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All of Kansas at high risk for West Nile virus
Kansas health officials have revised their West Nile virus risk level for most of northern Kansas and the southeast part of the state. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment's new risk map shows south-central, southwest and northeast Kansas are…
Wichita police to hold news conference with U.S. Marshals Service on effort to reduce violent crime
The Wichita Police Department (WPD) is hosting a joint news conference today at 2 p.m. led by the U.S. Marshals Service to discuss the successes of a recent collaborative effort to reduce violent crime in Wichita titled, “Operation Triple Beam.”…
Annual USD 308 convocation held Monday
Hutchinson USD 308 held its annual convocation Monday with more than 900 staff members attending. Several educators were honored during the event. The Davis Foundation made its annual Teachers of the Year Awards. The elementary winners were Heather Ramos, a…
Ribbon cutting and grand opening are scheduled for Mas-Help in Junction City
MAS-HELP will be a new nonprofit wholesale distribution outlet in Junction City that supports the military and the community. The grand opening and ribbon cutting have been scheduled for this Friday, August 16th, at 1216 Grant Avenue. The ribbon cutting…
KDOT to bring back the Kansas Local Bridge Improvement Program
A new program will help replace and rehabilitate deficient bridges in Kansas. The Kansas Department of Transportation has brought back the Kansas Local Bridge Improvement Program. This program will provide $5 million to go towards cities and counties that need…
Ulysses teen receives Teen Choice Award
Braxton Moral, 18, a spring graduate of Ulysses High School and Harvard, was in California this last weekend for Teen Choice 2019. Moral was the first person to earn a high school diploma and a four-year-degree from Harvard simultaneously. He…
Contaminant in Auburn district drinking water exceeds EPA standards
Each of the three times it was tested this year, water provided by Auburn Rural Water District No. 1 near S.W. 61st and Hoch Road was found to be out of compliance with Environmental Protection Agency standards for a contaminant…
KDHE secretary making push for emphasis on quality of Kansas drinking water
The top environmental and health official in the administration of Gov. Laura Kelly said understandable public attention on sustaining sufficient quantities of water in the agriculture-heavy state led to lack of focus on the quality of drinking water. “One of…
How One City Saved $5 Million by Routing School Buses with an Algorithm
The yellow school bus has remained largely unchanged since it first debuted in 1939. But while the buses look the same, their routes have grown infinitely more complex in the past 80 years, as the number of students, schools, and…
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