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Keeping Businesses Running from Generation to Generation

Monday, February 6

Sterling, Kan. - First Bank will be bringing in a nationally known speaker on succession planning this February.Jolene Brown, CSP, CPAE is an award-winning author specializing in helping families navigate the difficult waters of planning ahead. Brown is often called the “Doctor Phil of... Read More.

Black-Footed Ferrets: An Endangered Species Back from the Brink

Monday, February 6

HUTCHINSON, Kan. - Join Dillon Nature Center to kick-off the Taylor's Shady Lane Cabin Lecture Series on February 7th, 2023. The series welcomes Jackie Augustine, the Executive Director for Audubon of Kansas, to Taylor’s Shady Lane Cabin and learn more about the Black-Footed Ferret:... Read More.

Prevent a blood shortage – donate in February

Monday, February 6

KANSAS — Spring is close, but February often brings unpredictable winter weather that can cause blood drive cancellations and make it difficult for donors to make it to their appointments safely. As the American Red Cross continues to monitor seasonal challenges that could impact the... Read More.

State Awards $230,000 to Fund Kansas Suicide Prevention Efforts

Monday, February 6

TOPEKA, Kan. (KPR) – A state agency has awarded the Kansas Suicide Prevention Headquarters (KSPHQ) more than $230,000 to support suicide prevention efforts across the state. Laura Howard, secretary for the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS), has announced the agency has awarded $231,616... Read More.

Career and Technical Education Month Celebrates Value of CTE Programs

Monday, February 6

TOPEKA, Kan. — February is Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month®, which celebrates the value of CTE and the achievements and accomplishments of CTE programs across Kansas and the nation.Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly last week signed a proclamation designating February as Career and Technical Education... Read More.

HHS Choirs Offer Singing Valentines

Monday, February 6

HUTCHINSON, Kan. - The Expressives and Harmonics choirs at Hutchinson High School will travel to perform Singing Valentines on Valentine’s Day.The HHS choir groups will travel to perform special serenades on Tuesday, February 14, 2023. Singing Valentines are available to the public, and are... Read More.

Kansas Wheat Battling through Tough Conditions

Monday, February 6

By Pat Melgares, K-State Research and Extension News Service MANHATTAN, Kan. – No need to tell Kansas wheat producers, but drought has really been a bummer for the hard red winter wheat crop.On Jan. 17, the USDA’s Economic Research Service reported that 59% of the winter... Read More.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Hutchinson Fundraising Campaign will Help Kids to Live Healthier

Friday, February 3

HUTCHINSON, Kan. – Through healthy lifestyles programming at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Hutchinson, kids learn how to live healthier. Through its current fundraiser, For the Health of It, BGC Hutch has set a goal of raising $10,000 to expand opportunities for students... Read More.

Have You Checked Your Heart?

Friday, February 3

By Maddy Rohr, K-State Research and Extension News Service MANHATTAN, Kan – The story of a professional football player suffering a heart condition while on the field has recently drawn national headlines, but a Kansas State University food scientist said it’s important at all times... Read More.

Report: 11 Kansas Children Died from Fentanyl Overdoses in 2020

Friday, February 3

TOPEKA, Kan. (KNS) - Eleven Kansas kids died from fentanyl overdoses in 2020, the first time the state has tracked the deaths of children from the drug. The state’s child death review board examines the deaths of all children under age 17 in the... Read More.

KU Professor Part of Team Trying to Prevent Next Bird Flu Pandemic

Friday, February 3

By The University of Kansas LAWRENCE, Kan. — As humanity tries to find its footing after the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Kansas is taking steps to help ready the United States and the rest of the world for future global health crises.A. Townsend Peterson,... Read More.

Integra Technologies to Invest $1.8B, Create Nearly 2,000 Jobs with Wichita Semiconductor Plant

Friday, February 3

TOPEKA, Kan. – Thursday, Governor Laura Kelly announced Kansas-based Integra Technologies plans to invest $1.8 billion in a large-scale semiconductor facility in Wichita. This is the second-largest private investment in Kansas history. The facility will establish Wichita as integral to... Read More.