Sign up now for food handling education

K-State Research and Extension Wildcat District is conducting a ServSafe Food Handlers education program on April 24 starting at 8 a.m. Training will be held at the Independence Wildcat Extension Office Conference Room located at 410 Peter Pan Road, Independence.

Create Better Health nutrition education to begin

Spring into better health this April. Join us for our next Create Better Health Class that kicks off on April 19 at the Pittsburg Salvation Army from 2 -3 p.m. Create Better Health provides nutrition education to individuals and families eligible for SNAP benefits; these classes are free.

Sodium often gets bad rap in health world

Have you ever been told you need to cut back on your sodium intake? Sodium, also known as salt, tends to get a bad rap in the nutrition and health world. Fun fact, your body actually needs sodium.

Burglary suspect arrested

Just after 8 p.m. Monday, April 3, Cherokee County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to a property outside of Riverton after residents noticed an unknown person entering a neighbor’s shed. Upon their arrival, deputies contacted the suspect, 36-year-old William Barnes, of Miami, Oklahoma.