Tag: technology

PITTSBURG — The “Mall of Agriculture” is in Pittsburg this weekend as part of the 45th annual Four State Farm Show. The farm show has been pushed up in the calendar this year, organizers noted…

A small city in Kansas is determined to prove The Onion wrong. Folks in Emporia weren’t laughing when the satirical paper named it “best town to escape from” in 2017. In fact, the “brain drain”…

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Science and technology are helping Oklahoma City to sustain the DNA — and the spirit — of a tree that has symbolized hope in the 24 years since the deadliest act…

Someone once told Corbin Manbeck the key to success is to surround yourself with people whose skills fill your voids.  So when it came to launching a woodworking business, Manbeck turned to longtime friend Jeremy…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Under President Donald Trump, America’s trade deficit with China has so far worsened to a record high. That gap represents an unfulfilled Trump pledge just as talks between the world’s two largest…

In 1876, tucked within celebrations of the nation’s first centennial, Humboldt residents took steps to embrace a community need. The Humboldt Library Association was formed. Soon books, at that time more an endowment of the…

SURPRISE, Ariz. — For coaches, managers and front-office personnel, data represents answers to questions, a means to make important decisions and assess performance. For Kyle Zimmer, data represents a path to fulfilling his dream of…

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A fleet of high-tech robots has deployed at a northern Virginia university for the noble purpose of delivering pizza, doughnuts and coffee on demand to students. More than 25 knee-high, cooler-shaped…

WASHINGTON —Weighty high-tech issues are likely to flummox Congress again this year, just as they did last year, when lengthy hearings with chief executives of Facebook and Google drew a spotlight to the deep unfamiliarity…

Problems with internet connections that have plagued the district since the start of the school year should be resolved this week, USD 257 Board of Education members were told at their meeting Monday night by…