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The end of the month is approaching, and the Kelly Administration has been keeping busy with some recent work.
Wednesday, Gov. Laura Kelly announced $5.6 million has been awarded for 49 projects to strengthen the middle of Kansas’ food supply chain, including an Equipment Only Grant to Prairie Wind Aquatics in Garden City.
September has nearly arrived, and Labor Day weekend is here.
Many people consider the holiday the unofficial end of summer, though the official start of autumn comes later in the month with the equinox.
For nearly two decades in one Oklahoma Panhandle community, the weekend following Labor Day has also meant a chance to look at some vintage automobiles, and Saturday, Sept. 7, the Hooker Car Show will once again dot Glaydas Avenue for a full day.
After taking on a special meeting earlier in the afternoon, the Liberal City Commission had a short and easy time for its regular meeting Tuesday evening.
Early in the meeting was Items from Groups, which saw SAFFiRE Renewables CEO Tom Nealon speak.
Kansas is initiating the process to conduct a statewide characterization study, and Seward County was recently chosen as a host site for sampling and sorting of waste received.
The county was chosen based on factors such as:
• Geographic distribution
TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Transportation and the Drive To Zero Coalition completed the first year of the five-year Safety Corridor Pilot Program.
The program aims to decrease fatalities and serious injuries on four highway corridors by implementing proven safety countermeasures, such as increasing the presence of state and local law enforcement.
