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USDA makes safety net, conservation payments to Kansas farmers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Kansas Farm Service Agency is processing $215,661,515 in Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage payments for the 2018 crop year, the agency said last week. An additional distribution of $79,419,941 in Conservation Reserve Program…
Prouse to serve as Lyon County Extension Agent
Emily Prouse will join the staff of K-State Research and Extension – Lyon County as a Family and Community Wellness Extension Agent, effective Sunday. Lyon County’s office is located at 2632 West Highway 50. Prouse earned her bachelor’s degree in…
October tax receipts in Kansas $36 million ahead of estimates
For the month of October, the state saw an increase in its total tax collections at $552.9 million; 7.1% or $36.8 million ahead of estimates. These collections amount to $41.5 million more than October of Fiscal Year 2019, according to…
By the Grace of God: A small Kansas town’s fight to save beloved church
There’s not much left in St. Peter, Kansas. At the intersection of two unpaved roads about 12 miles north of Interstate 70 in Graham County, the unincorporated town is home to only one business – a drilling company. Even the…
Galena Fire Dept. opens fire station up for tours on candy on Halloween
An area fire department gets ready to host little ghosts and goblins on Halloween. It’s an annual event in Galena for kids that live in the Southeast Kansas community to tour their community’s fire department and get candy in the…
Bel Aire city hall not fooled by scam
This scammer couldn't fool City Hall. On Oct. 11, an unknown person using a Gmail account and Google Voice phone number posed as the mayor of Bel Aire and requested the Bel Aire court clerk to purchase $1,500 in iTunes…
USDA set to pay low rent on KC building after state, local incentives cut cost
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will pay only a fraction of the value of its lease when it relocates two research agencies to downtown Kansas City, a break in the rent made possible by state and local economic incentives. The…
Historic figures brought to life on tour
A fun and unique alternative to the haunted houses typically reserved for this time of year was hosted by the Butler County Historical Center and Kansas Oil Museum and spearheaded by historical consultant to the museum, Ken Spurgeon. On Saturday,…
Elementary school kids apply for various part-time ‘jobs’ at Olathe school
It would have been so easy just to tap a fifth-grader for each task. School tour guide? Stylist to display lost-and-found items? News hound to help with daily announcements? You. You. And you. Done. But that’s not the way it…
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