Dec 23, 2024

Wyandotte County residents and K-State Research and Extension staff are working to secure funding for improvements that benefit the community. This includes cleaning up rundown neighborhoods, building walking trails and establishing community gardens. Denise Dias (die-us), director of the Extension office in Wyandotte...

Dec 16, 2024

Getting together for the holidays can be more than exchanging gifts and eating a lot of food. K-State Research and Extension aging specialist Erin Martinez says it can be a time for building memories, strengthening relationships, learning about family traditions and setting the foundation for new traditions. She says a...

Dec 9, 2024

A program that helps reduce food insecurity and encourage low-income Kansans to purchase and consume more fresh fruits and vegetables from farmer’s markets and local grocery stores topped 1-point-1 million dollars last year. Erin Bishop, manager of the Double Up Food Bucks program coordinated through K-State Research...

Dec 2, 2024

Christmas, while officially just a one day holiday, often becomes much longer, especially if you have travel to be with friends and relatives. Christmas is an exciting time for children as well as an opportunity for adults to help them learn about family traditions, understand the importance of giving and receiving...

Nov 25, 2024

Family gatherings sometimes take the joy out of the holidays. Elaine Johannes, the Kansas Health Foundation’s Distinguished Professor of Health Kansas State University, says that family get-togethers often become exercises in patience, particularly when family members have differing opinions on various topics....