Two teachers named Region 4 finalists for 2024 Kansas Teacher of the Year Announcement made during Saturday ceremony in Wichita
WICHITA — Melissa Haney, a science teacher at Explorer Elementary School, Goddard Unified School District 265, and Joanna Farmer, an agriculture teacher at Southeast High School, Wichita USD 259, were named Region 4 finalists for the 2024 Kansas Teacher of the Year award during an awards ceremony Saturday, March 25, in Wichita. This award recognizes […]
Kansas joins $22.5 million multistate securities settlement against cryptocurrency platform
Topeka, Kan. – Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt, today, announced the Office of the Kansas Securities Commissioner, a division of the Kansas Insurance Department, joined a multistate settlement against Nexo Capital, Inc, a cryptocurrency-related financial service company. A consent order against Nexo was entered for offering and selling unregistered securities. “The securities laws of Kansas […]
Brush up on wildfire plans during the winds of March
By Gail Ellis STILLWATER, Okla. – This time of year, strong, spring winds whip across the prairie, and the smell of a grass fire may be detected in the air. John Weir, Oklahoma State University Extension fire ecology specialist, said March is the windiest month, driving wildfires in the dormant season before the brown, dead […]
United Soybean Board calls for interested farmer-leaders to ‘Make Your Mark’
March 24, 2023 – The United Soybean Board, which oversees the funds of the national checkoff, is looking for farmer-leaders from all backgrounds to get involved on the national board. “It gives you a chance to work on some of the bigger ticket topics in the soybean industry that benefit farmers,” Lance Rezac, USB director […]
Sens. Marshall, Shaheen, Grassley Host Biden Drug Czar to Discuss Fentanyl Crisis
(Washington, D.C., March 24, 2023) – Yesterday, U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D., Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) hosted Dr. Rahul Gupta, Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, for a discussion on the federal government’s ongoing response to the opioid epidemic. A key focus of their discussion was on […]
Kansas State University Foundation Chief Investment Officer Lois Cox announces retirement
MANHATTAN — After 18 years at the Kansas State University Foundation, Lois Cox, CFA, CFP, senior vice president of investments and chief investment officer, will retire June 30, 2023. Cox is a 1988 graduate of Kansas State University’s College of Business Administration. She served 20 years as a portfolio manager at Kansas Farm Bureau prior […]
K-State Technology Development Institute creates custom machine for Kansas manufacturing company
MANHATTAN — Kansas State University’s Technology Development Institute is helping Hillsboro Industries, a Kansas manufacturing company, continue to produce high-quality trailers for the livestock industry by designing and fabricating new machinery. Hillsboro Industries is a leading manufacturer of trailers and truck beds. The company produces a line of premium quality products using double-wall aluminum extrusions […]
Kansas Senate Confirms Governor Kelly’s Secretary of Administration and Kansas State Historical Society Executive Director Appointees
TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today celebrated the Kansas Senate’s bipartisan confirmation of Adam Proffitt as Secretary of the Department of Administration and Patrick Zollner as Executive Director of the Kansas State Historical Society (KSHS). Since 2020, Proffitt has served as Budget Director, the chief financial advisor to the Governor. Every year, he constructs a […]
Man Gets Prison Time for Meth Trafficking
KANSAS CIY, KAN. – A Kansas man who led police on a high-speed chase was sentenced to 195 months in prison for drug trafficking. According to court documents, in October 2022, Russell Loomis, 50, of Kansas City, Kansas, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine. […]
Washburn University Unveils Vision for Premier Campus Learning Experience
Topeka, Kan. – Creating the region’s premier student learning environment is the focus of Washburn University’s new campus vision. University leaders unveiled a seven-year plan at the Washburn Board of Regents meeting March 23. “A space study, completed early last year, identified ways to improve our campus, modernize the student’s learning experience, enhance the […]