible for a tax deduction on up to $25,000 in eligible tips — but how has that worked in practice this tax season? -
An audit of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program usage, conducted by the Legislative Post Audit Department, found that between $700,000 and $1.2 million in federal fiscal years 2023 and 2024 may have been paid to recipients living outside Kansas. -
Dr. Jennifer Shuford has led the Department of State Health Services in Texas since 2022 after serving as the state's chief epidemiologist and helping to lead the COVID-19 response there. -
Some close watchers of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's budget aren't thrilled with the Trump administration's proposal — but they're hopeful some of the suggested cuts won't make it in the final spending plans passed by Congress.
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This week, Luke recaps an exciting shallow water crappie trip he enjoyed back in 2022 with Guide Brandon Sargent. -
Tune in to Classical Music Amarillo this week to hear music by Johannes Brahms as well as the Amarillo Symphony's recent performance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Requiem! -
It’s commonly understood that adding organic matter to your growing soil can benefit your plants, but what’s less understood are the ways that too much organic matter can lead to worse results. This week, we’ll talk about how to make sure you’re not overdoing it in your garden! -
Max McCoy/Kansas ReflectorOn warm nights when my bedroom window was open, I could hear the endless stream of vehicles on Route 66. We lived in a small house at the east edge of Baxter Springs and across the street from my window was a pasture and on nights when there wasn’t any wind the sound of escape — the rushing of tires, the shifting of gears, the bellowing exhaust of trucks hauling goods to Oklahoma or Missouri — swept across the field with the night breeze.
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