Month: June 2024
KDHE Secures $2.5 Million Grant to Enhance School-Based Healthcare in Kansas, Emphasizing Mental Health Support
By Trish Svoboda The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) announced that KanCare, the state’s Medicaid program, has been awarded a $2.5 million grant
Fourth of July Food Safety Tips: Insights from Kansas State University Food Scientist Karen Blakeslee
By Trish Svoboda As families and friends gather for the Fourth of July, Kansas State University food scientist Karen Blakeslee emphasizes the importance of food
Marshall County Commission Votes to Place Sales Tax Question on November Ballot
By Ryan Duey The Marshall County commissioners voted unanimously to place a half-cent sales tax question on the November 5th general election ballot, following a
Local DAR Chapter Hosts American Revolution Experience Traveling Exhibit at The Flint Hills Discovery Center
The Polly Ogden Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution is excited to announce the opening of the American Revolution Experience at the Flint Hills
Kansas Department of Transportation Rolls Out $10 Million for Rail Service Upgrades
By Trish Svoboda The Kansas Department of Transportation has announced the availability of approximately $10 million in funding for submissions to the Rail Service Improvement
Dickinson County Historical Society’s Annual Ice Cream Social Being Held Next Month
By Ryan Duey Since 1998 the Dickinson County Historical Society has held an annual Ice Cream Social and Baked Goods Auction Fundraiser during the summer.
Former Freedom Run Director Honored as Freedom Runner, Posthumously
By Ryan Duey The 48th Annual Freedom Run Committee is honoring the late Jerry Frakes as the 2024 Freedom Runner, celebrating his contributions to the
Obituary-Clarice Hastings
Clarice Lue (Bottorf) Hastings was born May 31, 1936, fourth child of five children to Vernon and Irene Bottorf in Jewell, Ks. She went to
Obituary-Howard “Bud” Elkins Jr.
Howard Eugene “Bud” Elkins, Jr. age 94, of Mankato, Kansas, peacefully left our world to be welcomed by Jesus and his loved ones in Heaven
Obituary-Tessie Bartholomew
Tessie Lorraine Gray Bartholomew passed away on May 17, 2024, in Allen, Texas, two days before her 96th birthday. Tessie was born in Superior, Nebraska,