* This story was produced in partnership with the Food & Environment Reporting Network. Two Illinois farmers set out to improve soil health in the Midwest.
As the weather warms, people fire up their grills, grab their tongs and reach for mouth-watering steaks and real beef burgers to create memories with families and friends. In doing so, they are supporting a beef community that positively contributes to the environmental, economic, and nutritional well-being of Kansas. Recognizing the substantial importance of the beef community, Governor Laura Kelly has declared May as Beef Month. In addition, the Governor plans to officially sign the proclamation at Lyons Ranch, near Manhattan, in the coming weeks.
An opportunity to practice or learn archery skills is being hosted again at the Blythe Fitness Center on Monday, May 9th. Pratt High School Archery members will be available to help those wanting to learn or improve archery skills. From 6-7 p.m. the archery will be available for students ages 10 to 18. From 7-8 p.m. archery will be available for adults to learn or to practice. photo by Michelle Popovich
· 527 people signed up. 370 showed up to ride (about a 70% turn out).
Do you need a debit card? Equity Bank at 216 North Main Street in St. John, Kansas has that option, plus many other helpful financialservic es. One good reason to choose Equity is that there is no charge to utilize any ATM in the United States. It is those little things that customers come to appreciate about Equity.
First Bank, a local Rice County icon, was named last week among the top extraordinary banks in the United States by The Institute for Extraordinary Banking™. First Bank was recognized with the Institute’s Banky™ Award for its commitment to strong community banking.
Small non-farm businesses in 36 Kansas counties are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Director Tanya N. Garfield of SBA’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by drought in the following primary counties that began March 1, 2022.
Both criminals and cops inundated the campus of Barclay College on Friday, April 22, 2022, for the Deputy for a Day program; albeit the cops were real, the criminals were portrayed mainly by the students and staff. The Kiowa County Sheriff ’s Department, Greensburg Police Department, and the Criminal Justice Department of Barclay College partnered to provide real-life crime scenarios for campus students to observe and participate in.
There can come the point in conflict or a crisis situation when we think, “I just can’t take it anymore.” Perhaps this state of mind is fueled by living in a culture that seems fixated on how hard things seem. Today, social media is teeming with people obsessed with sharing their feelings. Often complaining about how depressed they are or how scared they feel, or how difficult life is for them, rather than focusing on “noble and virtuous things” [Philippians 4:8] that add value to life and community.
Greensburg Mayor Matt Christenson called the April 18, 2022 meeting to order at 6 p.m. and after the usual Pledge of Allegiance and invocation, council members got down to business verifying volunteers who have agreed to continue in their service to the city.