Through Tweets, e-mail and Web sites, job hunters are being told that they can make lots of money from the comfort of home using Twitter; and Better Business Bureau warns that the large print for such offers may promise big returns but the fine print can cost them every month.

Eric B. Banks, Kansas State Conservationist for the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), announced that a proposal submitted by the Kansas Livestock Association (KLA)
Environmental Services, Inc. has been selected to participate in the Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative (CCPI).

Residents are encouraged to show their patriotism and crown thy good with brotherhood by donating at the American Red Cross Spirit of America blood drive on Friday, July 10, 2009 from 11:45 AM to 6:00 PM at CAP Building, Lincoln & Forest, in Weir, Ks. Donors must be in general good health, weigh 110 pounds or more, and be at least 17 years old (16 in Kansas with completed Parental Consent Form). Please bring your donor card or photo ID.

St. John’s Regional Medical Center has recently been named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals® by Thomson Reuters, a leading provider of information and solutions to improve the cost and quality of healthcare.  We will celebrate this latest award on May 19 at 10:30 a.m. in the Main Lobby. 

Due to the weather, the Employee Disaster Relief Fund Yard Sale has been cancelled for tomorrow.  The event will be rescheduled for a later date, and we will let you know as soon as that date has been determined.  Thanks! Miranda Lewis, media/promotions coordinator, 417- 625 - 2260.

St. John’s Regional Medical Center will host its 2nd Annual Yard Sale on Saturday, May 2 from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on the St. John’s Medical Office Building parking lot. 
 

Colonel Terry Maple, Superintendent of the Kansas Highway Patrol, released the
agency’s 2008 Annual Report today.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) today announced the deadline of April 3 for the 2009 Fight the Bite Poster Contest, which is open to all fifth and sixth graders in the U.S.

The Internal Revenue Service and scores of its community partners will open their doors on Saturday, March 21, to help people who need free tax preparation, a question answered or a payment schedule arranged.