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Keystone Pipeline Owner Blames Kansas Spill on Faulty Weld, Estimates $480M Remediation Cost

Thursday, February 9

By Allison Kite, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA, Kan. — The Keystone oil pipeline’s massive spill in northern Kansas was likely caused by a faulty welding job, the company that owns the pipeline said Thursday.Federal regulators in December ordered Canada-based TC Energy to investigate the... Read More.

$69M Boost: Program Aims to Support Kansas Entrepreneurs

Thursday, February 9

By Pat Melgares, K-State Research and Extension News Service MANHATTAN, Kan. – Officials with NetWork Kansas and the Kansas Department of Commerce said that a program funded for $69 million over the next nine years will help to strengthen the economic landscape for communities across... Read More.

Hutchinson City Council Swears In New Members

Wednesday, February 8

By Lucky Kidd, Ad Astra Radio HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The Hutchinson City Council is once again at five members following Tuesday's swearing-in of Stuart Conklin and Stacy Goss Conklin, associated for many years with his family's auto dealerships, will fill the Northeast District position Jade... Read More.

USDA Projects Farm Income Will Fall in 2023 after Two Robust Years

Wednesday, February 8

By Adam Goldstein, Kansas Reflector WASHINGTON — After two strong years of growth, U.S. farm income is forecast to drop substantially in 2023 as commodity prices fall and expenses rise, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service reported Tuesday.And with food prices... Read More.

Top Commanders of Kansas National Guard, Kansas Highway Patrol to Retire

Wednesday, February 8

By Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA, Kan. — Gov. Laura Kelly’s top general in the Kansas National Guard as well as the superintendent of the Kansas Highway Patrol set their retirement dates, officials said Wednesday. Maj. Gen. David Weishaar, who has held the position of adjutant... Read More.

Kansas House Passes Resolution Condemning Lesser Prairie Chicken Protections

Wednesday, February 8

By Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA, Kan. — The lesser prairie chicken is back on a symbolic chopping block.During a Wednesday House session, lawmakers passed Senate Concurrent Resolution 1602, formally disapproving the federal government’s listing of the lesser prairie chicken as a... Read More.

McPherson Planning Commission Recommends Approval for High School Stadium Lights, Scoreboard

Wednesday, February 8

By Lucky Kidd, Ad Astra Radio MCPHERSON, Kan. - Following nearly 2 hours of discussion and comments Monday night, the McPherson Planning Commission recommended the City Commission approve a conditional use permit to add stadium lights and a scoreboard to the athletic field at McPherson... Read More.

McPherson City Commissioners Approve Payments for Rehab Project, Design Work on New Fire Station

Wednesday, February 8

By Lucky Kidd, Ad Astra Radio MCPHERSON, Kan. – McPherson City Commissioners Tuesday approved payments to DH Home Improvement and SCKEED connected with the rehabilitation of a residence on South Elm as part of a 2020 Community Development Housing Block Grant. The total payments on... Read More.

Hutchinson City Council Approves Street Maintenance Bid, Sales Tax Extension

Wednesday, February 8

By Lucky Kidd, Ad Astra Radio HUTCHINSON, Kan. – Circle C Paving and Construction of Goddard was awarded the City of Hutchinson’s 2023 residential street maintenance project during Tuesday’s City Council meeting. In addition to crack and chip sealing of non-arterial streets, roughly from 17th... Read More.

Reno County Commissioners approve ARPA funding Agreements

Wednesday, February 8

By Lucky Kidd, Ad Astra Radio HUTCHINSON, Kan. – Following revisions to address concerns raised last month, Reno County Commissioners Tuesday approved sub-recipient agreements with Interfaith Housing and Community Services and the United Way of Reno County for ARPA funding to address housing and childcare... Read More.

New Kansas Education Attainment Data Shows Mixed Outcomes

Tuesday, February 7

TOPEKA, Kan. (KASB.org) - Educational levels for residents over age 24 reached new highs in 2021 and ranked among the top 20 states in the nation. Shorter-term measures for 18-24-year-olds were more mixed.Educational attainment, reported by the U.S. Census Bureau, measures the highest level... Read More.

European Space Agency, NASA, and Cosmosphere Collaborate on New Activity for Grades 3+

Tuesday, February 7

HUTCHINSON, Kan. - On February 17 at 10:00 a.m. CST, Cosmosphere hosts Volta Day at the Cosmosphere, a new collaboration with the European Space Agency, NASA, and the Tempio Voltiano museum in Italy. The event celebrates the birthday of Alessandro Volta (b. February 18,... Read More.