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Red Cross reports shortage in blood supply; upcoming drives in Butler County

In a press release sent out on Monday morning, the American Red Cross reported they are at a emergency blood shortage level due to the remnants of Hurricane Debby hitting Florida and other severe weather events around the country.Due to the extreme heat temperatures, nearly 60 blood drives have been cancelled, causing the failure to collect 1,500 blood products.

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How a Wichita State program could help solve Kansas’ teacher shortage

Raising five children and working as a teacher’s aide in Newton left Emily Crawford with too little time to take college classes to become a teacher.So she became an apprentice — earning a teacher’s salary ahead of schedule.All those hours tied up in the classroom helped pave her path to a college degree, letting her zip through the training she needed to graduate from Wichita State University.Crawford, now a mother of six, teaches third grade at Newton’s South Breeze Elementary.

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