Kansas’ elections director says the state will go along with a request for a hand recount of votes from every county after last week’s decisive statewide vote affirming abortion rights, even though there was a 165,000-vote difference and a recount won’t change the result.

Dawson, who is 87 years old, retired from the broadcast booth following the 2017 season.

The district named Collier as interim superintendent following the resignation of Dr. Mark Bedell, who had been leading the district for six years.