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Banners Bring Awareness to National Agriculture Week in Local Communities

Thursday, March 6

OTTAWA, Kan. — Banners celebrating National Agriculture Week—March 16 – 22— have been hung along streets in Garnett and Ottawa to bring awareness to the impact of the local agricultural industry in each community.The ag awareness banner project is in its second year in... Read More.

Rural Kansas Students and Communities to Receive new STEM Resources for Career and Economic Development

Monday, July 29

Partnership Launched Between Fort Hays State University and the STEMM FIRE Foundation, with Grant funds from the Patterson Family Foundation By FHSU University Communications HAYS, Kan. — Students in rural Kansas communities will soon have new resources to integrate science, math, and technology education toward some of... Read More.

Governor Kelly Announces $26M to Communities for Road Improvement Projects

Wednesday, July 17

By the Kansas Office of the Governor TOPEKA, Kan. — Governor Laura Kelly announced today that a combined $26 million is being awarded to 33 projects to improve intersections and roads in cities across the state that have been selected for funding through the... Read More.

Kansas Main Street Selects Eight Rural Communities for New Housing Grant

Tuesday, June 18

By the Kansas Department of Commerce TOPEKA, Kan. — Lieutenant Governor and Commerce Secretary David Toland today announced eight inaugural grant recipients of the Residential Opportunities on Main Street (ROOMS) program. A total of eight projects in Designated Kansas Main Street communities are receiving... Read More.

Governor Kelly Announces 12 Rural Communities and Organizations to Receive Funding for Mural and Public Art Projects

Monday, June 10

By the Kansas Department of Commerce TOPEKA, Kan. (June 7, 2024) – Governor Laura Kelly announced that 12 communities and organizations will receive a combined $78,800 to allow 20 new murals and public art projects to revive public spaces and engage residents and visitors.“Murals and... Read More.

Gov. Kelly Announces More than $6M Investment for Safer Streets and Roads in Kansas Communities

Wednesday, May 29

TOPEKA, Kan. (May 28, 2024) – Governor Laura Kelly announced six Kansas communities have secured nearly $5 million in federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Program.Combined with more than $1 million... Read More.

Bluestem Communities Welcomes New Health Care Leaders

Friday, May 17

By Bluestem Communities NORTH NEWTON, Kan. — Bluestem Communities has welcomed new talent to its team of health care leaders. Jenna Synder, RN, BSN, has assumed the role of Director of Nursing at Schowalter Villa in Hesston, and Jaime Lamb, RN, has begun in the... Read More.

K-State, The University of Kansas Health System Announce Partnership to Support Rural Health Care and Communities

Thursday, April 4

By Jennifer Tidball and Laura McCarthy, K-State News and Communication Services MANHATTAN AND KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Through the K-State 105 initiative, Kansas State University and The University of Kansas Health System announced today that the organizations are working together... Read More.

Small-Town Renaissance: Rising Leaders Help Two Kansas Communities Defy Expectations

Monday, March 18

By Dale Hogg, Kansas Reflector CHASE/PAWNEE ROCK, Kan. — There’s a commonly held belief that small, rural Kansas communities are evaporating from the windswept plains, plagued by a dwindling, aging population, and haunted by pressures of a modern world.Don’t tell that to the residents... Read More.

Interfaith Housing and Community Services Announces Partnership with Mennonite Friendship Communities

Friday, February 2

HUTCHINSON/SOUTH HUTCHINSON Kan. — Interfaith Housing and Community Services announced today their partnership with Mennonite Friendship Communities (MFC) to acquire the twenty high-quality senior units at Friendship Place in South Hutchinson.Interfaith has also entered into an option contract to acquire land along the... Read More.

Governor Kelly Announces $5M to Expand Access to High-Speed Internet in Rural Kansas Communities

Tuesday, November 28

Total Investment of Nearly $12M Made Through Matching Funds By the Kansas Office of the Governor TOPEKA, Kan. – Governor Laura Kelly today announced that $5 million has been awarded to eight internet service providers (ISPs) in the latest round of Broadband Acceleration Grants for 2023. The... Read More.

Mennonite Friendship Communities to Host Christmas Bazaar Dec. 2

Wednesday, November 15

By Ad Astra News HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Join the Mennonite Friendship Communities Independent Living for their Christmas Bazaar Dec. 2 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.The To-Gather Shoppe will also be open! Enjoy the morning with some Christmas shopping!For questions or to have a table,... Read More.