TOPEKA — Operators of eight ethanol plants in Kansas disrupted by economics of the COVID-19 pandemic will receive more than $32.4 million in federal disaster aid, officials said Monday. The largest Kansas recipients of assistance from the U.S.
TOPEKA — Judge Anthony Powell is preparing to retire from the Kansas Court of Appeals after nine years in the role. Powell, appointed to the state appeals court in January 2013 by then-Gov.
The 9th Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene by videoconference at noon June 9, to discuss the schedule to fill a new district judge post. The district judge post in the 9th Judicial District was among several certified by Supreme Court Administrative Order 2022-JA-020 after the Kansas Legislature passed and the governor signed 2022 House Substitute for Substitute for Senate Bill No.
“Micro-grants” by the Newton Et Cetera Shop will mean $500 for each of about 12 non-profits, and for one, the near completion of a fund-raising goal. “We have been fundraising for the Imagineers [mural restoration] since last November and this grant places our efforts at 94% of goal,” said Constance Gehring, treasurer of the Newton Murals & Arts Project.
Kansas is facing a severe shortage of licensed child care providers, according to a recent report released by state and nonprofit agencies. Estimates show that less than half of the “potential demand” in the state is being met.
During a period of inflation and record-high gas prices there was a bit of good news this week. As the Harvey County Commission began to discuss transfer station fees (and they are not going up) Newton residents received a letter from the city of Newton stating that trash collection rates should remain “steady.” The county Transfer Station fees were first implemented in 1997, and have been set by resolution every year since.
Just a few blocks where the town of Newton was likely born, and in the blocks of Main Street due north of the first well drilled in town, the city of Newton hosted the Newton150 Summer Bash on June 4.
Hesston College graduate Ryan Sprunger ’11 was awarded the Medal of Valor on Monday, May 16, 2022 by President Joe Biden. Sprunger, along with fourteen other recipients from the 2019-2020 class, received this honor for “extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty.”
One-hundred-seventy-two Bethel College students had spring 2022 grades that earned academic distinction. Students whose semester grade point average is 3.7 or higher are named to the Dean’s List, while those with a GPA of 3.50-3.699 are listed as members of the Honor Roll.
Hello, Harvey County! I joined K-State Research & Extension – Harvey County as the Nutrition, Food Safety and Health Agent in April. For the past couple of months, I have been busy making connections with groups, businesses, and people in Newton and surrounding communities of Harvey County. Our Spring health program, Walk Kansas, just wrapped up at the end of May as well. In case you missed it, Walk Kansas is a team-based, 8-week program focused on increasing physical activity, making better eating choices and reducing stress.