It’s a sign of the season – campaigning to support your favorite political candidate. However, if your plans involve placing a political sign, the Kansas Department of Transportation reminds you to make sure it’s not located on highway right of way.

By law, all right of way on state highways is to be used exclusively for public highway purposes. Only regulatory, guide signs and warning signs are allowed on the state highway system. KDOT has jurisdiction over all interstate, state and U.S. routes on the state’s 9,500-mile system.

The public should be aware that all political campaign signs or billboards are prohibited on the state right of way.

Jacob Narverud will conduct an ‘Eclectic Mass’ Saturday at Osage City.

The Osage City Area Arts Council will present an entertaining, uplifting and unique music concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 26, in the Grace Lutheran Church sanctuary, 210 Holliday St., Osage City.

The Tallgrass Chamber Choir will make its first appearance in Osage City as part of its fifth season. The choir is made up of 24 singers, most of whom are college-aged students and young professionals from around the Emporia, Wichita, Lawrence and Kansas City areas.

Simple donations can make first day of school exciting for kids who might not have many new things. Help House has begun a collection drive for all sizes of children’s underwear and socks, to be distributed before school starts. If a church, service group or youth organization would like to participate, let Help House know.

If you have ever thought that you are just one person and can’t really make a difference you can. If we all work together we can make a difference in the lives of those who are hungry, and a child who would be “excited” to start school with something as simple as new socks and underwear. -Help House

More highway work is under way in Osage County, with mid-September as the finish date for a resurfacing project on a 26-mile stretch of U.S. 56 from the state Highway 31 junction in Osage County north and east to the Douglas County line.

Project work includes a hot in place asphalt recycle followed by a chip seal application on all mainline lanes and shoulders. New pavement markings will be added to resurfaced roadway. The resurfacing project will smooth the road and fill surface defects that can shorten pavement life. Work will take place during daylight hours, Monday through Friday, with some occasional Saturday work.

Multiple major disasters are poised to pummel Kansas, disasters that will require response not only from local agencies, but also from the state, the Kansas National Guard, other states and federal entities.

But it’s okay, because we know when they’re coming – Aug. 4-7, 2014 – and it’s all just for training.

Kansas will be the host state for Vigilant Guard 2014, a large-scale, multi-state disaster response exercise sponsored by U.S. Northern Command and the National Guard Bureau that tests the capabilities of emergency response agencies at all levels of government, both military and civil.

UPDATE: July 18, 2014, 2:07 a.m. – This Amber Alert cancelled after suspects were apprehended in Seminole, Texas. Olivia Smith is reported to be safe and in protective custody, according to the Kingfisher County Sheriff’s Office.