Local Optometrist Heads to Panama to Give Back
Clay Center, KS- Dr. Stoppel & Brown Optometrists office were a part of a mission trip that took place in Panama Last week which saw over 1783 patients. Jamie McDonald, the office manager in Clay Center at Dr. Stoppel & Brown Optometry, said that her and another staff member, Afton Michaud, headed down to Panama […]
Governor Kelly Announces New Youth Mental Health Hospital to Begin Providing Care in Hays
Hays, KS– Governor Laura Kelly announced today that Camber Children’s Mental Health (previously KVC Hospitals) is expected to begin accepting patients and providing care by early February at its new youth mental health hospital in Hays. Governor Kelly first announced the partnership between Camber and the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) to open […]
Salt Makes Icy Roads Less Dicey, but it Poisons the Land. Here’s What Kansas is Doing About it
Rock salt saves lives by helping tires grip icy roads. It avoids broken bones when homeowners use it on slick sidewalks, driveways and parking lots. And in Kansas, one of the country’s top salt producers, rock salt generates paychecks. But it also costs Americans billions in corroding cars and bridges. It adds so much sodium to drinking water in […]
Kansas Profile – Now That’s Rural: Jacquelyne Leffler, Leffler Prime Performance
By Ron Wilson, director of the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development at Kansas State University Manhattan, KS- The call came while she was sitting with her dad at a pizza place. Essentially, the message was: “Sorry, we’re canceling our entire order from your business.” Since that was all the product that she had […]
Morel-ly right: Online Classes will Help Enthusiasts ID, Sell Popular Wild Mushroom
K-State Research and Extension news service Manhattan, KS– K-State Research and Extension, in partnership with the Kansas Department of Agriculture, is offering online classes at two different times to help people earn the necessary approval to sell wild morel mushrooms. The classes will be offered online through Zoom on March 15 from noon […]
Governor Kelly Delivers Her 2023 State of the State Address
Topeka, KS- Governor Laura Kelly tonight delivered her 2023 State of the State Address during a joint session of the Kansas Senate and House of Representatives. Governor Kelly’s address, as prepared, can be found at the following links: English Spanish The video stream, provided by Smokey Hills PBS, is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoJWERxZt0I.
UPDATE: Multiple Sheriff’s Deputies Shot in Officer-Involved Shooting
Ford County, KS – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI), the Ford County Sheriff’s Office, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office, and the Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) updated on the conditions of the law enforcement officers involved in the Monday morning shooting in Dodge City, Kansas. The deputy from the Ford County Sheriff’s Office, who was […]
Kids Regularly Run Away from Kansas Foster Homes. Some Have died. The State Hopes to Improve
Topeka, KS — Two Kansas foster runaways died in 2022. The body of one turned up in an empty lot in Kansas City, Kansas. The second stole a car and crashed into a semi truck near Parsons. The deaths of those children prompted criticism of the Kansas Department for Children and Families, the agency ultimately […]
Marshall, Colleagues Secure Delay on Lesser Prairie-Chicken Endangered Species Act Listing
Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced it is extending the effective date of the final rule to list the lesser prairie-chicken under the Endangered Species Act until March 27, 2023. This decision comes after U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. and his colleagues urged the USFWS to delay the rule […]
Kansas Corporation Commission Announces Workshop Series on Resource Adequacy
Topeka, KS– The Kansas Corporation Commission has scheduled a series of informational workshops to discuss the topic of resource adequacy. As renewable energy resources continue to grow nationwide and aging gas, coal and nuclear facilities are being retired, careful planning is required to ensure adequate energy generation and reliability in the event of extreme weather […]