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            Distracted driving diverts a person’s attention away from the primary task of driving.  All distractions endanger driver, passenger and bystander safety. The Kansas Department of Transportation would like to remind drivers about the facts regarding distracted driving and encourage them to be responsible while driving ...

TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Agriculture Division of Water Resources is accepting applications for the revised program that allows groundwater right holders to manage their water right over a 5-year period. The 2012 Legislature made significant changes to the state’s Multi-Year Flex Account (MYFA) program as part of a series of water law changes designed to conserve the state’s water supply and extend the life of the Ogallala Aquifer. Senate Bill 272, signed by Gov ...

April is National Poetry Month and Dodge City Public Library is celebrating by hosting a ‘Poetry Festival.’ This is the sixth annual poetry festival at the library and will be held Tuesday, April 17 at 7:00 p.m.. The festival is a chance to share your favorite poem with others. Everyone is invited to bring a favorite poem to read; this could be one you have written or one from a favorite poet ...

It’s that time of year again when the children ages 0-12 are invited to the Dodge City Public Library for the annual pajama party. This celebration is held each spring in recognition of National Library Week. This year the pajama party will be held April 19 at 6:30 p.m. Children are welcome to come dressed in their pajamas to hear the book If You Give a Mouse a Cooke and take part in various fun activities. ...

Whether you are a job seeker looking for resources to land a new job, a parent looking for free activities for children or a student searching for your next favorite book, you belong @ your library. Today’s libraries help level the playing field by making both print and digital information affordable, available and accessible to all people ...

Topeka, Kan.—The Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities are scheduled to host the Kansas Employment First Summit II: The Kansas Score Card on April 4 and 5 at the Capitol Plaza Hotel’s Maner Conference Center in Topeka ...

Just in time for spring gardening, the zoo is selling premium exotic compost by the scoop, bag or bucket.  The Lee Richardson Zoo will be selling its special blend of “Zoo Doo” compost this Saturday morning, April 7th, from 9:00 AM until noon.  Most of the animal collection contributes to this high quality compost, including elephants, giraffe, rhino, deer, camels, bison, and others ...

In May 2011, Main Street Dodge City, in partnership with the Tourism Task Force, established the Downtown Façade Improvement Grant Program.  Administered through the Main Street Dodge City office, the main purpose of this program is to help downtown business and property owners improve the appearance of their commercial properties located in the downtown area ...

  Free entrance at all Kansas state parks; events, drawings for free stay at a cabin, other prizes On Saturday, March 31, the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) will hold an “Open House” at all state parks from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with free park entrance. To highlight the event, visitors will have the opportunity to enter a statewide drawing to win a free one-night stay at a state park or public lands cabin of their choice ...

Topeka, KS – The Kansas Cold Weather Rule ends on March 31, and Kansans who are delinquent on electric and natural gas utility bills will be subject to disconnection of service. The rule, in effect November 1 through March 31 each year, provides protection to residential customers who cannot fully pay winter utility bills from companies under the Kansas Corporation Commission’s (KCC) jurisdiction. That protection ends Saturday ...