Saturday - May 4, 2024
Tipoffs for Great Bend, Kansas (Federal Agencies) Newsletter for Friday April 05, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Celebrating Strength and Health: The 1st Infantry Division's Women's Health Seminar
FORT RILEY, Kansas, April 4 -- The U.S. Army Forces Command issued the following news: By Jefferson Grimes In a dynamic initiative that both celebrated Women's History Month and addressed the unique needs of female Soldiers, the 1st Infantry Division Holistic Health and Fitness team organized a Women's Health Seminar that was held at Riley's Community Center here, March 26. This event was centered on the core themes of performance optimization and injury prevention, specifically tailored to t  more

National Park Service: Christopher Collins Selected as Superintendent of New Philadelphia National Historic Site
OMAHA, Nebraska, April 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: The National Park Service (NPS) has selected Christopher Collins as the superintendent of the newly established New Philadelphia National Historic Site located near Barry, Illinois. Collins is currently the superintendent at Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park in Missouri. He will assume his new role at New Philadelphia later this spring. "I am pleased to name Chris as  more

U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri: Independence Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking, Illegal Firearms
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: An Independence, Mo., man has pleaded guilty in federal court after law enforcement officers seized 22 firearms and a large quantity of a variety of illegal drugs from his residence and his two campers in Bagnell, Mo. Jonathan P. Henik, 44, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Gary A. Fenner on Wednesday, April 3, to two counts of being  more

White House Fact Sheet: Extreme House Republican Plan Would Cut Medicare and Social Security While Slashing Taxes for Big Corporations and the Wealthy
WASHINGTON, April 5 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 4, 2024: * * * Extreme House Republican Plan Would Cut Medicare and Social Security While Slashing Taxes for Big Corporations and the Wealthy During his State of the Union Address, President Biden made clear that he will always stand up for America's seniors and stand in the way of any Congressional Republicans who try to cut Social Security and Medicare. He laid out his vision for a future where we make   more

White House Fact Sheet: House Republicans Propose Severely Undermining Fight Against Opioid Crisis in Latest Extreme Budget Proposal
WASHINGTON, April 4 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 3, 2024: * * * House Republicans Propose Severely Undermining Fight Against Opioid Crisis in Latest Extreme Budget Proposal The Republican Study Committee, which represents 100% of House Republican leadership and about 80% of their members, released a budget that would severely cut critical funding for states to respond to the overdose epidemic. More Americans between the ages of 18 and 49 die from opio  more