Month: April 2023

NHTSA and Law Enforcement Remind Drivers: U Drive. U Text. U Pay.
Kansas City, MO — Local Law Enforcement is teaming up with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Region 7, which

Tips to prevent illness from eating hard-boiled eggs
K-State food scientist says undercooked eggs can spread foodborne illness By Maddy Rohr, K-State Research and Extension news service MANHATTAN, Kan – The perfect hard-boiled

K-State extension agents tout benefits of family meals
Kids do better in school, build resilience when families eat together By Pat Melgares, K-State Research and Extension news service MANHATTAN, Kan. – In many

K-State chemist Tendai Gadzikwa receives NSF CAREER award
MANHATTAN — Tendai Gadzikwa, assistant professor of chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences at Kansas State University, has received a $779,556 National Science Foundation Faculty Early

Farm Credit Associations of Kansas and CoBank invest $1 million in K-State College of Agriculture’s innovation centers
MANHATTAN — Four Kansas Farm Credit Associations and CoBank recently combined to give $1 million to support the Kansas State University College of Agriculture’s innovation centers

Governor Proclaims April “Safe Digging Month”
TOPEKA – Today, Governor Laura Kelly issued a proclamation declaring the month of April as “Safe Digging Month” in Kansas. The proclamation, in concurrence with National

ABILENE NAMED FINALIST IN BEST OF TRAVEL AWARDS
Abilene is named a finalist in TravelAwaits’ Best Of Travel Awards in the Favorite U.S. Small Town and Favorite Roadside Attraction category for its new World’s Largest Belt Buckle. According to its website, TravelAwaits

Obituary-Armand J. Naillieux
Armand J. Naillieux, age 93, of Concordia, passed away on Thursday, March 30, 2023 at his home in Concordia. He was born on April 3,

Obituary-Sharon Coy
Sharon K. (Meier) Coy, age 85, formerly of Concordia, Kansas, passed away on Friday, March 31, 2023 at Azria Health in Wichita, Kansas. She was

Two teachers named Region 1 finalists for 2024 Kansas Teacher of the Year
SALINA — Erin Pittenger, an elementary teacher at St. George Elementary School, Rock Creek Unified School District 323, and Gretchen Elliott, an art teacher at Smoky