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Smoky Hill River Renewal Project Set to Revitalize Salina with $21.3M in Funding and New Development Plans
The Smoky Hill River might soon flow more freely through Salina, as officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the City of Salina signed a cost-share agreement for the proposed Smoky Hill River renewal project. U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran announced an additional $400,000 in federal funding to assist with the city’s cost for a project design draft from USACE. City documents indicate $13.7 million will come from federal sources, supplemented by $7.6 million from a citywide sales tax. Salina previously secured $22 million in federal grants for river improvements, including bridge replacements and revamped boat docks.
Prater Retiring ‘World’s Fastest Baja’ From Lake Of The Ozarks Shootout
From the late-1990s through the mid-2000s, Baja Marine’s snappy tagline was “Speed Changes You.” Longitudinal studies quantifying the effects of speed for Baja owners are in short supply, of course. Still, the catchy slogan delivered an aspirational message to would-be Baja buyers as well as current owners. It was good marketing.
Only 12% of eligible Kansas families signed up for programs to make child care cheaper
A family of four making less than $6,966 a month could earn child care subsidies. Children must be under 13. Call 1-888-369-4777 to learn more. Subsidies are run by DCF and applications can be picked up at any agency office. The families of nearly 100,000 children in Kansas were potentially...
Kansas driver’s license offices still impacted by CrowdStrike outage
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Kansas driver’s license offices are still impacted by the issues with the CrowdStrike. On Friday, a defective software update sent by CrowdStrike to its customers disrupted airlines, banks, hospitals and other critical services Friday, affecting about 8.5 million machines running Microsoft’s Windows operating system. The following offices in Kansas had problems […]
Storm Track 3 Forecast: Temps climb as high pressure takes charge this week
There is a brief window for a few sprinkles and rain showers from southcentral into southeastern Kansas through early Tuesday evening. Any activity will be spotty and wane by sundown. Severe weather is unlikely with this chance. Temperatures tonight will be comfortable with low humidity. We are setting up for...
July heat settling back in on Kansas
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The warmup continues for most of Kansas as the week continues and widespread 90s are on the way for Wednesday and Thursday. That’s close to average for late July, and the humidity should remain low for most of the region, so heat indices won’t be too different from the afternoon highs.
Flags at half-staff in honor of former Kansas Speaker Marvin William Barkis
(KOAM) - Governor Laura Kelly has issued an order for flags to be flown at half-staff on all state buildings, grounds, and facilities in memory of former Kansas Speaker of the House Marvin William Barkis. This decision follows Executive Order #20-30 and is effective immediately until sundown on the day of his interment.
Kansas high schoolers, inspired by teachers who make an impact, eager to join profession
EMPORIA — Itzia Reyes wants to be a teacher so she can comfort kids who don’t feel welcome. The Winfield High School student remembers the sting of learning English as a second language and longing for more support. At the Kansas Future Teachers Academy last week at Emporia State University, Reyes focused her attention on social-emotional learning in anticipation of attending college and becoming part of the next generation of educators.
Barton Co. Health Dept. asking public to complete mental health survey
One goal of the Barton County Health Department is determining the needs of county residents and assessing whether or not those needs are being met by area healthcare providers. Mental health remains one of the largest problem areas. Katelyn Sigler, public health educator at the health department, said that's less about resources and more about the public not knowing about those resources. A new suicide prevention survey is aimed at raising awareness about those resources.
Large Kamala Harris portrait can be seen in Lawrence
LAWRENCE (KSNT) – A Kansas man is sending a political message across the country with some agriculture-inspired art. Stan Herd creates Earthwork. He put together a large portrait of Vice President Kamala Harris as she now runs for the presidency. “It’s just exciting to be involved and traveling around the country,” Herd said. “Hoping that […]
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