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Body Most years, I look at the Super Bowl halftime show as a chance to go to the bathroom, and refill my plate and cup. This year, with all the hype and overreaction to the choice of Puerto Rican performer Bad Bunny, I decided to stay tuned in.

Body Now that you're already inside this week's edition of TSnews, I hope you'll take a few minutes and read the cover story in our February issue of EWN/ WSS. That separate newspaper is included in this issue of TSnews.

Body Savvy Senior Dear Savvy Senior, What are the IRS income tax filing requirements for retirees this tax season? I didn’t file a tax return last year because my income was below the filing threshold, but I got a parttime job in 2025, so I’m wondering if I need to file this year.

Body On Saturday, Jan. 17, I could not fight the urge to be in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury District to pay tribute to the late great Bob Weir, one of the founding members of the Grateful Dead.

Body To the Editor, Not long ago, my family explored installing wind and solar to support our home’s energy use. Like many Kansans, we were priced out by how state law and utility rules are structured.

Body Insight Kansas was admitted to the United States on Jan. 29, 1861, after a tumultuous territorial existence as bloody as it was brief.

Body Random Thoughts It is with great pride that I say I earned an F in the meteorology class I took in college. I understood the material, but I hated the terrible instructor that we had.

Body From the Editor’s Files Editor's Note: Publisher Paul Rhodes is on vacation, and he shared his column from this same week, 12 years ago. That was an important milestone for this newspaper group, since it had just acquired the monthly publication, East Wichita News.

Body Savvy Senior Dear Savvy Senior, To avoid any future health care surprises, can you tell me what original Medicare doesn’t cover in 2026? New Beneficiary Dear Beneficiary, It a great question.

Body Dear Savvy Senior, What treatments are recommended to help with tinnitus? I started noticing a subtle ringing in my ears about 10 years ago, but it’s gotten much more bothersome since I turned 60.