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Sept. 17, 2018

Kansas receives Small Business Administration disaster declaration

The state of Kansas has been granted a Small Business Administration disaster declaration due to flooding, flash flooding and severe storms for the period Sept. 1-3, 2018. The declaration includes Riley County and the contiguous counties of Clay, ...

Sept. 14, 2018

69th Troop Command welcomes incoming commander

Brig. Gen. Anthony Mohatt, commander of the Kansas Army National Guard , passes the brigade colors to Lt. Col. Michelle Hannah, incoming commander of 69th Troop Command, during a change of command ceremony held at the Museum of the Kansas National Gu...

Sept. 13, 2018

Ricky Larry Gonzales

  Staff Sgt. Ricky Larry Gonzales, 32, of Holton, Kansas, died Sept. 5, 2018, at St. Joseph, Missouri. He was born September 27, 1985, in Hays, Kansas, the son of Julian H. and Vicky (Werth) Gonzales. He grew up in Victoria and Russell. ...

Sept. 12, 2018

Secretary of Defense Freedom Award

Nominations will open October 1 for the annual Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, sponsored by Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve. The Freedom Award is the highest award that can be bestowed on an employer and the Secretar...

Sept. 12, 2018

Emergency Management 101: Planning and Mitigation

A new safe room (top) replaces the former outdoor safe room, a buried metal culvert, at Theodore Naish Scout Reservation near Bonner Springs. The new safe room was constructed with mitigation grant funding. (Photos by Jacob Gray, state mitigation o...

Sept. 7, 2018

Army Combat Fitness Test

ACFT Equipment List 06 SEP 2018 - HQDA EXORD 219-18 - FRAGO 1 - Annex D ACFT Field Testing Manual 6 SEP 2018 - HQDA EXORD 219-18 - FRAGO 1 - Ann... ACFT Training Guide 06 SEP 2018 - HQDA EXORD 219-18? - FRAGO 1-? Annex C... ACFT Field Test H...

Sept. 7, 2018

Joint Enlisted Leadership Symposium August 2018

Command Chief Master Sgt. Maurice Williams, Senior Enlisted Leader, Kansas National Guard, held his first Joint Enlisted Leadership Symposium for junior enlisted in Salina Kansas, Aug. 30-31. Eighty-five junior enlisted Soldiers and Airmen had the op...

Sept. 4, 2018

Governor declares State of Disaster Emergency due to flooding

Gov. Jeff Colyer M.D. has issued a state of disaster emergency declaration for five Kansas counties affected by flooding over the weekend. Named in the declaration are Jewell, Kingman, Marshall, Pratt, and Riley Counties. Damages in these counties i...

Aug. 29, 2018

Wendell W. Kellogg

Wendell W. Kellogg, 77, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Saturday, August 18, 2018. Wendell was born in Rooks County, Kansas, on July 1, 1941, a son of the late Leona (Cook) and Walter Kellogg. He was in the National Guard, saw service in Vietnam...

Aug. 28, 2018

David Lorenzen

Retired Sgt. 1st Class David L. Lorenzen, 77, of Sierra Vista passed away peacefully surrounded by family. August 20, 2018. David L., son of the late Frank L. and Clara (Radcliff) Lorenzen born on April 23, 1941, in Spencer, Iowa. David served his...