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YWCA Northeast Kansas Announces Week Without Violence, October 20 – 24, 2025, Sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas

Topeka, KS – YWCA Northeast Kansas is proud to host the 35th annual Week Without Violence, October 20 – 24, 2025, a critical week of community engagement, advocacy, education, and solidarity to raise awareness and combat violence. The week is made possible with support from YWCA Northeast Kansas’ Champion Corporate Sponsor Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas.

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Strategies to navigate the agriculture labor shortage

Labor shortages can make it hard for any business owner to compete, and those working in the agricultural sector are no exception to that reality. The U.S. Senate Committee on Aging notes that the median age of farmers in the United States is 58, and more farmers are older than 65 than under 44. That doesn’t bode well for the future, but the labor shortages confronting the agricultural sector pose an immediate problem as well.

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