The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a high-risk warning for West Nile virus infections (WNV) for north central, south central, northeast and southeast Kansas. Northwest and southwest Kansas are at moderate risk for WNV infections. West Nile virus is the leading cause of mosquito-borne illness in the continental United States. It … Read more
Governor Laura Kelly announced today that more than 21,000 Kansas homes and businesses are set to receive high-speed internet access for the first time thanks to an $83.5 million grant program through the Kansas Department of Commerce’s Office of Broadband Development. Governor Laura Kelly said, “By connecting 21,000 more Kansas homes to high-speed internet, we’re … Read more
The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) is currently accepting applications for 2022-2023 “Special Hunts” – hunts conducted on lands not normally open to unrestricted hunting, which include select KDWP-managed properties, refuges, Walk-in Hunting Access areas (WIHA), city and county properties, and other locations. KDWP’s Special Hunts also limit the number of participants to … Read more
SCK Health Foundation has announced it has gotten a Cornerstone Gift from Bill and Judy Docking. The generosity of the Dockings will kick off our capital campaign Evolving Change. Securing the Future. Bill and Judy Docking will be the Honorary Chair of the campaign. The overall goal of the campaign is $3.5 million, and the … Read more
With the fall semester just around the corner, Cowley College admissions representatives will be busy promoting the school at several area events. Along with recently serving as a sponsor at the Kansas Wheat Festival, Cowley’s admissions team will be on hand for the Cowley County Fair held from July 28 through August 1. Cowley will … Read more
Two of the top throwers in the history of the Cowley College women’s track and field program, Courtney Gougler and Jamesia Milton, are on their way to the International Highland Games Federation (IHGF) Women’s Amateur World Championships in Windeck, Germany, on August 20. In the fall of 2021, Milton and Gougler competed in the IHGF … Read more
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced that Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd., plans to build one of the largest electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing facilities of its kind in the United States in Kansas. Pending approval by Panasonic Holdings Corporation Board of Directors, the company has identified a site in De Soto for the potential project. The … Read more
– The Kansas Fights Addiction Grant Review Board will hold its initial organizational meeting on July 14 to begin discussion of the process for distributing funds to combat opioid and other addictions in Kansas, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said today. Under the Kansas Fights Addiction Act, proposed by Schmidt and enacted last year by … Read more
Governor Laura Kelly today awarded $4.1 million in Community Service Tax Credits (CSP) to bolster the fundraising efforts of 29 nonprofit organizations across Kansas that improve local access to quality child care, healthcare, education, arts, and housing. The administration continued its ongoing commitment to addressing the child care shortage by including almost $1 million specifically … Read more
Drivers on the nation’s highways may find themselves under the watchful eye of law enforcement a little more than usual this week. Operation Safe Driver Week is being observed July 10-16. The goal of the yearly observance, started by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA), is to reduce the number of crashes involving commercial trucks … Read more