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City of Russell awarded $122,783 grant for street lighting
From the City of Russell... The City of Russell announced that it has been awarded $122,783 in grant funds through the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant to upgrade 311 streetlights to more energy-efficient technologies. The KCC received a $1.9 million Block Grant from the Department...
Plunkett’s Pest Control acquires McKinzie Pest Control, expanding Kansas presence
Plunkett’s Pest Control Inc. announced its acquisition of McKinzie Pest Control Tuesday morning. McKinzie Pest Control is a longtime family-owned business with regional offices in Manhattan and Emporia. According to a written release, the acquisition of McKinzie Pest Control "represents a significant milestone for Plunkett’s Pest Control," which is growing and expanding its presence in Kansas.
KS Governor announces Administration appointments on Tuesday
(TOPEKA, Ks.) Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, that she has appointed seven people to new positions for the month of July. According to the Governor's Office, Linda Jeffrey from Topeka has been appointed to the Washburn University's Board of Regents. The purpose of the Board...
Moran concerned, Marshall pleased with Boeing’s decision to purchase Spirit AeroSystems
Kansas Senators shared their thoughts on Monday on Boeing’s announcement they plan to purchase Wichita-based Spirit AeroSystems. Sen. Jerry Moran expressed his concern over the announcement that Boeing is planning on acquire Spirit. In a statement, Moran said that Wichita would not be the Air Capital of the World...
Political divisions that led to 'West Kansas' secession effort live on for some
Secession movements in places like eastern Oregon continue to make headlines today, but back in the 1990s, parts of western Kansas made an effort to secede that previewed the political divisions that still cause people in the U.S. to consider cutting ties from their governments. In Kansas, the effort involving...
How Kansas Democrats hope to end GOP supermajority, with key issues abortion and LGBTQ
SHAWNEE — Democratic state Senate candidate Andrew Mall breaks the Saturday morning silence in this Kansas suburb with a firm knock at a stranger’s door. A minute passes. Mall has turned to leave when a silver-haired woman materializes. She entertains his stump speech at first. But the woman’s...
Day 10, Kansas Wheat Harvest Report
This is day 10 of the Kansas Wheat Harvest Reports, brought to you by the Kansas Wheat Commission, Kansas Association of Wheat Growers, Kansas Grain and Feed Association and the Kansas Cooperative Council. As the calendar flips over to July, the combines keep rolling across western Kansas, albeit getting a...
Celebrating Brown v. Board at 70: Hallowed but hollow for too many Kansans
Kansas and the nation have celebrated the Brown v. Topeka Board of Education decision of 1954 for much of the past few months. Legal scholars consider it one of the five most important decisions ever handed down by the high court. It marked the first time that the government acknowledged the damage done by the […] The post Celebrating Brown v. Board at 70: Hallowed but hollow for too many Kansans appeared first on Kansas Reflector.
Homelessness is rising in Kansas and state lawmakers aren't doing much to help
LEAVENWORTH, Kansas — About 20 people who are without homes gather in a shelter each day in the relatively rural community of Leavenworth off the Missouri river in Northeast Kansas. On any given day, that number of people is close to filling up the shelter’s day center space that’s...
New law lets KS breweries sell directly to liquor stores
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Local beer makers and sellers are calling a new Kansas law a win. Starting Monday, July 1, microbreweries in the state can now self-distribute their own beer and allow licensees to sell hard cider. KSNT 27 News talked to the owner of Blind Tiger, Jay Ives, in Topeka on the new changes. […]
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