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Innovation Festival announces next weekend’s music event is FREE; The Greeting Committee and The Regrettes will headline after Black Pumas cancel

July 29, Kansas City - Innovation Festival, the inaugural music and tech convergence set to debut next weekend at Crown Center, has made the decision to offer free general admission to their music festival on Saturday, August 6th. The announcement follows the news that Black Pumas have canceled a string of festival dates, including their scheduled set at Innovation Festival. Hometown favorites The Greeting Committee will now headline the show, along with The Regrettes, Argonaut & Wasp, and a dozen other bands and DJs. Other activities include a silent disco, a brewery showcase featuring breweries from the region, food trucks, innovation features, and more. Free general admission will make the festival more accessible and allow more guests to experience the power of music, science and innovation.

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Joint release on FHSU and Kansas Bankers Association partnership

HAYS, Kan – The Kansas Bankers Association (KBA) and Fort Hays State University announced a partnership that will provide experienced leadership for the university’s Robbins Banking Institute. Through its subsidiary, the 501(c)(3) Kansas Bankers Educational Foundation (KBEF), the KBA will recruit and support the efforts of the next Robbins Banking Institute director.

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USDA Invests Nearly $2.3 Million in Community Infrastructure and Economic Development in Eight Rural Kansas Communities

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Kansas Director for Rural Development Christy Davis today announced that USDA is investing $2,268,200 toward eight community projects across the state. PROJECT DETAILS OF TODAY’S EIGHT ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE: A $33,000 grant will assist Thrive Allen County, Inc.

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FAITH NOTES

CENTER FOR LIFE EXPERIENCE NAMES NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Darian Schlegel of Hays decided when she was in high school that she wanted to be a psychologist and work with grief support groups. That dream became a reality recently when Schlegel was named the new executive director of the Center for Life Experience (CFLE), which provides grief support for individuals in Ellis County.

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