Month: March 2025

Items Discussed During USD 379’s Regular Monthly Board Meeting on March 10th
Topics discussed during USD 379’s monthly Board meeting on March 10th included: Summer costs, Capital Outlay, Bond Issue, new courses, Curriculum Adoption, and more. Brett

DCCCA Support Specialist Spoke to Lions Club Members During their Weekly Meeting on March 11th
By: Ryan Duey Arielle Kelly, Community Support Specialist with DCCCA, was the guest speaker at the Clay Center Lions Club meeting on March 11th. Kelly

Project Update: Happy Hippie Secures Another Building Restoration Grant
With its $370,000 building restoration project nearly underway, Happy Hippie announced it secured another source of funding. On March 11th, owner Erin Glavan said she

Obituary- Joan Johnson
Joan Johnson, age 86, of Concordia, KS, passed away on Tuesday, March 11, 2025 surrounded by her family at Sunset Nursing Home. She was born on

NASA’s James Webb Telescope Reveals Surprising Discovery: Most Galaxies Rotate in the Same Direction
In just over three years, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has provided amazing insights into deep space. A new study by Lior Shamir, a computer

Governor Kelly Honors Kansas Task Force 1 for Hurricane Recovery Efforts in Florida and North Carolina
Governor Laura Kelly met with members of Kansas Task Force 1 (KS-TF1) on Wednesday to commend them for their efforts in Florida and North Carolina

Sunflower Summer: Keeping Kansas Attractions Free for Families
Sunflower Summer, a program offering free access to over 220 museums, zoos, parks, and other attractions across Kansas, is not only an educational initiative but

Senators Introduce ATF Transparency Act to Improve Fairness and Speed of Gun Background Checks
A group of U.S. Senators, including Sen. Roger Marshall, M.D., introduced legislation designed to improve the fairness, speed, and transparency of background checks and application

Free Overdose Prevention and Training for Kansas Residents
By: Elexis Bates The Naloxone Program in Kansas is offering free overdose prevention and Naloxone training to anyone in the state, available both in-person and

Bringing Hope to Drug-Endangered Children in Kansas
By: Elexis Bates For three years, the Clay Counts Coalition has been the recipient of funding through the Drug Endangered Children in Kansas (DECK) program,