Dear Doctors: Our 9-year-old loves science and has become obsessed with saliva. He recently learned in school that it helps prevent disease, and now he wants to know more. My wife and I are glad he’s curious and hope you can help. What is saliva? Does it really help people stay healthy?
TOPEKA — Communities across Kansas are at an increased risk for West Nile virus infections, the state health department announced Friday. West Nile virus is the most common cause of mosquito-borne illnesses in the country and spreads from the bug’s bite rather than person-to-person contact.
Even at roughly $200,000 per job, analysts say the tax breaks and other incentives Kansas put on the table to bring Panasonic’s battery-making plant to De Soto fall short of the giveaways other states have made in recent years.
A federal appeals court has found unconstitutional a statute making it a crime to encourage or induce a noncitizen to reside in the United States. In a 2-1 decision on Wednesday, the 10th U.S.
Bluestem U, a new learning program for individuals age 55 and better, is now enrolling for its first semester. “We are excited to offer this program that will open our campuses to the community and to those who want to learn more about specific areas of interest,” said Julie Miller, Bluestem Communities Lifelong Learning Project Manager.
With all of the attention being focused on the proposed “Value Them Both” constitutional amendment, Kansas voters may be wondering what else will be on their ballots this August 2nd. Kansas’ party primaries will be on that ballot.
Sometimes, all you need is a dream, a little luck and a billion dollars. Such was the case with the Panasonic battery plant “megaproject” that Kansas leaders announced Wednesday.
Early voting in the 2022 primary election begins July 19 at the Harvey County Courthouse, and in the race for County Commission District One the Republican Primary will decide the race. Three Republicans : Dan Harms, Tim Marlar and Becky Reimer have filed for the seat currently held by Chip Westfall.
A construction project launching this week led to the cancellation of the Harvey County Fair parade next month, and will likely test the patience of drivers navigating K-15/Main Street. The project will include mill and overlay on K-15 from the U.S.
It appears there will be changes made to zoning regulations of wind energy turbines, and those changes could come as soon as August. The Harvey County Commission will review some recommendations which came out of a meeting of the county planning and zoning board last week which was dedicated to reviewing current conditional use permit requirements for wind turbines.