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Field Survey Set for Guardrail Improvements in Rush, Barton Counties

Wednesday, June 26

By the Kansas Department of Transportation RUSH/BARTON COUNTY, Kan. — A field survey for proposed K-4 guardrail improvements will begin soon in Rush and Barton counties. The survey for the Kansas Department of Transportation will be 7 miles east of the K4/U.S.183 junction at La Crosse,... Read More.

Funding Available for Projects in KDOT’s Rail Service Improvement Program

Wednesday, June 26

By the Kansas Department of Transportation An estimated $10 million in funding is available for projects submitted to the Rail Service Improvement Program, according to the Kansas Department of Transportation. The selected projects will help to enhance safety, promote economic efficiency and improve sustainability... Read More.

7 Kansas Businesses Awarded Small Business Grants

Tuesday, June 25

By Main Street America American Express and Main Street America Tuesday announced the 500 small business owners who have been awarded $10,000 through the Backing Small Businesses grant program. The program’s 2024 grant recipients represent U.S. small businesses across all 50 states, plus D.C.... Read More.

Barton County Commissioners Accept $74K Contract for Design Services on Bridge Replacement Project

Tuesday, June 25

By Lucky Kidd BARTON COUNTY, Kan. — Barton County Commissioners Tuesday accepted a bid from American Plains Co-op for purchase of 25,000 gallons of diesel fuel for the Landfill at a price of $2.99 a gallon. American Plains was the only firm of three contracted... Read More.

Kansas Medicaid Program Expands Coverage to Include Doula Services

Tuesday, June 25

By the Kansas Department of Health and Environment The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is pleased to announce that the state Medicaid program, known as KanCare, will now cover doula services. The coverage, effective July 1, 2024, will allow Medicaid beneficiaries in... Read More.

Celebrate Safely This Independence Day with Tips from the Experts

Tuesday, June 25

Prevent Fireworks Related Injuries this July 4 By the Kansas Department of Health and Environment The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), Office of the State Fire Marshal (KSFM) and Safe Kids Kansas would like to share some important safety tips to ensure that all... Read More.

Increased Activity of Vector-Borne Diseases Identified in Kansas

Monday, June 24

By the Kansas Department of Health and Environment While ticks and mosquitoes are a natural part of our environment, it is important to know that some may transmit harmful diseases. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) tracks illnesses caused by ticks and... Read More.

Governor Kelly Signs Bill Providing Tax Cuts for All Kansans

Friday, June 21

Gov. Kelly Also Signs Legislation Approving Economic Development Tool to Attract Professional Sports Teams to the State By the Kansas Office of the Governor TOPEKA, Kan. – Governor Laura Kelly announced today that she has signed Senate Bill 1, bipartisan legislation that will provide tax... Read More.

K-19 Resurfacing to Start in Pawnee, Stafford Counties

Thursday, June 20

By the Kansas Department of Transportation PAWNEE/STAFFORD COUNTY, Kan. — Resurfacing will begin soon on combined K-19 projects in Pawnee and Stafford counties. The Pawnee County portion of the Kansas Department of Transportation projects involves a milling and hot-mix-asphalt overlay on K-19 from the K-19 Spur... Read More.

Megan Barfield of Great Bend Chamber of Commerce Graduates from Institutes for Organization Management

Thursday, June 20

A Leadership Training Program Produced by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce By the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Organization Management WASHINGTON, D.C. — Institute for Organization Management, the professional development program of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, is pleased to announce that Megan Barfield,... Read More.

Kansas Main Street Awards New Housing Grant to Great Bend Upper Floors Project

Wednesday, June 19

By Great Bend Economic Development GREAT BEND, Kan. — Great Bend Economic Development/Great Bend Main Street is excited to announce that a project in Great Bend has been selected by Lieutenant Governor and Commerce Secretary David Toland as one of the recipients of the Residential Opportunities on... Read More.

Smoke Signals Rise High Above the Pristine Colorado Mountains Announcing Caveman is Coming!

Wednesday, June 19

The 2024 Caveman Music Festival Welcomes The Wallflowers and Toadies to Lineup By the Caveman Music Festival WESTON, CO (March 19, 2024) — Deep in the Purgatoire River Valley in the southern Colorado mountains sits the bucolic village of Weston, home to the Monument Lake... Read More.

Field Survey Set for Guardrail Improvements in Rush, Barton Counties

Funding Available for Projects in KDOT’s Rail Service Improvement Program

7 Kansas Businesses Awarded Small Business Grants

Barton County Commissioners Accept $74K Contract for Design Services on Bridge Replacement Project

Kansas Medicaid Program Expands Coverage to Include Doula Services

Celebrate Safely This Independence Day with Tips from the Experts

Increased Activity of Vector-Borne Diseases Identified in Kansas

Governor Kelly Signs Bill Providing Tax Cuts for All Kansans

K-19 Resurfacing to Start in Pawnee, Stafford Counties

Megan Barfield of Great Bend Chamber of Commerce Graduates from Institutes for Organization Management

Kansas Main Street Awards New Housing Grant to Great Bend Upper Floors Project

Smoke Signals Rise High Above the Pristine Colorado Mountains Announcing Caveman is Coming!

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