Emails Show Kansas Agencies Helped Keep Meatpacking Plants Open Despite Concerns About Coronavirus
The Kansas News Service received OSHA logs through a Freedom of Information Act request. Through a Kansas Open Records Act request, the news service got emails between the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and local health departments.
Those 780 emails showed that state officials played a role in keeping meatpacking plants open before President Donald Trump’s executive order mandating that plants continue operating.
Despite Meatpacking Plants' Efforts, Kansas Workers Say 'We're Right Next To Each Other'
National Beef employees at the Dodge City plant told the Kansas News Service they are afraid of getting infected with COVID-19.
Rural Kansas' Ambulance Crews Will Be Doubly Strained By Coronavirus
Finney County EMS staffs three ambulances and is dedicating an additional ambulance for COVID-19 patients.
We've Got The Tech To Track Cattle And Their Diseases, But Ranchers Worry About Big Data
Calves at Gardiner Angus Ranch in Ashland, Kansas.
A Vision of Peace
On Sept. 11, 2001, an informal interfaith prayer gathering took place on the steps of the former City Hall building in downtown Eugene.
One month later, members of the Sikh, Hindu, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Baha’i and Native American communities organized an interfaith service at First Christian Church in Eugene. It was the start of the longest running interfaith service in North America.
Since then, the Interfaith Prayer Service International (IPSI) organization has held 187 services to pray for peace, celebrate differences and embrace the world’s diverse faiths. These services have become a safe gathering place for people of all religions to connect with people in the community.
Read the full story at Eugene Weekly