Allen.Pickert@usda.gov U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Kansas State Director for Rural Development Christy Davis today announced the USDA is investing $639,854 in critical infrastructure across rural Kansas.
Sports gambling is set to become legal in Kansas on Sept. 1, just in time for the NFL and college football seasons. Last year, the American Gaming Association estimated that 31.4 million Americans bet over $7B on the Super Bowl and that over 45 million people in the U.S. bet over $3B on March Madness. While we know what this means for the state (Kansas Lottery is saying this will generate $10 million in revenue by 2025), what should Kansans be looking for as they get swamped with sportsbook advertising over the coming weeks?
TOPEKA – The Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) has been awarded a $25 million initial federal grant to help plug abandoned wells in the state. The initial grant is part of $1.15 billion earmarked under the Federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to help states remediate abandoned oil and gas wells. A total of $4.7 billion has been allocated over the next eight years to plug abandoned wells in the U.S. The KCC is eligible to receive another $33.6 million in future formula grant funding.
Fort Larned – Labor Day Weekend traditionally signals the end of summer. Bring your summer fun to a historic close with a weekend of fun and learning at Fort Larned’s Labor Day Weekend Living History Event.
Adapted from minutes by Cassie Kirby, School Board Clerk The Board of Education of Unified School District No. 422, State of Kansas, Kiowa County, met August 8 for a regular meeting at the school district office, 710 S. Main Street in Greensburg. The meeting was called to order by President Ki Gamble at 8:02 p.m.
Fiesta Taco Fundraiser: SAVE THE DATE September 10 from 5:30-7 p.m. Join us for a fundraiser to raise funds for our general bills and expenses. We will have Beef and Pork Tacos with Saffron Rice, Refried Beans, and homemade sheet cake. We will also have some fun listening to Fiesta music and have a photo booth with props for a photo op!! Carry-out’s will be available.
Creativity seems to flourish under the hand of Kiowa County artist Jayci Smitherman. Not only do her changing and colorful windows decorate the front of Haviland Broadband offices on Main Street in Haviland where she is a marketing manager and customer service representative, but she and her husband, Dwight Smitherman, have completely gutted and creatively remodeled their Kiowa County home. Now she is using her artistic talents to make and sell resin boards that have a variety of uses, with proceeds to go towards a special fine-arts trip she plans to take with her daughter in winter.
Pratt, Kan. - The fourth annual Beaver Backer Golf Tournament was held at Park Hills Country Club on Saturday, August 20. There were 14 teams who participated in the tournament to help raise funds for the Pratt Community College (PCC) Athletic Department. The tournament started at 9:00 am and included a performance from the Beaver Cheer team, eighteen holes of golf, a visit from all 13 athletic teams on the course, lunch and an auction following the tournament.
ESU Professor Emeritus China has now sur- passed the United States in the number of most-cited papers according to an annual study of the most cited science research papers by Japan’s National Institute of Science and Technology Policy. This is the fourteenth major report in the last year documenting the decline of U.S.
By Jayden Mies Student reporter Special to the Tribune The USD 382 Board of Education met on Monday, August 8, to discuss the crisis shortage of paraprofessionals in the district, along with usual business items. President Bill Bergner called the meeting to order at 7 p.m.