Ms. Wheelchair Kansas, Inc. is currently searching for women of achievement, who are wheelchair mobile, to serve as contestants in the 18th Annual Ms. Wheelchair Kansas event. Contestants can be nominated by a person or group or can choose to participate in the program. Organizations and companies are being encouraged to nominate women who are passionate, dynamic, articulate, and who have a message to share throughout the state. MWKS is also seeking nominations for the Little Miss Wheelchair Kansas program that celebrates young spirited girls, ages 5-12, who are wheelchair mobile.

Canadian company TC Energy hasn’t answered questions yet about which creek in Washington County is affected and how much oil spilled. An oil spill in north-central Kansas dirtied a creek Wednesday night and prompted the emergency shutdown of a major international pipeline.

Global Water Challenge (GWC) and Cargill announced in a recent press release the launch of six new partnerships with leading water stewardship organizations in the U.S. Kansas Alliance for Wetlands & Streams was one of the non-profit organizations selected to partner with the new program, which will address water challenges faced by communities in Cargill’s priority U.S.