February is Children’s Dental Health Month. USD 350 school dog Tank and counselor, Kim Volker, visited the kindergarten classrooms and demonstrated brushing teeth as part of a special focus on dental health in St. John. Nurse Lisa helped the students brush their teeth and then used pink disclosing tablets to see which areas they were missing.
TOPEKA, KS — Kansans may have a new way to sign up for Marketplace coverage in 2022. New information released on income-based special enrollment.
(Pratt, KS.) Credit Union of America (CUA) has hired Ken Furgason as Branch Manager of the Pratt office. (120 W. 2nd St., Pratt, KS. 67124) Furgason brings over 25 years of financial services, human resources, finance, and leadership experience to the position. In his new role he will manage CUA’s Pratt branch, including oversight and direction of member service, staff, and growth initiatives for the office. Furgason earned his MBA from Colorado State University, a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from Kansas State University, his Associate of Science in Business from Pratt Community College, and he is a Kansas Certified Public Accountant.
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, growing rent debt and the possibility of widespread evictions have been a major worry for many households and for the economy as a whole. Renters are more likely to work in the sorts of lower-wage occupations that have been most disrupted by the pandemic, like retail and hospitality, and less likely to have savings or other assets to help them weather hard times. These factors have made it harder for renters to keep up with their payments, and in turn, many landlords—especially smaller-scale property owners— are struggling to make up income and cover payments to lenders.
As he spends time in his wheat fields this week applying fertilizer to this year’s winter wheat crop, Kansas farmer Justin Knopf says there’s plenty on his mind, and heart. “Drought, high fertilizer prices and extreme market volatility are all cause for extra concern this year,” he said, “but thinking about the people of Ukraine has evoked a whole new layer of emotion.
Interviews focused on the history of sustainable agriculture have been turned into a limited podcast series, “Sustainable Agriculture Policy with Ron Kroese.” The interviews are a part of an oral history archive documenting the development and evolution of public policies to advance sustainable and organic agriculture going back to the 1970s. More than 40 women and men featured are among the key leaders and advocates who played significant roles in devising and promoting the laws and government programs that continue to undergird efforts to achieve a sustainable farming and food system in the U.S.
TOPE- KA, Kan. (AP) — Powerful Kansas agriculture groups blocked a bipartisan proposal to tie a big increase in funding for water conservation programs last week to a reorganization of state and local agencies that regulate water use.
During one of the recent coldest weeks of the year, more than 10 puppies were dropped off at the Pratt Area Humane Society’s front door, necessitating a plea to the public from manager April Hemphill to help alleviate the space squeeze at the city-owned, countywide facility.
Kiowa County Commission Chairman David White convened the February 22, 2022 meeting and led commissioners through their general business items. After approving a payroll change for a Health Department employee, Attorney Chay Howard presented two things for discussion.
The St. John High School Scholars Bowl team competed at a regional competition on February 7, 2022 where they placed third in their pool and finished fifth in the finals bracket.