Olathe East girls soccer coach: 'The cupboard is not bare'
Terry Hair considers his Olathe East High School girls soccer team to be like a fine China cabinet. While this year might not have the glitzy names that have gone on to play at Kansas, Nebraska, Drake, Tulsa and Memphis, his “everyday dishes” have …
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House, Senate GOP air frustrations in caucus meetings
Ron Ryckman Jr., R-Olathe, said the Legislature had little control over massive chunks of state expenditures but had worked in recent years to keep down spending it does control. Ryckman, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, distributed a …
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Kansas House proposal would raise sales tax to 6.85%, cut rate on food
Ron Ryckman Jr., R-Olathe, the appropriations chair, pointed out that spending levels for most state services – apart from Medicaid and education – have been mostly flat since 2010. Rep. Russ Jennings, R-Lakin, former commissioner of the state's …
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Olathe district honored for music education
This year, the Olathe School District was the only one in Kansas to be given the best communities designation. Best Communities for Music Education recognizes school districts that have demonstrated exceptional efforts in maintaining music education as …
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