KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 14 (TNSOps) -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news: The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced the 2020 NAIA Men's Soccer All-America teams on Thursday as Luka Gluscevic of Missouri Valley was named the 2020 NAIA Player of the Year. The NAIA All-America committee consists of the NAIA-Men's Soccer Coaches Association Executive Committee, the National Championship Games Committee and four men's socc  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 14 (TNSAwa) -- The American Feed Industry Association issued the following news release on May 13, 2021: The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) is proud to announce four awards honoring those who have supported the animal food industry over the past year and throughout their careers. The AFIA congratulates all AFIA members for receiving the AFIA 2021 Member of the Year Award; Rurik B. "R.B." Halaby, formerly with AgriCapital Corporation, for receiving the 2021 Di  more

PARSONS, Kansas, May 15 (TNSOps) -- The Livestock Marketing Association issued the following news release on May 14, 2021: For decades, the livestock and livestock marketing industries have been influenced by male figures. To many, cow-boys and cattle-men are individuals who spent hours on horseback, driving cattle across the country and pouring blood and sweat into establishing the American West. While they certainly left an impact on the foundation and modernization of our current-day opera  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, May 19 (TNSOps) -- The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America issued the following news release: With an expansion of programming in recent years to include STEM education, grassroots advocacy and professional development opportunities, the philanthropic organization of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) has returned to the name GCSAA Foundation to better reflect its wider scope. Known as the Environmental Institute for Golf (EIFG) sinc  more

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas, May 18 -- The Livestock Marketing Association issued the following joint statement: * * * On Monday, May 10, 2021, member leaders of American Farm Bureau Federation, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, National Farmers Union, R-CALF USA, and the United States Cattlemen's Association met in Phoenix, Arizona. These groups convened at the request of Livestock Marketing Association to discuss challenges involved in the marketing of finished cattle with the ultimate goal   more

TOPEKA, Kansas, May 7 (TNSRes) -- The Kansas Association of School Boards issued the following news: House and Senate negotiators reached agreement late Thursday night on a plan to fully fund K-12 education over the next two years and included new major education policy changes in the same bill, which will be the conference committee report on HB 2134. The bill was negotiated by legislative leaders from both parties and Gov. Laura Kelly, with input from the State Department of Education. While  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, May 8 (TNSPol) -- The Kansas Association of School Boards issued the following news: After months of partisan fighting over education, legislators delivered large bipartisan majorities on school finance and other education issues to end the 2021 session. Late Friday and early Saturday, the House and Senate approved fully funding K-12 education for the next two years; maintenance of effort dollars to try to ensure federal COVID aid for districts and continuation of the 20-mill s  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 18 (TNSPar) -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news: The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA announced that it has extended its partnership with Husch Blackwell as the 'Official Law Firm' partner. The extension will run through December 31st, 2021. Husch will have the opportunity to promote its legal services and to provide seminars or other legal educational materials through the NAIA to athletic trainer  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 18 (TNSOps) -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news: The Blue Raiders finished the 2020-21 football season with a perfect 11-0 record and claimed its first-ever red banner in program history. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) capped off their season with 45-13 win over Northwestern (Iowa) in the NAIA FCS National Championship Game. The Blue Raiders finish atop the 2020 NAIA Coaches' Postseason Top 25 poll and received all 16 first-place v  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 18 -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars issued the following news release: Michael Eason retired from the U.S. Army in 2015 after serving for more than 40 years. Now, he is #StillServing as Post Commander of VFW Post 9376 in Clinton, Maryland. As a VFW Life member, and All-State and All-American Commander, Eason understands the important role a Post can play in their local area. When COVID-19 began to spread, he and his fellow members of Post 9376 reaffirmed their commitm  more