WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The U.S. Army News Service issued the following news: By Shannon Collins As couples across the country celebrate Valentine's Day, two majors remember how they met, the challenges they faced, and how they continue to make it work while both serving in the Army. Maj. Liz Collins, an intelligence officer with Defense Intelligence Agency, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., grew up in Korea, Texas, South Carolina, Louisiana and New Jersey. Her father retired as   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 13 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2024: Associate Administrator Francisco Sanchez of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience today reminded small nonfarm businesses in six Kansas counties and neighboring counties in Missouri of the March 11, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interest loans are to offset economic losses b  more

LENEXA, Kansas, Feb. 13 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC will pay $115,302 in civil penalties to resolve alleged violations of the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and Kansas hazardous waste management regulations. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the company generates hazardous wastes at its fiberglass insulation facility in Kansas City, Kansas. During an EPA inspection in O  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Feb. 13 -- Air Force Institute of Technology issued the following news: The Air Force Institute of Technology is pleased to welcome Dr. Muhammad Mustafizur Rahman as the new dean of the Graduate School of Engineering and Management. He is ninth dean of the Graduate School succeeding Dr. Adedeji Badiru, who retired in January. "Dr. Rahman brings very solid academic credentials to AFIT, along with successful leadership experience at several civilian universities," sai  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2024: Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the 200,000th graduate of the Boots to Business (B2B) program. This milestone re-emphasizes the long-standing importance of military-connected entrepreneurs to the nation's economy and celebrates 11 years of B2B instructor achievements nationwide and overseas. "SBA's Boots to Business program   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Tech. 4th Grade (TECH4) Elmo F. Hartwick, 38, of Onaga, Kansas, killed during World War II, was accounted for Aug. 21, 2023. In June 1944, Hartwick was assigned to Company C, 149th Engineer Combat Battalion in the European Theater. On June 6, Hartwick was aboard Landing Craft Infantry (Large) 92,  more

WICHITA, Kansas, Feb. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Kansas issued the following news release: The U.S. Attorney's Office - District of Kansas has charged a Kansas man by information with embezzling millions of dollars from his former employer. An information is an accusation exhibited against a person for a criminal offense without an indictment from a grand jury. According to court documents, Shan Hanes, 52, of Elkhart is charged with one count of bank embezzlement  more