May 17, 2022

A few months off for students are viewed as a chance to pick up a few bucks with a summer job. Your Better Business Bureau (BBB) urges caution if you’re among those on a job hunt. Employment scams have been around for decades — and they are not going away. In fact, in 2021 the BBB Scam Tracker Report listed employment scams as the third riskiest scams in the nation. The median loss was $900. The most affected groups were 18-to-24-year-olds and military families. In 2021, 30% of those scams were reported between May and July. BBB wants to be sure you have the right information to help you avoid becoming one of these statistics. Many are looking for ways to offset the added expenses caused by inflation. That is precisely when scammers crank up their efforts to separate you from your money.

The K-State Research and Extension beef team and related subject matter specialists will host a webinar on May 19 from noon to 1 p.m. (CT) to provide information and answer questions that can help producers weigh options associated with current feed prices and forage availability.

The Cotinis nitida, or as it is more commonly known Green June/June Beetle/June Bug, is one of more than 100 species of scarab beetles. A native pest to the eastern United State, the June beetle is now widely distributed throughout most states east of the Mississippi River and portions of the Midwest.

Courtney J. Dennis, 42, failure to appear.

It turned into a lucky Friday the 13th for members of Philomath when the club gathered for our final monthly meeting in May. Twenty ladies attended a morning brunch with a table decor of spring flowers and world maps as placemats in keeping with this year’s theme, “Wonders of the Modern World”.

The Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition recently awarded Linn Elementary School for implementing a special space for nursing mothers on staff to express milk during work hours. Coalition executive Brenda Bandy said the school received a “gold level” award for its pumping room, the first of its kind in the school district, as well as for having written breastfeeding support into school policy.