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The week of May 6, the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) expects to start a project to replace the Cedar Creek bridge on K-105 in Woodson County. The bridge is 1.34 miles southeast of U.S. Highway 54.

The Livestock Judging Team of Lyle Perrier, Corinne Nelson, TJ Mills and Hannah Perrier were named State Champions at the 2024 Kansas FFA State Contests on April 30. H. Perrier was fifth high individual overall and sixth in oral reasons. L. Perrier claimed sixth high individual overall and ninth in oral reasons. Nelson won the oral reasons division. The team will represent the State of Kansas at the National Livestock Judging Contest in late October in Indianapolis, Ind.

Great teachers go above and beyond for their students. Students benefit from those efforts in the classroom, but many adults also can name one, two or even more educators whose lessons and enthusiasm for learning has benefitted them long after the final bell rang on their academic careers.

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Subscribe (new or a renewal) or purchase an ad during the month of May and you will be entered into a chance drawing for two tickets to the Symphony in The Flint Hills on Saturday, June 8. The 2024 event will be held at Red Ranch, in Greenwood County. Ticket prices are valued at $110 each.

Jennifer Watts presented the weekly report for the Road and Bridge Department, on Monday, May 6, during the weekly meeting of the Greenwood County Commission. Watts shared that cleaning and removal of debris from roads and bridges continues. Though this is ongoing, everything is now passable. Watts noted that pertinent data was collected and provided to Emergency Management Director Levi Vinson for submission to FEMA. The county will then wait to see if work/debris created in recent weather events will be accepted for receipt of funding.

Many people serve as caregivers to help a loved one manage an illness or injury. The senior housing resource A Place for Mom says, between 2015 and 2020, the number of unpaid caregivers increased from 43.5 million to more than 53 million. Many caregivers assist seniors, but some also help younger adults with physical or mental disabilities.