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Kansas cotton producers are lobbying lawmakers to create a boll weevil program to help prevent farm infestations.

Saturday is Kansas Day. The state is celebrating its 161st anniversary when Kansas became the 34th state in the union on Jan. 29, 1861.

Tanner Tolbert and daughter, Emmy, cheer on his hometown team, the Kansas City Chiefs, in matching Mahomes jerseys.

Ever wonder if your state prefers Frenchies or Golden Retrievers? Here's a list of the most popular dogs by state & the breeds that lead the pack in the US.

Butler County Times Gazette AUGUSTA — The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Butler County Health Department (BCHD) are investigating an outbreak of COVID-19 in connection with a summer camp.  AGK Ministry Camp hosted a camp from June 21-25 at a facility, Wheat State Retreat Center, in Augusta. There have been 23 cases associated with this event to date, but the investigations are ongoing.  For those who attended the camp, KDHE asks those individuals to get tested....

Bethel College Board appoints Gering to second term The Board of Directors has given Jon C. Gering, Ph.D., a second term as president of Bethel College in a unanimous vote. Gering began serving as president Jan. 29, 2018. He has been appointed to a 5-year term effective July 1, 2021. Gering is a 1994 Bethel honors graduate in biology, with master’s and doctoral degrees from Miami University of Ohio, and spent 17 years as a faculty member in the Department of Biology and as an administrator at...

Feedback from the Field Round-up: Week ending May 23, 2021.

Danger zone: March prime wildfire season The Kansan A short, simple email from Gary Denny, director of emergency management of Harvey County, had some flashbacks to November.  "Today’s SitRep for Very High Grassland Fire Danger. Harvey County will be mid-range in the Very High category. Sunny, with a high near 62. South southwest wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph," the email read. In November, the Wheat State Fire torched 7,000 acres in Harvey County. More than 20 fire depart...

"Theres no place like home," Kansas farm girl Dorothy Gale says in the classic film "The Wizard of Oz," and Kansans tend to feel the same way about their state. As Kansas celebrates its 160th anniversary Friday, here are 10 things for which the state has become known: 1. The Wizard of Oz "I have a feeling were not in Kansas anymore," Dorothy tells her little dog, Toto, in this film after a tornado leaves them in the magical land of Oz. Some Kansans object to the films portrayal of li...

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