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Kansas-made products earn spot in coolest thing tournament
Topeka - The Kansas Manufacturing Council (KMC) on Thursday announced the 16 products that made it into the 2024 Coolest Thing Made In Kansas - People’s Choice Tournament.“Congratulations to the 16 Kansas-made products that made it into this year’s tournament.
Stauth Museum looking for Christmas exhibitors
MONTEZUMA - It’s time to start thinking Christmas again!
Sunflower Electric Power Corporation unveils new brand identity
HAYS - Sunflower Electric Power Corporation, has announced a comprehensive rebranding initiative that will shape the company’s identity over the next year.
Kansas food experts outline problems of waste and access at inaugural summit
WICHITA — Food experts in Kansas say food waste is a growing problem in the state and solutions to food insecurity may lie within local connections.ICT Food Rescue executive director Stephanie Merritt, in a presentation Wednesday at the inaugural Kansas Local Food Summit in Wichita, said food waste and food insecurity are two concerns that go together.
K-State Salina to offer Girls in Aviation Day event
SALINA — Kindergarten through 12th grade students and their guardians are invited to Kansas State University Salina’s eighth annual Girls in Aviation Day, a free event designed for girls to explore and experience the world of aviation on Saturday, Sept.
JAG-K earns top national honor for 10th year
TOPEKA – For the tenth consecutive year, the Jobs for America’s Graduates national organization announced that the Kansas affiliate earned the organization’s highest award for achievement.Additionally, 36 Jobs for America’s Graduates-Kansas (JAG-K) school-based programs earned the prestigious 6 of 6 Award (an expansion of the 5 of 5 award previously presented by the national organization) for 2024.
KDOT accepting applications for Innovative Technology program
The Kansas Department of Transportation is now accepting applications for the fall 2024 round of the agency’s Innovative Technology program.The Innovative Technology Program provides financial assistance to governmental and non-governmental organizations for innovative transportation-related projects that promote safety, improve access or mobility and implement new transportation technology.“Innovative technology” is broadly defined as any technology that does not currently exist in the local community of the project.
Kansas secures federal matching grants for 11 infrastructure projects, but eight rejected
TOPEKA — Officials in Dodge City secured a $14.2 million federal matching grant to improve water treatment and support releases into the Arkansas River streambed to assist with recharging wells linked to the rapidly depleting Ogallala Aquifer.The city of Ellsworth will make use of $117,000 in federal funding to build a building for airport snow removal equipment.
Kansas farmers’ cutbacks helped water shortage at Quivira wildlife refuge
Federal officials will continue working with farmers rather than demanding their share of water in Rattlesnake Creek for the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge, Gov.