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Feral hog toxicant approved in Texas and Oklahoma

Feral hogs remain a plague to areas of Oklahoma and Texas and as their populations build, they continue to damage crops and spread disease...

Spring Fertilizer Application for Cool Season Turf

Lawns should typically be fertilized when they are actively growing. Cool-season grasses such as Kentucky bluegrass, tall fescue and perennial ryegrass benefit from being...

Planting Warm Season Veggies

Most of our warm-season vegetables can be planted in early May, however, winter squash and pumpkins should be delayed until mid to late June....

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Pathways to a Healthy Kansas, a Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas initiative, grants $25,000 to the Reno County Farmers’ Market

The Reno County Producers Market, commonly referred to as the Reno County Farmers’ Market, received a check for $25,000 as part of the Pathways to...

Summer is coming: Remember your sunscreen

Summer is knocking on the door, which for many folks means picnics and swimming and gardening and other outdoor activities. Summer also means sun. Lots...

Drivers keep illegally passing stopped school buses. How can Kansas keep kids safe?

Education officials estimate that every day in Kansas, about 1,000 drivers illegally pass a stopped school bus as it picks up or drops off...

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Monarch butterflies just took a big hit. Midwesterners may see few of them this year

Celia Llopis-Jepsen Kansas New Service Butterfly enthusiasts in the eastern half of North America will have to look harder this spring and summer to spot the winged migrants that have become...

Topeka Angler Sets New Kansas Record for Crappie

Topeka resident, Bobby Parkhurst, was fishing at Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake No. 2 when the catch-of-a-lifetime came into contact with his lure. Little did...

Free Deer Tags May Cost More Than We Think

All Kansas sportsmen should be very concerned about a new bill that has been introduced in our legislature. House Bill 2079 states that the...

9 OF THE BEST HIKES IN KANSAS

By Roots Rated on Oct. 15, 2022 When it comes to hiking, Kansas should be on every outdoor lovers’ list. It’s the ideal place for day hikers or...

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