Spoiled food? Here’s how to remove odor from the refrigerator.
Soapy water with bleach can help freshen the fridge Dec. 16, 2022 By Maddy Rohr, K-State Research and Extension news service MANHATTAN, Kan – Spoiled food may leave many different types of odors in the refrigerator that can be hard to remove. Kansas State University food scientist Karen Blakeslee says proper cleaning and inspection is […]
Fort Riley to Host Wreaths Across America Ceremony Again This Year
Fort Riley, KS- Fort Riley, in conjunction with the Fourth District, State of Kansas, Veterans of Foreign Wars and VFW Auxiliary, will host a Wreaths Across America ceremony at the Fort Riley post cemetery, 193 Huebner Rd, Dec. 17 at 11 a.m. Brig. Gen. Niave Knell, 1st Infantry Division Deputy Commanding General – Riley, will […]
Kansas Insurance Department Employee Receives National Service Award
Topeka, KS – Glenda Haverkamp, a 45-year employee of the Kansas Insurance Department, yesterday, received the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Robert Dineen Award for Outstanding Service and Contribution to the State Regulation of Insurance. “There is no one person in the state of Kansas who has made a larger impact on the regulation of […]
Kansas Profile – Now That’s Rural: Bret Fitzpatrick, AgrAbility
By Ron Wilson, director of the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development at Kansas State University Manhattan, KS- September 18, 2004. Bret Fitzpatrick was driving to a farm sale when his truck tire blew out on a two-lane bridge. He lost control of his truck, went into the ditch, hit a power pole, […]
USDA Rural Development Invests Millions for Rural Businesses
USDA Rural Development Invests $7.1 Million to Expand Market Opportunities for Rural Businesses and Entrepreneurs in Kansas Communities TOPEKA, Dec. 08, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Kansas State Director for Rural Development Christy Davis today announced that the Department is investing $7,168,490 in loans and grants to help create new and better market opportunities and expand […]
Senators Offer Mental Health Support for American Indian Veterans
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) – ranking member and chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee – recently introduced legislation to make certain culturally competent mental health care for American Indian veterans is provided at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers nationwide. Their legislation, the American Indian […]
State Grant Program Takes Aim at Downtown Blight
By Pat Melgares, K-State Research and Extension news service Manhattan, KS– An official with the Kansas Department of Commerce told a gathering of entrepreneurs and community planners recently that the agency has allotted $1.5 million in 2023 to help the state’s communities restore aging downtown areas. Linda Hunsicker, a specialist with the Department […]
FROM THE DESK OF ATTY GEN O’CONNOR
Attorney General O’Connor Comments on Clemency Denial of Scott Eizember OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General John O’Connor today released the following statement after the Pardon and Parole Board denied clemency for Scott James Eizember. “A.J. and Patsy Maye Cantrell were born and raised during the throes of the Great Depression in rural Oklahoma. The couple married […]
Gov. Kelly Announces Groundbreaking in Overland Park
OVERLAND PARK – Governor Laura Kelly today announced the groundbreaking of the 420,000-square-foot multi-sport complex at the Bluhawk development in Overland Park. The facility is part of the $400 million-plus, 277-acre, mixed-use project funded partly by STAR Bonds. The Bluhawk Sports Facility will be built in two phases, anchored by a neighborhood shopping center, restaurants, and retail […]
Flags to be Flown Half-Staff for Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
TOPEKA – In accordance with Executive Order 20-30, Governor Laura Kelly ordered flags throughout the State of Kansas to be flown at half-staff on all state buildings, grounds, and facilities from sunup on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, to sunset on Thursday, December 8, 2022, in recognition of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. “Today marks the 81st […]