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Well, Summer is upon us; along with grilling season, long and busy days, ball games, 4-H events, lake days and various other extracurricular activities. Moral of the story? We are all busy and sometimes it can be hard to find the time to sit down and share a meal with family, let alone a balanced one. Sometimes it is just easier to grab that bag of chips from the pantry, or that donut off the counter. However, there are some steps we can take to make those healthy eating choices and habits a little easier.

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Emergency Management Director Levi Vinson reported on Monday, July 15, that all Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) pertaining to sirens had been signed by all cities. He will be pinning down the timeline in regards to when the test date for sirens will officially be shifted to the new schedule. Previous plans for shifting siren testing from Monday evenings to Tuesdays at 1 p.m. were shared.

The June meeting for the Fancy Mustangs 4-H Club was held virtually. Club members sent videos to the Facebook page sharing about their projects that will be in the upcoming Greenwood County Fair, in July.

Hot! Hot! Lots of heat this week gives us a week to make sure that our animals have enough water, as do our plants and spend some time indoors accomplishing all-thethings.

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President Joe Biden has granted Governor Laura Kelly’s request for a federal disaster declaration for the Public Assistance Program due to damages sustained in multiple Kansas counties because of a severe storm with large hail, damaging winds, tornadoes and flooding that occurred April 25-30. The request was sent by Governor Kelly to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on June 26.

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