■ Bipartisan organization plans to lean on candidates for state Legislature Leaders of a new politically diverse coalition said Tuesday they were committed to supporting candidates for the Kansas Legislature dedicated to ending the state’s prohibition on recreational cannabis and to expunging criminal records tied to marijuana. Prairie Village City Council member Inga Selders, founder of the Cannabis Justice Coalition, said it was frustrating to observe inertia of elected officials who failed to deliver “fair and equitable” laws and policies recognizing the social, medical and financial benefits of fully legalizing cannabis.

A tornado that preliminary reports are calling an EF4 struck the community of Barnsdall Monday night, leaving behind a path of destruction and at least one person dead, with a search of affected homes continuing throughout Tuesday.

- PAST ACCIDENTS April 11- A 2003 GMC Denali driven by Chevelle Howard, 58 of Independence, was traveling along Country Club Circle when the vehicle left the roadway to the left, striking a small brick wall and shrubbery. April 12- At approximately 7:40 p.m, IPD Officers were dispatched to the 2300 Block of West Main Street in reference to a non-injury accident.

ALTOONA ALUMNI The Altoona Alumni Banquet will be held Saturday, May 25 at Altoona Elementary School. A covered dish dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m.

Some Kansas students are scrambling to decide on a college and pay tuition deposits after errors with the application process for federal student aid kept them waiting months longer than usual. U.S.

For the week ending May 5, there were 4.4 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 24% very short, 25% short, 40% adequate and 11% surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 23% very short, 33% short, 39% adequate and 5% surplus.

K-State Research and Extension will host its Spring Crops Field Day in person on Tuesday, May 14 at its Southeast Research and Extension Center at 25092 Ness Road in Parsons. REGISTRATION IS 8:30-9:00 A.M.

As the weather starts to warm up, algae and other aquatic plants will become more prevalent in ponds. Aquatic plants are a natural part of the pond ecosystem and vegetation in and around ponds proving valuable for fish and wildlife habitat. They can also help reduce stream bank erosion. However, when aquatic plants become too prevalent and start to overtake a pond, they become a problem and are referred to as aquatic weeds. When considering aquatic weed control, remember these two points; prevention is always better than treatment and weeds need to be identified to determine the best option for control.