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Booming translation company to move headquarters to Overland Park
KCTV 5 - Missouri
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July 15, 2025
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (KCTV) - A fast-growing language services company is set to make the move to Overland Park. Propio, a Kansas City-based language services company, announced on Tuesday, July 15, that it will move its headquarters to Overland...
Good Kids - Nemaha Central Middle School earns award at World KidWind Competition
WIBW 13 - Kansas
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July 15, 2025
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - After winning performances at regional and state KidWind Challenge events, 13 Kansas teams packed up their wind turbines and traveled to Phoenix, AZ, to take on the world. According to a press release from the Kansas...
Man gets life sentence for rape, murder of Topeka 5-year-old
Lawrence Journal-World - Kansas
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photo by: Evert Nelson/The Capital-Journal/USA Today Network The State of Kansas vs. Mickel Cherry trial takes place at the Shawnee County Courthouse on July 14, 2025. TOPEKA — A perpetually homeless man abused by his parents and shuffled as a...
FROM THE PUBLISHER | Tax rates, previously-held opinions, and news reporting
The Manhattan Mercury - Kansas
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The Mercury last week reported our findings from analyzing property tax rates among the 26 larger cities in Kansas. The upshot is that Manhattan’s overall rate ranks in the middle of the pack. This of course set off a considerable discussion on...
Autism may begin with sensory changes well before social signs appear
Earth.com
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Our bodies meet the sensory world long before our minds can make sense of it. Scientists now argue that what we feel, hear, and see in those first hidden months may lay the tracks for later behavior, including the hallmarks of autism spectrum...
Reinke Manufacturing Acquires Scott Specialties Industrial Assets, Extends Employment Opportunities in Mechanized Irrigation
Grainnet
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July 15, 2025
(DESHLER, Neb.)--Reinke Manufacturing, a global leader in irrigation systems and technology, today announced the acquisition of Scott Specialties, Inc.'s industrial assets in Belleville, Kansas—including facilities, equipment, and real estate...
Today in Culture, Monday, July 14, 2025: Curtis Duffy’s New Memoir | Chris Ware’s Riverside-Inspired Stamps | Opera Houses Enforce Dress Codes
Newcity - Illinois
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July 14, 2025
Get Chicago & Great Lakes culture news sent to your inbox every weekday morning. Subscribe to Newcity Today here. ART Art Critic Road-Trips Midwest Art Museums; Sees Real World Outside Seven art museums from Detroit to Kansas City were on a June...
New contract brings Wichita superintendent to about $385,000 in salary and benefits
KMUW - Kansas
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July 15, 2025
WICHITA, Kansas — The Wichita school board has extended Superintendent Kelly Bielefeld’s contract through 2028, adding bonuses and boosting the district’s contribution to his retirement account. The contract also includes a new agreement that the...
Boil Water advisory lifted for Carbondale on Tuesday
WIBW 13 - Kansas
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July 15, 2025
CARBONDALE, Kan. (WIBW) - A boil water advisory for the city of Carbondale that had been in effect for six days has been lifted, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment announced Tuesday morning. The advisory was issued July 10 because of...
Boys & Girls Clubs of Topeka receives $162k in Community Service Program Tax Credits
WIBW 13 - Kansas
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July 14, 2025
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Boys & Girls Clubs of Topeka (BGCT) announced they have received $162,000 in Community Service Program (CSP) Tax Credits through the Kansas Department of Commerce. According to a press release from BGCT, the available tax...
Union Pacific Is Exploring a Deal for Norfolk Southern
Yahoo Finance
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(Bloomberg) -- Union Pacific Corp. is exploring an acquisition of Norfolk Southern Corp., setting up what could rank as the largest railroad deal ever, according to people familiar with the matter. Most Read from Bloomberg The talks are at an...
UPDATED: Council votes to authorize recycling program, funds for contamination study
Salem Reporter - Oregon
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July 14, 2025
Update July 16, 1:30 p.m. Salem city councilors on Monday unanimously approved all agenda items, including the agreement on plastic recycling and contributing $10,000 to an Oregon State University study on “forever chemicals.” Money for the study...
Gin will soon lose its unique flavor due to changes in juniper berries
Earth.com
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Gin lovers often fuss over tonic brands and garnish choices, yet the real flavor hero hides in the berries of one unassuming shrub. Climate scientists and distillers now warn that the taste of those berries is changing fast. Juniper, the berry...
Weekly global protein digest: Egg prices surge earlier this year, but most experts blamed the H5N1 bird flu epidemic
The Poultry Site
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Livestock analyst Jim Wyckoff reports on global protein news Weekly USDA US beef, pork export sales Beef: Net sales of 8,800 MT for 2025 were down 24 percent from the previous week and 28 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were...
Senate Appropriators Reject Trump’s NSF Cuts
Inside Higher Ed
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Sen. Jerry Moran, Republican of Kansas, proposed sending $9 billion to the National Science Foundation. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Signs that Congress intends to push back on the Trump administration’s wholesale slashing of federal budgets emerged...
Officials celebrate grand opening of Panasonic EV battery plant in De Soto
KSHB - Missouri
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July 14, 2025
DE SOTO, Kan. — Officials celebrated the grand opening of the Panasonic electric vehicle battery plant in De Soto, Kansas, on Monday. Festivities were planned throughout the morning, including a media tour and ribbon-cutting ceremony. KSHB 41...
20 magical dark sky campsites in the US that will blow your mind after sunset
The Economic Times
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July 18, 2025
If you have never seen the Milky Way illuminate the night sky, you are missing out on one of nature's most spectacular displays. Across the United States, there are incredible dark-sky campsites ideal for stargazers. These off-grid getaways...
Warning over ‘pig butchering scams’ after victims lose billions across the world
The Independent
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July 15, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
The number of registered hunters in Colorado
KRDO - Colorado
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July 18, 2025
l i g h t p o e t // Shutterstock Hunting is one of the oldest forms of human activity. Over the centuries, hunting has largely evolved from necessity to sport—although many hunters in the U.S. do process hunted animals for food. As hunting gained...
Panasonic starts mass production at EV battery plant in US
NHK
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A subsidiary of Japanese electronics giant Panasonic Holdings has started mass producing EV batteries at a factory in the US state of Kansas. Panasonic Energy held a ceremony on Monday. The company has invested 4 billion dollars to build the...