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Hoping for a bin-buster year
10 Jun 2020
For Jon Oden, like his wheat fields, life has had many challenges. But like his fields, he keeps going – often with a calm demeanor and an optimistic attitude.
Oden is a fifth-generation farmer, operating Sterling Heritage Farms in Sterling and Lyons. Like his forebears, he raises wheat, corn, soybeans and milo. He’s added and deleted other crops to and from the mix throughout the years, including alfalfa, sunflowers and cotton.
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FAA funds airport work
Jun 9 2020On June 9th at Hays Regional Airport, Hays Aircraft LLC general manager Chris Springer soldered a wire to repair an engine instrument on a customer’s Piper Cherokee 6.
He was aware of the $2.2 million in upgrades the city of Hays has planned in the next year for the airport...
TOPEKA, Kan. (June 6, 2020) — NetWork Kansas announced it has awarded $250,000 in grants from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas (BCBSKS). The grants have been given to nine colleges and small businesses in Kansas that are making personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers with low supply during the...
Governor Laura Kelly announced the award of nearly $9 million in Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus Response Supplement (CDBG-CV) funds to 66 Kansas communities.
“Kansans have faced unprecedented challenges during the past few months due to COVID-19,” Governor Kelly said. “Our communities need relief – and they need it now...