Month: December 2022
K-State Crops Team Wins American Royal National Contest
K-State Research and Extension news service Manhattan, KS– The Kansas State University crops team completed the 2022 fall season by placing first at the
Winfield Correctional Facility Resident Death
Winfield, KS – Winfield Correctional Facility (WCF) resident Juan Manuel Torres died Thursday, December 8, 2022. He was found unresponsive in his housing unit. Staff
Four People Indicted for Medicare Fraud
Topeka, KS- A federal grand jury in Topeka returned an indictment charging a Kansas woman and three Florida residents in connection with a scheme to
K-State’s Rural Education Center, Kansas Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom Receive Grant for Pilot Education Program in Washington County
Manhattan, KS— The Rural Education Center in Kansas State University’s College of Education and the Kansas Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom received a $150,000
1980 Cold Case Solved in Barton County
Great Bend, KS- The Barton County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a suspect in the 1980 homicide of Mary Robin Walter that occurred January 24 of
Obituary-Kenneth “Kenny” Skeels
Kenneth “Kenny” D. Skeels, age 84, longtime Concordia resident, entered into rest on Thursday, December 8, 2022 at the North Central Kansas Medical Center, Concordia,
Keystone Pipeline Leak into Mills Creek
Washington County, KS- TC Energy Corp. has shut down the Keystone Pipeline as they respond to an oil spill that is flowing into Mills Creek,
State Grant Program Takes Aim at Downtown Blight
By Pat Melgares, K-State Research and Extension news service Manhattan, KS– An official with the Kansas Department of Commerce told a gathering of entrepreneurs
Caring for Christmas Cacti in the Winter
By Maddy Rohr, K-State Research and Extension news service Manhattan, KS— A popular houseplant known for its colorful flowers, the Christmas cacti (Schlumbergera bridgesii)
Yep, it Needs Said Again, Shop Local. Here’s Why.
Manhattan, KS- It is estimated that about 20% of retail sales each year are a result of the Christmas shopping season. This means there is