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According to the National Children’s Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety, 33 serious injuries involving children occur on a farm or ranch in the United States every day. To prevent these incidents, only youth with proper training and experience should be allowed to drive large equipment (the leading cause of injury and death for all ages on farms), said Tawnie Larson, a project consultant for the Kansas Agriculture Safety and Health program at Kansas State University.

HAYSVILLE – A new water customer portal is designed to help Haysville water customers with their water usage. The City of Haysville has introduced a new, web-based customer portal.

GODDARD – There will be an outdoor movie night on July 25, starting at 7:30 p.m. at the Goddard City Pool.

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More than 2,380 students completed a total of 2,645 degrees and certificates at Wichita State University in spring 2024. Following are the students who earned associate's degrees.

Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commissioners approved a new blue catfish harvest regulation for Clinton, El Dorado, Elk City, Glen Elder, John Redmond, and Melvern reservoirs at their June 20 meeting. The new regulation – now in effect – includes a creel limit of 10 blue catfish per day with no more than one fish measuring 30 inches or longer.

More than 7,400 undergraduate students at the University of Kansas earned honor roll distinction for the spring 2024 semester. The honor roll comprises undergraduates who meet requirements in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences and in the schools of Architecture & Design, Business, Education & Human Sciences, Engineering, Health Professions, Journalism & Mass Communications, Music, Nursing, Pharmacy, Professional Studies and Social Welfare.

GODDARD – Goddard resident Carson Jobe has been named to the president’s honor roll for his work in the spring 2024 semester at the University of Central Oklahoma, a distinction given to those who achieve the university’s highest academic standards.

Just a few decades ago, bee enthusiasts across much of North America could count on spotting one of the continent’s most common bumblebee species buzzing from flower to flower. Today the American bumblebee is in trouble.