Kansas provides $2M for electric vehicle charging stations
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas has awarded $2 million in grants to the operators of travel centers on Interstate 70 and the Kansas Turnpike to… Login to continue reading Login…
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Winter storm drops heavy snow
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) A winter storm was dropping snow over much of Kansas and parts of Missouri on Wednesday and Thursday.
White House methane plan funds orphan well cleanup, rewards reduced farm emissions
The federal government will provide $1.15 billion this year to help states cap defunct oil and gas wells, the White House said Monday, as part of a broad plan to reduce methane emissions. The government-wide methane reduction plan comes about two months after President Joe Biden joined a pledge at the United Nations Climate Conference in Scotland to reduce methane emissions by 30 percent by 2030.
THE DAM JAM MUSIC FESTIVAL IS COMING TO EL DORADO
El Dorado Lake and A Production Company, LLC are teaming up to bring the Midwest a premier location for an outdoor music festival Ȯn July 23, 2022, the gates will open for an amazing one-day event. This inaugural year is intended to showcase THE DAM JAM and all it will offer.
SOROPTIMIST ROUND TABLE COMING UP
The upcoming Soroptimist Round Table will focus on anxiety and depression with a discussion led by Iris Pauly, clinical director of South Central Mental Health. Pauly will help round table participants learn the signs and symptoms of depression and anxiety from noon to 1:30 p.m.
Mike Spencer honored as one of LPL Financial’s top advisors
EL DORADO — Mike Spencer, an independent LPL Financial advisor at SW Advisers in El Dorado, announced his inclusion in LPL’s Chairman’s Council. This elite award is presented to less than 1% of the firm’s more than 19,000 financial advisors nationwide.
Kansas vaccine mandate stories you should hear
Mandates and scapegoating unvaccinated Americans is not the answer. I hope that those who initially supported mandates can ultimately see that they have caused tremendous hardships for Kansans without strengthening our health care system or eliminating COVID.
WARRANT DIVISION IS SEARCHING FOR MARC ROUNSLEY
The Butler County Warrant Division is on the hunt for a man who’s wanted for failing to appear in a felony case. Marc Dean Rounsley, 30, is a white male at 5-foot-9 and 160 pounds.
Wichita task force seeks retail ban on single-use bags, Dillons working on phased elimination
TOPEKA — The purposeful life span of plastic bags that are a staple of retail stores can be measured in minutes, while these thinnest of load-bearing containers take decades to decompose in landfills.
Kansas regulators struggling to deal with 29 high-hazard dams in need of repair
TOPEKA — The Kansas Department of Agriculture briefed a legislative committee Monday on legal challenges of compelling action to repair 29 dams in unsatisfactory condition and considered a hazard to homes, businesses or infrastructure.