Join keynote speaker Kansas cowgirl turned television host, Courtenay DeHoff, at the 2022 Women Managing the Farm Conference. The conference - themed “Together Again” - is scheduled for February 9 to 11, 2022, at the Hilton Garden Inn in Manhattan, with early registration fees ending on January 12. DeHoff is a television
TOPEKA — In anticipation of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, Kansas lawmakers, civil rights advocates and other government officials spoke Thursday of unity among Kansans as a key to weathering challenging times and making positive progress as a state.
WASHINGTON, DC – Earlier today, 26 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives signed onto a letter led by rice and wheat state Members Rick Crawford (R-AR) and Tracey Mann (R-KS) to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack expressing support for a dispute settlement case at the World Trade Organization (WTO) against India’s domestic supports for rice and wheat production. “Ensuring all parties are cooperating under the same guidelines is paramount to international trade. The Indian government is subsidizing more than half of the value of production for wheat and rice when the World Trade Organization (WTO) rules allow only 10%, putting American commodity producers at a clear disadvantage,” said Mann. “It is our duty as members of Congress to safeguard American producers.”
TOPEKA, Kansas — In the mid-2010s, Kansas left as many as 2,200 rape kits languishing after they’d been used to document possible sexual assaults. That slowed prosecutions and undercut a valuable law enforcement tool for identifying serial rapists.
During the Sorghum Checkoff’s annual December meeting, leaders of the United Sorghum Checkoff Program (USCP) elected Charles Ray Huddleston of Celina, Texas as the 2022 Chairman along with three additional elected officers. Meanwhile, four directors were sworn in to complete their appointment or reappointment to the board by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary, Tom Vilsak. All four appointees will serve three-year terms starting December 2021 and ending December 2024. “With increased sorghum acres in 2021, improving yields, new markets, and new herbicide tolerant technology, this is an exciting time for U.S. sorghum, both internationally and domestically. I am grateful for the support of my fellow board members and I am honored to continue the great work of our checkoff,” newly elected chairman Charles Ray Huddleston said. “The Board is composed of experienced, well-respected leaders who provide valuable and strategic guidance. I look forward to continuing the board’s success and I am excited about sorghum’s future.”
TOPEKA — The Kansas State Board of Education unanimously agreed Wednesday to suspend until June a requirement that licenses for substitute teachers be limited to applicants who completed 60 credit hours of college courses.
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Most would agree that watching a new life enter the world is a pretty amazing experience — whether that is a human or an animal.
Former Executive Director and current Strategic Project Manager at Stafford Economic Development Carolynn Dunn challenged fifthyear architecture students at Kansas State University to design an eco-efficient and affordable home for rural Kansans. This Kansas State prototype was funded by a $40,000 K-State scholarship, as well $100,000 from EcoDevo grant funding. After coronavirus related delays, it was finally completed by August 2021 by professor Micheal Gibson and several of his architecture graduate students. This Net+ home and a proposed nine replicates others that are in the process of being funded by additional grants and loan packages such as the HOME program, the Federal Homebank, the Sunderland Foundation, and other grant groups.
WINTER weather predictions caused many to reconsider New Year’s Eve plans in Pratt this year, but Pratt Teen Center board members opened their door wide to bring in the new year and to welcome youth to a safe place to hang out on New Year’s Eve, and throughout the coming months.
COMPANIES like Office Solutions are essential for a wide range of businesses, from schools to hospitals. One local business, Office Solutions, provides furniture, equipment and IT support. Their showroom in Pratt is located at 301 S. Main St., and their main office is located in Medicine Lodge at 116 N. Main St. They also have another office in Garden City at 1008 W. Mary St. – all of which are listed on the company website at www.Officesi.com.