Trappers Rendezvous made it's return for its 45th year to West Park this weekend after a COVID-19 pandemic hiatus. According to event organizers, about 2,800 Boy Scouts and leaders braved the cold temperatures to camp and trade at West Park on Friday night, Saturday and Sunday morning.
The Harvey County Commission will be in a position it has not been in for several months in the nearly two-year old pandemic — considering a proclamation of a state of local disaster emergency. According to Bryan Ellis, Special Projects Coordinator, last week Harvey County Emergency Management was contacted by several community partners requesting personal protective equipment and testing resources in response to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
As students left Santa Fe Middle School for a four-day weekend, Newton USD 373 Superintendent Fred Van Ranken was on the sidewalk — watching. He was also contemplating.
TOPEKA - Governor Laura Kelly recently announced the call for nominations for the 2022 Governor’s Exporter of the Year Award. The Governor’s Exporter of the Year Award is the highest honor the Governor of Kansas awards to exporting businesses.
TOPEKA – At today's annual Kansas Corporation Commission Organizational Meeting, Commissioner Dwight D. Keen was elected to serve as Chair of the three-member Commission. Keen was appointed to the KCC by Governor Jeff Colyer on March 29, 2018.
Prairie View has been awarded a $53,856 Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) grant from the Kansas Housing Resources Corporation (KHRC) to help people with severe mental illness afford safe and decent housing.
The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked a key Biden administration COVID-19 initiative — putting a stop, for now, to a rule requiring businesses with more than 100 workers to either mandate that employees be vaccinated against covid or wear masks and undergo weekly testing. The rule, which covers an estimated 80 million workers, took effect earlier this week.
Two large Kansas school districts shuttered as COVID surges OLATHE – Two large school districts in Kansas have canceled classes this week as COVID-19 cases surge among their staff and students. Olathe Public Schools and Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools canceled classes for Tuesday and Wednesday, the Kansas City Star reported.
MANHATTAN – Kansas State University food scientist Karen Blakeslee believes that knowledge inspires confidence. So, she says, knowing where the potential pitfalls are in the home kitchen can go a long ways toward keeping the family’s food safe.
MANHATTAN, Kan. — When making personal or business decisions, it is important to be as informed as possible about the expected costs for the year ahead and sometimes that involves consulting with an expert. In agriculture, many farmers turn to economists.