The Signal for June 12, 2026
The latest Plains Pilot Signal is out! It has the latest Plains Pilot updates, special content, and your weekly calendar of events.
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Kansas educators, task force members wrangle over data as school funding hangs in the balance
by Baya Burgess, Kansas Reflector June 3, 2026 TOPEKA — A Lawrence second grade teacher said educators in the beginning their careers would suffer if…
EDITORIAL: Charting a course for community connection
Nearly 2,000 people call Moundridge home, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. Though social media platforms like Facebook allow individuals…
PHOTO GALLERY: Black Kettle Festival
Here is a look back at the 2026 Black Kettle Festival, held June 5-6, courtesy of Brianna Kate Studios.
Sramcbled wrods: the real reason you can still read jumbled text
Karen Stollznow, Griffith University; University of Colorado Boulder You’ve probably seen it on social media before: a paragraph of scrambled…
What courage is, how to build it and why you should take a risk
Gregory Crawford, Miami University and Cynthia Pury, Clemson University From ancient epics to contemporary headlines, humans have spent centuries canonizing…
Kansas educators, task force members wrangle over data as school funding hangs in the balance
by Baya Burgess, Kansas Reflector June 3, 2026 TOPEKA — A Lawrence second grade teacher said educators in the beginning…
The Signal for June 5, 2026
The latest Plains Pilot Signal is out! It has the latest Plains Pilot updates, special content, and your weekly calendar of events.
Buzzing to volunteer? Kansas looks for help with Great Plains Bumble Bee Atlas
by Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector June 1, 2026 TOPEKA — Kansas needs help documenting bumble bees to develop a catalogue…
Charting a Course for Community Connection
The latest episode of Plains Pilot Radio just dropped! This is where you can hear real local voices tell their stories in their own words.