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The Liberal Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with EPIC Touch, will be hosting a Legislative Luncheon at noon Wednesday at the Rock Island Depot.
The update will feature Representatives Shannon Francis and Gary White and Senator Ron Ryckman.
The weather is starting to heat up throughout the U.S. and to help with that, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Weather Service (NWS), announced the launch of a new Heat and Health Initiative to protect Americans from heat exposure. The new initiative has three resources, which combined give proactive actions people can take to protect themselves: stay cool; stay hydrated; know the symptoms, according to a release from the CDC.
“First, the HeatRisk Forecast Tool, developed by both CDC and NOAA, provides a seven-day heat forecast nationwide that tells you when temperatures may reach levels that could harm your health,” the CDC release noted. “Second, CDC’s HeatRisk Dashboard, a consumer-friendly product, integrates the HeatRisk Forecast Tool data with other information, including details on local air quality, to inform the public on how best to protect themselves when outdoor temperatures are high and could impact their health. Third, newly developed CDC clinical guidance helps clinicians keep at-risk individuals safe when temperatures rise.”
The month of May is here, and high schools and colleges are hosting graduations as young people, and some not so young people, finish the current step of their formal education and begin the next chapter of life.
For younger students and some adults, the month likewise means the start of summer vacation, and that means fun can be found in many different forms.
Liberal’s Mid-America Air Museum played host to not only a dedication ceremony for the donation of a new plane to the museum’s collection, but also to a figure who has been a prominent figure in aerospace and engineering for multiple decades.
Homer Hickam was on hand at the Mid-America Air Museum Thursday evening, and he was very positive about his first visit to Southwest Kansas.
There have been many great duos throughout history, and in Kansas, that list can include local pilot Jim Floyd and his long-term aviation partner, a 1971 Grumman Ag Cat.
The pair has worked together since 1976 and recently, Floyd made the decision to donate the craft to the Mid-America Air Museum (MAAM). As Floyd tells it, the path to getting the plane started in the early 1970s.
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