The statewide Kansas Entrepreneurship Challenge (KEC) recently awarded more than $75,000 in total prizes to 31 aspiring entrepreneurs. In April, 72 businesses and 81 students participated in the event at the K-State Student Union in Manhattan.

Local Residents Encouraged to Know Your Water With much of the state facing drought conditions and increasing concerns over water quality, it is essential for citizens to Know Their Water. According to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), approximately 73,000 individuals in Kansas rely on private wells from groundwater sources, roughly 2 percent of the state's population.

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Phone: 785-994-6370 (home) or 785-476-5206 (cell) We are so thankful for the moisture we received this past week; predictions are good for more. The spraying planned has been postponed, so the bindweed and other irritating plants are doing great.

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