Celebrating its 75th anniversary when it commences next month, tickets are now on sale for the Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo in Abilene. Happening from Aug. 4 to Aug. 7 at the Central Kansas Free Fairgrounds, the rodeo returns after being canceled, along with the rest of the Central Kansas Free Fair, in 2020. …to honor the 75th anniversary, a herd of longhorn cattle, from Sanders Ranch in Woodward, Oklahoma, will visit the rodeo. The herd will be part of the parade and driven into the the rodeo arena before and after the rodeo.
Source: Salina Journal.

Kansas’ small rural hospitals will get $23.5 million from the federal government to fight COVID-19 — the second most of any state as health officials brace for a delta-driven case surge. The funds from the Department of Health and Human Services amount to reinforcements as Missouri, which will receive $8.3 million, struggles with a growing number of outbreaks that Kansas officials fear will creep across the state line. The White House, which announced the funding on Monday, said the dollars will boost mitigation efforts and testing at the facilities, a critical element in controlling the virus’s spread.
Source: Wichita Eagle.

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