The Senate voted to confirm the appointment of Janet Stanek to serve as the Secretary for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE). Secretary Stanek previously served as the Director of the State Employee Health Benefits Program (SEHBP). Prior to her role at SEHBP, Stanek spent more than 35 years in various healthcare leadership … Read more
Southwestern College career services will host “Backpack to Briefcase” on Friday, March 25, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the Deets Library. According to Lori Carselowey, director of career services at Southwestern College, the event will provide a festive and learning atmosphere for SC students and help prepare them for the upcoming SC Career … Read more
Lieutenant Governor and Commerce Secretary David Toland today announced that the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission (KCAIC) is engaging communities in the creation of a statewide strategic plan for developing the creative arts industry in Kansas. The first two public engagement sessions will be held in Garden City, on Monday, March 21 at 6:00pm and … Read more
The Kansas Historical Society and the Kansas Anthropological Association announced that registration is now open for the Kansas Archeology Training Program (KATP), which will be held at Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site, in Topeka, June 3-18, 2022. The public can register online through kshs.org through May 31, 2022. Participation is limited per … Read more
SCK Health – Medical Center says The Red Cross announced in January that our nation is facing the worst blood shortage in over a decade. SCK Health’s CEO, Jeff Bowman, and the Hospital Board’s Vice Chair Kanyon Gingher have worked with our local representative Bill Rhiley and the Red Cross to receive additional blood allocations … Read more
Please see the updated message from Lori Reedy, the Cowley County Appraiser: PERSONAL PROPERTY RENDITIONS ARE DUE IN THE APPRAISER’S OFFICE ON OR BEFORE MARCH 15. Renditions submitted after this date will begin to accrue penalties of 5% per month up to 50% for non filers. Rendition forms were mailed to all property owners who … Read more
The Kansas Department of Agriculture’s Division of Animal Health encourages poultry owners, with both commercial and backyard flocks, to take steps to protect their flocks from avian influenza by monitoring their birds for symptoms and by implementing biosecurity practices. Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is a highly contagious viral disease that can infect chickens, turkeys, … Read more
The nationally ranked Cowley College volleyball team will host several camps and clinics over late spring and summer in 2022. These include a setter/hitter camp on April 2, a setter camp July 27, a high school camp July 28 & 29, an elite high school camp July 30, and satellite camps for the months of … Read more
Southwestern College has announced that Sue Webb is the new director of Green Team Southwestern. Webb is in her fourth year at Southwestern College and is associate professor of English. Webb, a first-gen student, spent the majority of her life in Wichita and started college at age 39. Rick Cowlishaw, professor of biology and academic … Read more
Governor Laura Kelly today announced Kansas won Site Selection Magazine’s 2021 Governor’s Cup for the state with the most economic development investment per capita in the country. This is the first time in state history that Kansas has received this national economic development award. Site Selection magazine’s coveted Governor’s Cup award goes to the state … Read more