Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt, recently released 2025 data on the amount paid by insurance companies for Kansas storm damage claims. In 2025, there were 82,498 total reported storm claims and the amount paid out on those claims by insurance companies was $879,074,368.54.

Ben Mesecher, a graduating senior at Plainville High School, has been named the recipient of the 2026 Dane G. Hansen Career and Technical Education (CTE) Scholarship. Mesecher will receive the scholarship as he prepares to graduate this May and pursue a major in Business at Fort Hays Tech North Central.

Average gasoline prices in Kansas have risen 36.0 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.90/g today, according to GasBuddy's survey of 1,329 stations in Kansas. Prices in Kansas are 42.6 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 10.9 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has increased 85.9 cents compared to a week ago and stands at $4.599 per gallon.

Prairie Heritage Auction and Real Estate in Plainville recently celebrated 50 years in business. With all the well-wishes they received, one special congratulatory letter arrived a few weeks ago from Plainville alum, U.S. Senator Jerry Moran.

The Plainville Fire Department responded to a call on Tuesday, February 17th to a residence on Section Line. The firemen were on the scene for approximately twenty minutes with it contained to smoke damage due to a malfunctioning air fryer.

The Kansas Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee passed House Concurrent Resolution 5022 (HCR5022), which proposes a congressional term limits amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The effort is led by Senator Mike Thompson and spearheaded by the nonpartisan nonprofit U.S. Term Limits passed favorably with a voice vote.

The February 23, 2026, meeting of the Hobart Homemakers FCE ladies met at Stockton Church of the Restoration at 7 p.m. Susan G. called the meeting to order, and we recited the Flag Salute, and Pattie read the FCE mission. Roll call was, 'What does kindness mean to you?' It was answered by 9 members.

Renewed in Mercy: Guided by the Promise! Genesis 12:1-4; John 3:1-4, 16-17 Abram was promised wonderful things and privileges beyond his imagination. Consider a seventy-five-yearold man without children being promised that he would become the father not merely of a few people but of a great nation.

Praise for God's Mercies' was the message title taken from Psalm 103. This Psalm was written by David, probably when he was older.

This week’s question is from Acts 21: How do you respond when the world seems to be against you? “Against you” could include sickness, work or family problems, financial issues, and other situations. You may feel like the world is against you, and you plead to God, asking, 'Why? Why me?' How do I turn a negative into a positive? Last week, we read that Paul had been warned of the impending persecution if he traveled to Jerusalem from the province of Asia.