Taking a day trip to a Kansas State Park in the fall or winter has certain advantages, notably the absence of ticks, mosquitoes, and other irritants. Also, it’s not so hot outside. If you plan your trip well or are lucky, you may enjoy pleasant temperatures in the 50s and 60s with little wind. Incidentally, midweek is a great time to visit a state park, as you will probably have the space entirely to yourself.
I don’t want the people that read page A 8 to think that we, the writers, know each other. We have never met. Not once have we ever had a writers meeting. Yet somehow, it seems that we know a little about each other.
I’m not very good at shopping most of the time. When faced with a lot of choices and sobering price tags, I usually just turn around and walk away.
T-L Irrigation Company, leading manufacturer of hydrostatically powered pivot irrigation systems, has awarded local Preston resident, Jaron Everett, their “Top Performer” sales award for 2022. Jaron is T-L’s District Sales Manager for their central region, which includes Kansas, southern Nebraska, Missouri, Colorado, Utah, Arizona and Southern California.
Hay prices and availability will be among the most significant challenges cattle raisers will face this winter. Mary Drewnoski, beef systems specialist at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln, presented on this topic during a recent webinar through Oklahoma State University.
OMAHA, Nebraska (Nov. 22, 2022) – Scoular released its second annual Sustainability Report on Tuesday, sharing progress to reduce its carbon footprint and to protect ecosystems through responsible marine sourcing.
* Each month I want to provide you with regular updates about what’s going on in our nation’s capital and throughout the 4th District of Kansas. Here’s what happened in November.
Within her home community of El Dorado, the name Katie Banks-Todd is recognized by most. A 1997 product of El Dorado High School, she graduated from Wichita State University with a bachelor’s degree of Vocal Music Performance, then moved to New York to pursue her dreams. She performed on Broadway and on the national tour with ‘Phantom of the Opera’. After her success in New York, she returned to El Dorado with new dreams; to start a family with her supportive husband Patrick, and to help young theatre students to pursue their own. She has been supporting EHS students for the past 11 years as the drama director and for the past 3 years as the director of the choir department.
U.S. agriculture officials proposed changes Thursday to the federal program that helps pay the grocery bills for low-income pregnant women, babies and young children, including extending a bump in payments for fresh fruits and vegetables allowed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
LA CROSSE, Kansas — On G.W. Johnston’s ranch in west-central Kansas, the grass never got green this summer.