Greenwich
LATEST NEWS
USDA Awards Grants to Beloit Auto & Truck Plaza, Stateline Dairy LLC of Morrowville to Lower Energy Costs and Create Jobs
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Kansas Rural Development Director Christy Davis has announced that USDA will help farmers and small businesses expand access to clean energy and lower energy bills through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). Today, Rural Development is investing $1,789,170 in grants that will support 15 clean energy projects across Kansas.
Kansas firefighters head west to battle raging wildfires
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Firefighters from across Kansas are heading west to help battle wildfires in Oregon and Idaho. On Thursday, the Kansas Forest Service said a team of 10 firefighters from different parts of the state, including Wichita, Olathe, Ottawa, and Edwardsville, are on their way to assist the Oregon Department of Forestry with 34 large fires, almost all of them in the central or eastern part of the state.
Tennessee man indicted in Kansas for alleged $1 million investment scheme
(KANSAS CITY, Kan.) The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and the United States Attorney's Office in the District of Kansas released a statement on Friday, July 26, 2024, announcing that a man from Tennessee has been indicted in an alleged $1 million investment scheme. According to the DOJ, Alcides...
Theatre On Ice Backstage: ‘The Happiest Place to Be’
Above: Bruce Shropshire and George Woods stand in front of the Zamboni entrance to a TOI event held in Wichita, Kansas, in 2022. A Theatre On Ice free program’s purpose is to express a theme, emotion or story. Each story is told in balanced harmony by a team of up to 28 skaters. Programs can be linear storytelling or abstract, an original work or a reinterpretation of an existing work. Each must reflect the meaning or theme of the story through movement, costuming and the use of props and scenery.
Bredbenner Adds Two Freshmen to Signing Class
WICHITA, Kan. - Wichita State head softball coach Kristi Bredbenner announced the addition of two freshmen to the 2024 signing class, and will report to campus next month. Both from the state of Texas, Gabby Scott (C/OF) and Ryley Nihart (RHP) push the incoming freshman class to six signees. They join Catelyn Beckerley, Brookelyn Livanec, Morgan Lloyd and Ava Sliger who signed with the Shockers last fall.
Rep. Sharice Davids Highlights Kansas Trap Shooter Derrick Mein’s Journey Ahead of 2024 Paris Olympics
On the eve of the 2024 Paris Olympic opening ceremony, Representative Sharice Davids released a video of her conversation with Derrick Mein, Kansas’ sole athlete in the 2024 Games. Mein, from Paola, KS, will compete in trap shooting. This is his second Olympic appearance, following his gold medal win at the 2022 Shotgun World Championship in Osijek, Croatia.
Typical July heat this weekend
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Meteorologist Dean Jones says that the heat will begin to build this weekend, but temperatures will get even hotter next week. It will be a mild start to the day with morning low temperatures in the 60s to near 70. Afternoon highs will reach the low to mid 90s. Overall not a bad day for late July and pretty typical for Kansas. Today’s temperatures will be the coolest that we will see for a while, as it will turn hotter Sunday with highs in the upper 90s to 100 degrees. South winds will be gusty Sunday afternoon too.
Park City woman dies from injuries in Cowley County crash
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – The Cowley County Sheriff’s Office confirmed a 23-year-old Park City woman died from injuries she received in a crash on Tuesday. The crash happened at U.S. Highway 77 and 242nd Road around 10 p.m. The sheriff’s office says Reyna Batrez of Park City was driving a Nissan Altima when she failed […]
What to know as temperatures return to more than 100 degrees in Salina this week
Salina and central Kansas is expected to see more extreme heat in coming days with temperatures over 100 degrees forecasted to begin Monday. According to the area forecast discussion just before noon July 16, the Wichita office of the National Weather Service said conditions at the beginning of the week will "support high temperatures exceeding 100 degrees for much of the week, with the hottest daytime highs ranging from 105-110 in the middle of the week in...
Welcome to NewsBreak, an open platform where diverse perspectives converge. Most of our content comes from established publications and journalists, as well as from our extensive network of tens of thousands of creators who contribute to our platform. We empower individuals to share insightful viewpoints through short posts and comments. It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency: our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. We strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation. Join us in shaping the news narrative together.