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Club news for July 19, 2025
The Manhattan Mercury - Kansas
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On July 5, 27 people, including five guests, attended the Flint Hills Woodturners Club meeting at Rock Creek High School in St. George. Kansas City Woodturners Club President Kris Coyan demonstrated turning boxes, beading, and coloring. Show and...
Kansas schools expand credit recovery options to keep students on track for graduation
KMUW - Kansas
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July 8, 2025
WICHITA, Kansas — Most school districts in Kansas have broadened the ways in which students who have fallen behind can get back on track for high school graduation, often without repeating a whole semester or year of school. Credit recovery...
Senate bill under debate aims to restore NASA budget funding, Artemis and science missions
Florida Today
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Senate leaders propose a $24.9 billion budget for NASA in 2026, slightly exceeding the current year's funding. The proposed budget aims to protect NASA science programs and prioritize the Artemis moon missions. This comes amid concerns over...
Kansas schools losing $45M in education funding
The Hutchinson News - Kansas
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The U.S. Department of Education is withholding over $6.2 billion in school funding, impacting Kansas with a $45 million reduction. The withheld funds were designated for programs supporting migrant education, teacher effectiveness, English...
Senators push back on Trump's proposal to cut NASA science funding by 47%
Space.com
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July 10, 2025
On Thursday (July 10), the U.S. Senate appropriations committee voted on a bill that provides NASA's science programs with $7.3 billion for the upcoming fiscal year. The bill would reject the Trump administration's budget proposal for the agency,...
tracey mann highlights key initiatives benefiting kansas agriculture
Little Apple Times - Kansas
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July 10, 2025
Rep. Tracey Mann, U.S. Representative for Kansas 1st District | Official U.S. House headshotRep. Tracey Mann, U.S. Representative for Kansas 1st District | Official U.S. House headshot Tracey Mann, a member of the U.S. Congress representing...
Tulsa District awards services contract to Kansas City company for AFSC
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 10, 2025
The Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a services contract to Tukuh Technologies, Limited Liability Company of Kansas City, July 9. Of the $5.6 million awarded, $1.08 million has been obligated on the contract which provides for...
Millions withheld from Kansas schools affect key programs
The Iola Register - Kansas
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July 10, 2025
An abrupt decision to hold back millions of dollars in federal funding for Kansas schools threatens to make it more difficult for some students to learn English and for poor districts to provide after-school activities. The funding freeze, which...
US senators poised to reject Trump’s proposed massive science cuts
Nature
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Senator Susan Collins (right), a Republican from Maine, chats with Senator Patty Murray (left), a Democrat from Washington state, at an appropriations committee meeting on 10 July.Credit: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via GettyA key US Senate...
Unmasking The Magic: The Wizard Of Oz Method For UX Research
Smashing Magazine
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July 10, 2025
The Wizard of Oz method is a proven UX research tool that simulates real interactions to uncover authentic user behavior. Victor Yocco explores its fundamentals, advanced techniques, and critical considerations, including its relevance in the...
Rare pygmy hippo born in Kansas zoo offers hope for endangered species
Mongabay
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July 10, 2025
A zoo in the U.S. state of Kansas has welcomed the birth of a healthy baby pygmy hippopotamus, raising hope for a species that’s becoming rare in the wild. The yet-to-be-named male pygmy hippo calf, born June 26, is the fifth offspring of parents...
Kansas students receive certificates for agriculture skills
Sunflower State News - Kansas
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July 6, 2025
Forty-three students from seven Kansas high schools have been awarded the Kansas Agriculture Skills and Competencies Certificate by the Kansas Department of Agriculture. The schools include Buhler, Cheney, Ellsworth, Holton, Lyons, Mission Valley,...
Kansas invited amateur archaeologists to dig out ruins from the state’s ‘bloody’ past
The Manhattan Mercury - Kansas
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Just a few stone walls remain of what was once a stately, three-story stone mansion on the bluffs of the Kansas River near Lecompton, Kansas.Among the ruins, amateur archeologist Debi Aaron is hunched over a dry-screening tripod carefully sifting...
Kansas Profile: Sabetha conveyor company honored with state award
The Manhattan Mercury - Kansas
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The Kansas Exporter of the Year award is being presented and the Governor of Kansas has made the trip to present the award in person.It’s not a trip to Kansas City or Wichita. This innovative company is based in rural northeast Kansas. The company...
Trump's proposed NIH cuts cause concern about rare disease research
NBC 4 - Washington D.C.
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July 9, 2025
A Maryland family's yearslong search for a cure for a rare disease may become more challenging with proposed cuts to medical research. Most doctors have never seen or heard of 19-year-old Elouise Sloan’s condition — H-ABC, a genetic disorder that...
Tenth Street Orchard tests sustainable strawberry production methods in Kansas
The Fence Post - Nebraska
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July 9, 2025
North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Strawberries are a summertime favorite, but growing them efficiently and sustainably can be tricky. At Tenth Street Orchard, a pick-your-own strawberry and blackberry farm in...
Kansas companies share anxiety about cuts to federal renewable energy tax incentives
Renewable Energy World
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July 4, 2025
by Tim Carpenter and Morgan Chilson, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — Owners of the Bowersock Mills & Power Co. relied on federal renewable energy tax incentives to expand production at the Lawrence hydroelectric plant that’s been drawing power from the...
$50 Million in Approved Federal Funds for Kansas Schools Frozen for Review
The Emporia Gazette - Kansas
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Kansas education officials usually receive notice on July 1 that federal Title funds are being awarded for the coming school year. This year, Kansas was approved to receive nearly $50 million in Title funds. However, on June 30, officials were...
How do the arts and sciences reveal the genius of God?
Denison Forum - Texas
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July 9, 2025
Is the world a meaningless churning of random intersecting events or a beautiful place of genius that reveals the reality of God as the ultimate Genius? Dr. Jonathan Witt joins The Denison Forum Podcast to discuss this central question of his...
From Hollywood to Healing: Henry Winkler supports childhood cancer research
KHGI - Nebraska
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OMAHA, Neb. — Emmy Award-winning actor and best-selling author Henry Winkler will headline a special event in Omaha to benefit childhood brain cancer research. The event, "An Evening with Henry Winkler," is organized by the Team Jack Foundation...