WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, U.S. Representatives from Kansas - Ron Estes and Tracey Mann joined 116 other colleagues in sending a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), expressing their concerns with a new proposed rule that would have a negative impact on U.S. agricultural producers.
LAWRENCE — Kansas public university students uneasy about the cost of their education dodged a tuition hike this fall, but won’t know until mid-June whether they’ll be dinged with higher campus fees.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government is doling out millions of dollars to railroad projects throughout the country in hopes of improving supply chains and passenger rail service.
It is easy to ignore water most of the time. Unless we are thirsty, we probably take water for granted. Maybe we think about drinking water when the weather is hot, or when we are exercising. No matter what the weather or situation, it is time for us to give water — one of the body’s most essential nutrients — some well-earned attention.
The public is invited to a free, brown bag Lunch and Learn on Friday, June 10, at The Front Porch, 115 E. Fourth Street. This presentation will be the first in a series of five Lunch and Learn presentations about mental illness and substance use. Doors will open at 11:30 a.m., with a brief introduction at 11:50. The presentation will go from noon to 1:15 p.m., and there will be time following the presentation to talk about what was just learned.
It’s a big job that boils down to a very important objective for Youth Core Ministry liaison Jennifer Hamilton and director Kyle Nauman: show up and connect with kids. They shared their mission at a recent Prat Lions Club meeting, as well as the need to help more than 100 area kids find a way to afford summer camp this year.
South Central Community Foundation (SCCF) is excited to announce the opening of the 2022 Grant Cycle. SCCF is offering five different opportunities to their seven county service area which includes Barber, Comanche, Kingman, Kiowa, Pratt, Rice, and Stafford Counties.
The Pratt Elks Lodge #1451 recently presented scholarship awards to area high school students in support of continued education. Those receiving $600 checks included Kathryn Holt (Larned High School), Gillian Swindler (Skyline High School), Dyllan Lunsford (Pratt High School), and Madeline Drake (Pratt High School).
USDA Awards More Than $36 Million to Restore Sustainable Kansas Fuel Markets Hit by Pandemic Funding Will Provide Economic Relief to 10 Biofuel Producers and 11 Facilities TOPEKA, June 6, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Acting State Director for Rural Development Kansas Dan Fischer announced the Department has provided $36.25 million to help lower costs and support biofuel producers who faced unexpected market losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On June 20, 1872, the Great Seal of the United States was adopted, sporting the bald eagle at its center, and for the past 150 years the bald eagle has served as the living symbol of freedom, courage, strength, spirit, independence and excellence, all the things America stands for. June 20 was proclaimed nationwide American Eagle Day as a way to celebrate the bald eagle, Americas living symbol of freedom and to bring attention to its dramatic recovery from the brink of extinction. In honor of that, here are some bald eagle facts and trivia.