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The Kansas gubernatorial race is shaping up for this year, and one of the candidates up for consideration will be Cindy Holscher.
As Holscher tells it, she is no stranger to Topeka.
The state of Kansas saw a lot of changes throughout 2025, and as Gov. Laura Kelly tells it, there is a lot to be proud of from last year.
“There were a lot of good things that happened in 2025 which I'm very proud of. The first thing was finally completely eliminating the sales tax on food, which was a great way to start the year. We also continued to focus like a laser on economic development, we had another record-breaking year including coming to a deal to move the Kansas City Chiefs football team to Wyandotte County, which has been in the works for a long time,” Gov. Kelly said. “We were also able to establish the Office of Early Childhood, which has been on my agenda for the past several years, and I'm very glad we were able to get that done and start operations there. There are also some projects that have seen some projects but are still being worked on and finalized we're very excited about.”
Those looking for another way to help keep in shape now have a place where they can do just that.
Earlier this week saw Pilates by Mandi officially cut the ribbon on the studio at 206 N. Kansas Ave., and as owner Mandi Walters tells it, the studio has been in the works for a while.
Liberal’s Baker Arts Center recently welcomed its newest director.
In November, Misty Martin stepped into the role, and she and her husband, Ryan, are happy to call Seward County home.
Martin came to Southwest Kansas when she was in high school, and after attending Seward County Community College in 1992 and 1993, she and Ryan were married in 1994.
“He’s a Hugoton born and raised guy,” she said. “We’ve lived in the area for more than 30 years now. We have six kids – two boys, four girls. We lived in Hugoton until two years ago. Two years ago, we ended up buying a house just outside of town.”
The Seward County Community College executive team is proud to announce the first two rounds of Saints Stars winners as nominated by fellow faculty, staff and students across campus.
The Saints Star award is intended to highlight the good deeds that often go unnoticed — the extra effort someone puts into a routine job, everyday demonstrations of kindness and care, and a desire to make the day a little brighter for someone else.
“We wanted to introduce this award program as a way to encourage all our employees that their hard work and extra effort does not go unnoticed,” said SCCC’s Vice President of Career & Technical Education (CTE) Dr. Amber Randles. “The hope is that as we go about our everyday duties, we start to notice the good around us, whether it’s someone going out of their way to do a little more, or someone who is unfailingly kind and positive.”
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