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Sasha Islam seeks to unseat Senate President Ty Masterson in November

Headshots of Sasha Islam and Ty Masterson

Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson is running for a fifth term representing his district. Wichita resident Sasha Islam is hoping to unseat him.  Republicans have won this seat in the past five elections.  Election Day is Nov. 5. Oct. 15 is the last day to register to vote. Early voting starts Oct. 16. You can […]

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Mary Ware takes on Republican Keenen Smith in November election

Headshots of Keenen Smith and Mary Ware.

Sen. Mary Ware, a Wichita Democrat, is hoping to keep her Kansas Senate seat blue. Keenen Smith is trying to change that.  Republicans have won this seat three times in the past five elections.  Election Day is Nov. 5. Oct. 15 is the last day to register to vote. Early voting starts Oct. 16. You […]

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Chase Blasi, J.C. Moore and Raymond Shore Jr. compete for Kansas Senate seat

A photo of J.C. Moore and Chase Blasi. Republican incumbent Chase Blasi faces J.C. Moore in Kansas primary for District 26 Kansas Senate seat.

Republican Chase Blasi won his primary race against J.C. Moore, but Moore is now running under a different party. Democratic challenger Raymond Shore Jr. also is in the race. The Kansas Secretary of State’s Office confirmed Moore will be on the ballot.  Republicans have won this district the past five elections.  Election Day is Nov. […]

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New Hampshire’s low-income community solar program is finally nearing the starting line 

A solar array with trees in the background

The state energy department is reviewing seven proposals for community solar arrays that will allocate a portion of their bill credits to low-income households, who will be automatically enrolled in the program.

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Addiction and recovery expert Warren Bickel, who spearheaded Fralin Biomedical Research Institute’s growth, dies at 68

Warren Bickel, an addiction researcher and Virginia Tech professor who worked at Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, sits for a portrait, at a table in front of a book shelf. Bickel died on Sept. 28. He was 68.

Warren Bickel, whose addiction research and products helped put Roanoke, Virginia’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC on the map, died on Sept. 28, some four months after a pancreatic cancer diagnosis.

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Akron Public Schools holds open house ahead of levy for aging North High School 

North High School Principal Charles Morrison stands in a hallway at North High School where the ceiling shows water damage.

North High School opened its doors Sunday evening to the public, welcoming all who were curious about the state of the 93-year-old original building. In a classroom utilized daily by pre-kindergarten students, tubs catch rusty water leaking from above in pipes. The cause of the leak, said Principal Chuck Morrison, is a rundown HVAC system. […]

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