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Gov. Kelly Signs Bill to Build Permanent Memorial for Kansas Gold Star Families

On Feb. 11 and 12, multiple Oklahoma auctioneering families and companies gathered in Oklahoma City for the Oklahoma State Auctioneers Association

Advocates at Tennessee Alliance for Equity in Education event call for more funding for schools

Kansas takes step closer to installing memorial to Gold Star families on Capitol grounds at behest of last surviving WWII Medal of Honor recipient.

Victory Week Leadership Panel Offers Advice for Future Former and current commanders of Fort Riley joined a virtual panel to discuss leadership both in and out of the military. The event was hosted by the First Division Museum in Cantigny Park in Illinois. Current Commanding General D.A. Simms was asked what advice he would give to the future leaders.       NAC0042053D Simms says those three phrases made him think about all of the things in his life that had gone well. While thinkin...

Tracy Carlson sworn-in, Holt elected Mayor of Marceline Linn County Leader Tuesday night, April 13, newly elected Councilman Tracy Carlson and re-elected Councilwoman Sallie Buck at a special meeting of the Marceline City Council. Later in the meeting council members elected Jeri Holt as Marcelines new mayor, Buck will serve as mayor pro-tem.  Before the swearing-in ceremony, Tyson Brammer was honored for his six years of service on the council. He served from 2015-2021 and was presented wi...

Skip to main content General who led Fort Hood when Vanessa Guillén was killed coming to San Antonios Fort Sam FacebookTwitterEmail 1of2 Fort Hood senior commander, Maj. Gen. Scott Efflandt, speaks during a press conference last July about Spc. Vanessa Guillen, who went missing from the post in April and whose body had just been found miles away.Billy Calzada /San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less 2of2 Mellisa Mendoza places white roses at a mural for Vanessa Guillen, a U.S. Army soldier ...

In Focus 2/4/21 NBAF Coordinator Dr. Ken Burton, Communications Director Katie Pawlosky and NBAF Foreign Animal Disease Research Unit Research Leader Dr. Luis Rodriguez joined us. Dr. Rodriguez highlighted some of the promising research his office will bring to the Manhattan site, once moved from Plum Island.       0204-NBAF 1       0204-NBAF 2 From the Governor’s Military Council, Executive Director Gen. Perry Wiggins was our guest Thursday to discuss Fort Riley happenings ...

Linn County Leader The Marceline City Council held its regular monthly meeting the night of Jan. 19 and discussed changing the personnel residency requirements, possibly refinancing the city’s GO Bond and honored former Fire Chief Larry Ervie with a moment of silence. The meeting began with Councilmen and Fire Chief Jeri Holt asking for a moment of silence for former Fire Chief Ervie who died Jan. 9. Ervie joined the fire dept in 1974, was promoted to chief in 1988 and retired in 2006. The co...