Day: November 13, 2024
Obituary-Gene Blochlinger
Gene Anthony Blochlinger, age 77, entered into rest on November 12, 2024, at the Sunset Nursing Home, in Concordia, Kansas. He was born on August
Kansas AG Kris Kobach Leads 18 States in Filing Supreme Court Brief Defending Student Free Speech Rights
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, joined by 17 other states, filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S. Supreme Court to defend students’ First Amendment free
Neill-Schwensen-Rook Funeral Home to Offer Free Funeral and Pre-Arrangement Seminars on November 26th in Clay Center
By: Ryan Duey Neill-Schwensen-Rook Funeral Home, in partnership with the US Alliance Life & Security Company, will host two informational Funeral and Pre-Arrangement Seminars on
USDA Appoints New Leaders to Federal Crop Insurance Board, Expanding Support for Diverse Agricultural Needs
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack appointed three new members to the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) Board of Directors, responsible for guiding USDA’s Risk Management Agency
K-State Researchers Study Cost-Effective Swine Diets to Improve Growth, Efficiency, and Sustainability
Jason Woodworth, a swine nutritionist at Kansas State University, explains that feed accounts for 70% of the costs in swine production. One way to reduce
Geary County Heritage Area added to National Historic Network
The National Park Service has included the Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area, which covers Geary County, in its Reconstruction Era National Historic Network. This initiative
Rep. Sharice Davids Votes for Social Security Fairness Act to Repeal Unfair Provisions Affecting Public Sector Retirees
Representative Sharice Davids voted in favor of the bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act, a bill aimed at repealing the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the
Law Enforcement Drone a Great Asset to Clay County Sheriff’s Office
By: Ryan Duey Drones were first used by civilian law enforcement in the early 2000s, when military-grade drones were introduced. The first drone specifically designed for law
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims: Honoring Lives Lost, Promoting Road Safety, and Supporting Crash Responders
The Kansas Department of Transportation encourages everyone to acknowledge World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDoR), observed globally on November 17 this year.
Kansas Profile – Now That’s Rural: Denee Cupp, MKC’s Kitchen
By Ron Wilson, director of the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development at Kansas State University “I’ll take my sandwich with everything on it.”