Dr. Jim Hoy to Talk about Flint Hills
Dr. Jim Hoy will share his recollections and reflections of the Flint Hills at 2 p.m., Dec.12 at the Butler County Historical Society Home of the Kansas Oil Museum.
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‘Old Fashioned Christmas’ coming to El Dorado
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in downtown El Dorado. The El Dorado Main Street organization has been hard at work preparing for this Old Fashioned Christmas which will be all day on Saturday, December 4.
COVID-19 vaccines create fault lines
When Don Hineman was Kansas House majority leader, he knew what he would be getting from a meeting with Kansans for Health Freedom. As the Dighton Republican tells it, the anti-vaccine group didn’t have much clout in the Statehouse and was largely viewed as being on the fringe, though there may have been a few kindred members of the Legislature.
Kansas Gas Service, stakeholders reach deal
The state’s largest gas provider and a number of consumer and business advocacy groups have reached a deal in the company’s bid to recoup hundreds of millions of dollars in cost increases from February’s Winter Storm Uri, though the deal ultimately needs regulatory approval.
Christmas Tree farms see price increase on imports
Although there might be a slight shortage of Christmas trees coming into the state, Kansas tree farms report their supplies of homegrown trees remains the same. Because of the increase in gas prices and the shortage of truck drivers, trees headed for the Midwest from the southern Appalachian Mountains, the Northwest and the Great Lakes region will cost more this year.
COVID testing clinic remains open
With the increased presence of the Delta variant in Kansas, local health departments, providers, and community groups are continuing to hold free COVID-19 vaccine and testing clinics across the state.
Redistricting meetings coming to area next week
TOPEKA — House and Senate committees on redistricting are hosting town hall meetings across the state — virtual meetings with live meeting places in a number of cities including Newton and El Dorado.
Farmers learn to farm for greater profit at conference in Pratt
During the November regenerative soil conference in Pratt, farmers and ranchers learned ‘if it’s broke then fix it’. Soil, panelists said, may be depleted of nutrients and is too dense for water to penetrate. But through soil health practices, speakers said, the health of soil can change and this change can help both the environment and the producer’s profit.
Corrections, state hospital staff to see pay raises
About 2,400 workers at state prisons, state hospitals and state veterans' homes will be in line for a permanent pay raise, Gov. Laura Kelly's office announced Tuesday, a move designed to combat staffing shortages at those facilities that have reached critical levels in recent months.
FDA: Merck COVID pill effective
Federal health regulators say an experimental COVID-19 pill from Merck is effective against the virus, but they will seek input from outside experts on risks of birth defects and other potential problems during pregnancy.