December 2024

USD489 Bond Project Update: O'Loughlin & HHS Projects on schedule; Nabholz Budget & BOE approved Budgets only $1 apart

Nabholz Construction’s Senior Project Superintendent Brett Stevens and Project Manager Dylan Weddle appeared before the USD489 Board of Education (BOE) on Dec. 9 to present a Bond Construction update for O’Loughlin and Hays High Schools as well as a Financial Update for both projects and an Overall Program Summary update.

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DSNWK awarded grant from Beach Family Foundation, raises over $13K in golf tournament

A $22,677.52 grant from the Beach Family Foundation will help Developmental Services of Northwest Kansas purchase two new mobile health stations, six Spot Unit Monitors, and 16 Withings Blood Pressure machines and contactless thermometers. This equipment, which is used to measure and monitor the vitals of an individual will replace outdated mobile health stations.

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Christmas Cactus

Merry Christmas Everyone- At this time of year, we bring plants into our house to help decorate for the season. Many of these, such as trees and poinsettias are removed and discarded at the end of the season, but Christmas Cactus are plants that you can enjoy all year long.

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K-State researcher touts benefit of winter wheat in crop rotation

Although Kansas is still known as the “Wheat State”, some may not realize how winter wheat acres have declined over the years in Kansas, says Stacy Campbell, Cottonwood Extension Crop Production agent. This article released by K-State Research & Extension news service reminds Kansas growers of the benefits of winter wheat in the overall cropping rotation.

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Words Matter

Have you ever had a song get stuck in your head? Sometimes it is a great song and sometimes…. it’s Baby Shark. You’re welcome!

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