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Extension Most Americans understand that the food we eat is important for physical health, but perhaps a little less well known is that food also affects our mental health. “If we think about our brain cells, our nerves, our gut and other parts of our body, the food we eat is going to be part of those cells,” said Priscilla Brenes, a nutrition and wellness specialist with K-State Research and Extension.

The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) will host five public meetings this fall to share information on proposed state park fee changes and hear directly from Kansans. These town hall-style meetings will provide the public with an opportunity to learn about the proposed changes, ask questions, and provide feedback.

TSnews CONWAY SPRINGS – Now that things have gotten started on street projects in the Conway Springs community, work is moving along quickly – and the City Council is getting regular major updates. Members of the Conway Springs City Council got another update at their meeting last week, with progress reports on the asphalt street work in the northwest part of town, and the bidding process for Parallel Street.

In an effort to raise awareness within the local business community, the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office is issuing a warning about a sophisticated wire transfer scam that recently led to a significant financial loss for a local company. The incident highlights the critical need for businesses to implement and enforce strict protocols for all wire transfers, regardless of whether the request appears legitimate.

Ten years ago, Andrew Koukol nearly became a statistic. Instead, the father of two preschoolers today crunches numbers for a Kansas City-based engineering firm.

TSnews To borrow from songwriters Robert Hunter and the late Jerry Garcia, every silver lining has a touch of gray. That line from a Grateful Dead song might sum up the crop situation in south-central Kansas at the moment.

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Kansas Reflector Seventy percent of Kansas school districts are repaying amounts from hundreds to millions of dollars after a Medicaid calculation error by a state contractor, a Kansas official testified this week. Secretary Janet Stanek from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment told the Legislative Budget Committee on Tuesday that 153 of the 286 school districts had to repay funds from fiscal year 2016 to 2023.

When it comes to helping their children achieve academic success, it sure doesn’t hurt if parents remember how to multiply fractions and diagram sentences. But Kansas State University child development specialist Bradford Wiles said there is a more basic way that parents can spur their children’s growth.

From August 1948 The graduating class of 1943 held its first class reunion Aug. 22 in the yard of the Wimp home.