Category: Event

Governor Kelly Announces Appointments to Early Childhood Transition Task Force

Topeka, KS – Governor Laura Kelly today announced her appointments to the Early Childhood Transition Task Force, which was created by Governor Kelly’s first executive order of her second term, Executive Order 23-01. The Task Force is charged with reviewing Kansas’s early childhood care and education system and developing a roadmap for the creation of […]

K-State to Host Whole Farm Health Series Beginning Feb. 23

By Pat Melgares, K-State Research and Extension news service   Manhattan, KS – From the outside, it may seem as though the success of Kansas farms is evident only by lush crops growing in a field, or burly livestock grazing green pastures, but Margit Kaltenekker knows better.   “The true value of our farm families,” […]

BIF Award Program Applications Due

Manhattan, KS — Deadlines for Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) award applications are approaching quickly. Each year BIF recognizes a Seedstock Producer of the Year and Commercial Producer of the Year. The deadline for both awards is April 1. Updated application forrms are posted to the BeefImprovement.org website “Award Forms” page under the “Resource Center” tab. […]

Clay County Emergency Sirens

Clay Center, KS- The Clay Center emergency sirens have been going off recently and has left residents scratching their heads wondering what was going on. According to the Clay County Sheriff’s Department, the reason the sirens going off is from a malfunction. As of now, their tech has been looking into updating the system and […]

Liberal Celebrates 74th International Pancake Day

Liberal, KS-The International Pancake Day Race, a tradition between Olney, England and Liberal, KS will take place, February 21st, 2023.  This is the 74th year of the race on this side of the pond, but in Olney, England, the Pancake Race tradition dates back nearly 600 years to 1445.   A woman engrossed in using […]

Boyhood Home Now Open for Tours

Abilene, KS– Tours of President Eisenhower’s boyhood home are once again available to the public. Extensive preservation work including exterior lead paint abatement and maintenance updates closed the home for several months. The project is now complete and guests are welcome to once again step back in time and see the home where our nation’s […]

Wichita Children’s Theatre at the Brown Grand

Concordia, KS- As the Brown Grand Opera House, Inc. continues to celebrate its 115th anniversary the Wichita Children’s Theatre performed for over 1,000 area students on Friday, February 10, 2023. The Wichita Children’s Theatre presented two short musicals entitled The Three Little Kittens and Yankee Doodle. The students attended from Concordia, Beloit, Miltonvale, Glasco, and […]

Severe Weather Preparedness Week is March 6-10

By Pat Melgares, K-State Research and Extension news service   Manhattan, KS– Live in Kansas and the Midwest for very long, and it becomes commonplace to expect a wide variety of spring and summer weather. Tornadoes, damaging winds, large hail, flash flooding and lightning often dominate the news headlines in this part of the country. […]

Army Ceases Operating Tax Centers, Including at Fort Riley

Fort Riley, KS- The Fort Riley Legal Assistance Office will no longer operate a Tax Center. The Army Office of The Judge Advocate General announced last October that Staff Judge Advocate offices Army wide will no longer provide tax preparation services. The Office of the Staff Judge Advocate at Fort Riley had operated a Tax […]