Governor Kelly Breaks Ground on $15M Cimarron Valley Railroad Upgrades in Southwest Kansas
HUGOTON – Today, Governor Laura Kelly attended the groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate upcoming improvements to the Cimarron Valley Railroad in southwest Kansas from Dodge City to Hugoton. The railway was awarded nearly $15 million from both private and public sources, including the federal Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) fund and the Kansas Department of […]
OSU researchers help sustain long-time gigging tradition
By Alisa Boswell-Gore STILLWATER, Okla. – Thanks to Oklahoma State University researchers, a long-standing annual Oklahoma tradition will live on this weekend. On Friday, northeast Oklahoma residents will head to Lake Eucha for the Green County Giggers Association’s annual fish gigging tournament. Instead of catching fish with a hook and fishing line, fish gigging involves fishermen catching […]
Computer Scams Inquisitions
WICHITA, KAN. – Twice in the last five days, District Attorney Marc Bennett has signed inquisitions from his Investigations Division requesting bank records. The records will assist investigators looking into two scams that have resulted in Wichita residents losing tens of thousands of dollars. In the first scam, a Wichita man in his late 70’s […]
Air Quality Advisory Rescinded for Parts of the Flint Hill Region Due to Seasonal Burning
TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded an air quality advisory for parts of the Flint Hill region, through Manhattan toward Nebraska due to seasonal burning that was issued on April 7, 2023. Conditions have improved, but prescribed burns are still taking place across the area. It is recommended that individuals continue […]
KGFA elects new chairman, celebrates 127th annual meeting in Wichita
WICHITA, Kan. – Kansas Grain and Feed Association’s (KGFA) board of directors, and membership at-large, selected Mark Paul of Cloud County Cooperative Elevator Association Inc., to serve as the historic trade association’s 89th chairman during its 127th annual meeting held April 10 – 11, 2023 in Wichita. “It’s truly an honor and privilege to be selected by the Kansas […]
Drummond sues Biden administration over mandate that punishes farmers, ranchers, energy producers
OKLAHOMA CITY (April 12, 2023) – Attorney General Gentner Drummond and attorneys general from neighboring states joined in a lawsuit today against the Biden administration over a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFW) rule that designates the lesser prairie chicken as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The rule, which took effect last week, […]
Riley County Planning Board/Board of Zoning Appeals recommends denial of request to build electrical substation
(Riley County, KS – April 12, 2023) More than 90 people attended Monday’s Riley County Planning Board/Board of Zoning Appeals (PB/BZA) meeting to share their input about a proposed electrical substation to be built in the Ashland Township near Konza Prairie Biological Station. After hearing comments from the public, the landowners, and Evergy personnel, the […]
K-State Salina to host technology-focused interactive summer programs for youth
K-State Salina to host technology-focused interactive summer programs for youth SALINA — Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus will again offer interactive summer programs for children. Youth will have the opportunity to experience the hands-on learning style at K-State Salina, with numerous programs focused on aerospace or technology education.Summer programs, led by K-State Salina […]
Kansas Profile – Now That’s Rural: Carolyn Dunn, housing
Kansas Profile – Now That’s Rural: Carolyn Dunn, housing By Ron Wilson, director of the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development at Kansas State University Net Positive. That’s the name of an innovative architectural studio that is helping create affordable, energy-efficient housing in communities across Kansas. Last week we learned about Carolyn Dunn, president of the […]
K-State professor named Bikram S. Gill Chair in Wheat Genetics
Akhunov’s work aims to improve modern wheat varieties By Pat Melgares, K-State Research and Extension news service MANHATTAN, Kan. — Eduard Akhunov, a Kansas State University plant pathologist who specializes in bread wheat genetics and developing molecular resources and tools for improving wheat across the world, has been named the university’s Bikram S. Gill Chair […]