ADA, Oklahoma, Aug. 23 -- East Central University issued the following news: East Central University students involved in the ECU Russian Program and Russian Club recently had the opportunity to explore and study Slavic culture without ever leaving America's heartland. "We sometimes do not realize how many treasures related to various ethnic cultures we have in the United States," said Dr. Mara Sukholutskaya, Director of Global Education and the Russian Program. "The trip provided an excellent  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Aug. 23 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2024: * * * 11 Tournaments and Events Totaling 120+ Hours of Men's and Women's College Basketball Programming * * * Today, ESPN Events announced the matchups and schedules for 11 of its owned-and-operated and partnered events during the 2024-25 men's and women's college basketball seasons. Combining for more than 120 hours of programming across ESPN platforms, ESPN Events will showcas  more

GOSHEN, Indiana, Aug. 22 -- Goshen College issued the following news: Goshen College welcomed 37 new employees for the 2024-25 school year, some of whom began their duties earlier this year. New teaching faculty: Hilary Arroyo is an assistant professor of nursing. Arroyo received a bachelor's degree in nursing from Indiana Wesleyan University and a master of science nursing education from Ball State. Arroyo has worked at Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, Goshen Center for Cancer Care and   more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 23 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2024: Today, Governor Laura Kelly announced 28 appointments to the following state boards, commissions, councils, and advisory group. Kansas Board of Healing Arts Purpose: To regulate 11 health care professions and ensure these health care professionals meet and maintain certain qualifications to protect the public from incompetent practice, unprofessional conduct, and other proscribed behavio  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 23 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on Aug. 22, 2024: * * * 24-CONS-3398-CEXC Docket Type: CEXC - Exception To Rules And Regulations Docket Description: Application - Casillas Petroleum Corp. Date Filed: 08/22/2024 * * * 25-EKME-137-CCS Docket Type: CCS - Certificate Cease Service Docket Description: Application for Evergy Kansas Metro, Inc. Date Filed: 08/22/2024 * * * 25-TRAM-045-PEN Docket Type: PEN - Penalty Orders Docket  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 23 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission issued the following order designating presiding officer and setting prehearing conference (No. 25-CONS-3040-CMSC) on Aug. 22, 2024: * * * In the matter of the petition of Daylight Petroleum, LLC (Operator) to open a docket pursuant to K.S.A. 55-605(a) regarding a fluid leak in Section 16, Township 30 South, Range 16 East, Wilson County, Kansas. ORDER DESIGNATING PRESIDING OFFICER AND SETTING PREHEARING CONFERENCE The Commission r  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 23 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission issued the following order granting amended application (No. 24-CONS-3376-CEXC) on Aug. 22, 2024: * * * In the matter of the application of Berexco LLC, for an exception to the 10-year time limitation of K.A.R. 82-3-111 for its Beauchamp SW #2-34 well located in the S/2 N/2 NW/4 of Section 4-T31S-R41W, Morton County, Kansas. ORDER GRANTING AMENDED APPLICATION The Commission rules as follows: I. JURISDICTION 1. K.S.A. 74-623 prov  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 23 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission issued the following order granting application (No. 24-CONS-3398-CEXC) on Aug. 22, 2024: * * * In the matter of the application of Casillas Petroleum Corp. for an exception to the 10-year time limitation of K.A.R. 82-3-111 for the KC Feedlot #1 well located in the NW, SE of Sec. 15, T27S, R34W, Haskell County, Kansas. ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION The Commission rules as follows: I. JURISDICTION 1. K.S.A. 74-623 provides the Commi  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 23 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission issued the following order granting application (No. 25-CONS-3003-CEXC) on Aug. 22, 2024: * * * In the matter of the application of P.O.&G. Operating LLC for an exception to the 10-year time limitation of K.A.R. 82-3-111 for its Cutter South Miss Unit #501 located in the SW SE of Section 27, Township 31 South, Range 35 West, Stevens County, Kansas. ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION The Commission rules as follows: I. JURISDICTION 1. K.  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 23 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission issued the following order granting application (No. 24-CONS-3391-CEXC) on Aug. 22, 2024: * * * In the matter of the application of TGT Petroleum Corporation for an exception to the 10-year time limitation of K.A.R. 82-3-111 for its Gary Wm #5 well located in the SW/4 of Section 6, Township 28 South, Range 18 West, Kiowa County, Kansas. ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION The Commission rules as follows: I. JURISDICTION 1. K.S.A. 74-623   more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 23 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission issued the following order suspending intrastate motor carrier operations (No. 24-TRAM-805-UCR) on Aug. 22, 2024: * * * In the Matter of the Investigation of JB Transportation of Rose Hill, Kansas, Regarding the Violation of the Motor Carrier Safety Statutes, Rules and Regulations and the Commission's Authority to Impose Penalties, Sanctions and/or the Revocation of Motor Carrier Authority. ORDER SUSPENDING INTRASTATE MOTOR CARRIER  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 23 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission issued the following order suspending intrastate motor carrier operations (No. 24-TRAM-802-UCR) on Aug. 22, 2024: * * * In the Matter of the Investigation of Kings Home Delivery LLC of Wichita, Kansas, Regarding the Violation of the Motor Carrier Safety Statutes, Rules and Regulations and the Commission's Authority to Impose Penalties, Sanctions and/or the Revocation of Motor Carrier Authority. ORDER SUSPENDING INTRASTATE MOTOR CAR  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 23 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission issued the following order suspending intrastate motor carrier operations (No. 24-TRAM-801-UCR) on Aug. 22, 2024: * * * In the Matter of the Investigation of Marshall Movers Inc of Manhattan, Kansas, Regarding the Violation of the Motor Carrier Safety Statutes, Rules and Regulations and the Commission's Authority to Impose Penalties, Sanctions and/or the Revocation of Motor Carrier Authority. ORDER SUSPENDING INTRASTATE MOTOR CARRI  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * Both species may contribute to disease recirculation among each other's populations, and diseases that have already devastated bighorns could be present in aoudad with unknown effects. * * * By Courtney Price A team of researchers at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) has discovered that aoudad -- an animal in the sheep and goat family -- can catch and s  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * Both species may contribute to disease recirculation among each other's populations, and diseases that have already devastated bighorns could be present in aoudad with unknown effects. * * * A team of researchers at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) has discovered that aoudad -- an animal i  more