Wellsville USD 289 and Mid America Bank have launched a School Lunch Fund to ensure all K-12 students are provided with lunch, regardless of their family’s financial situation. e fund is specifically for students who do not qualify for free or reduced lunches.
Wellsville High School’s Future Business Leaders of America chapter was recognized at the Kansas State Department of Education’s State Board Meeting earlier this month for earning awards this summer at the FBLA National Championships.
Some Gardner Edgerton parents want ‘The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian’ removed _e Gardner Edgerton School District has made news recently with a transgender student policy that the Kansas American Civil Liberties Union condemned as potentially unlawful. With the policy still under discussion and a vote delayed, it seemed as though things were finally settling down for the district.
With only a few weeks before the deadline, Ottawa city commissioners have chosen three housing development projects they will submit for firstround state grant funding consideration. Since the commission’s Aug.
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With water conservation a concern, officials consider best way to preserve resource Ottawa city commissioners are proceeding with a proposal to develop a new splash pad that could potentially be ready by next summer. Although commissioners did not formally vote on the matter during Monday’s study session, they gave Ottawa City Manager Richard Nienstedt the go-ahead to proceed with plans with Casey Colbern, a project manager with Bartlett & West.
Ottawa firefighters Lt. Ben Jones, Nick Ferguson, Clint Roecker, Coleman Gavel and Conner Jones offered a moving tribute to the congregation of Grace Episcopal Church during a special presentation on Sunday, Sept. 11.
COVID-19 grants range from $12,000 for Lansing to $14 million for IdeaTek projects TOPEKA — Nearly two-thirds of $48.5 million in COVID-19 funding earmarked for expansion of broadband services to Kansas homes and businesses was invested in upgrading internet connectivity in the southern half of the state,an audit report said Wednesday. _e Kansas Legislature’s auditing arm told a joint House and Senate committee the three southern regions of the state absorbed 35 of 66 grants, or $30.4 million approved by Gov.
Workforce issues, economic development activities make for a busy September _e Franklin County Development Council continues to be active throughout the county as we work to address workforce issues, housing issues, and attract new industry as well as expansion of existing industry. We continue to see an uptick in activity for new industry as a result of the Panasonic plant in DeSoto.
_e Franklin County Farm Bureau hosted its annual Legislative Farm Tour at Pome on the Range in Williamsburg Sept. 6.