Master Gardener Tips: Watering the lawn correctly
How Much Water to Give a Lawn We have received several questions on how much to water a lawn.
July 2024
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Fire affects Greensburg family
As director of the Kiowa County Senior Center in Greensburg, Kari Unruh is used to helping other people.
Adventures in Reading: Remembering the reasons behind summer holidays
Many of my childhood memories relate to Memorial Day and the 4th of July, but as a child I thought more about family dinners at the farm after we decorated family graves at the cemetery, and fireworks with my parents’ friends, the Curtis family on the 4th of July, alternating which family hosted the celebration each year.
Gas prices falling at the pumps, still higher than last month
Average gasoline prices in Kansas have fallen 0.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.08/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,329 stations in Kansas.
Fireworks given away by SJN Bank of Kansas
The SJN Bank of Kansas awarded five winners last week with free fireworks as part of their Annual Tommy Turtle Accounts Fireworks project, according to Torre Ward, Administrative Assistant.Winners by location were announced as follows: in St.
Kingman cattle ranch family shares reasons for branding
Young cowboys sit on top of a corral fence, asking their dads when it’s their turn to rope.
Kansas ranks high in emergency preparedness
Kansas earned a High-Performance Tier ranking recently in the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) Ready or Not Annual Report due to the work of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s (KDHE) Emergency Preparedness program.Ready or Not 2024: Protecting the Public’s Health from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism measures states’ readiness to respond to a spectrum of health emergencies and to provide ongoing public health services.The annual report calculates each state’s ability to respond to a variety of public health emergencies while still providing the everyday public health services communities rely on.
Archery team shares skills locally
The Pratt High School archery team has been quietly busy this season competing in tournaments and spending time teaching others in the community how to shoot bows and arrows.
Carrie Harrold selected Skyline’s teacher of the year
Skyline School official have announced that Carrie Harrold has been selected as the 2024-2025 Teacher of the Year.
Many opportunities offered for seniors in St. John
Sunflower Senior Center has been recognized and designated a 2023 Focal Point Center by SWKAAA.