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Officials celebrated the opening of the Kenworth Heavy Truck Lab at WSU Tech yesterday at the City Center campus—301 S. Grove St. The $3 million lab, created from the Automotive Center renovation, features a diesel engine truck from WKI Kenworth for student training and established an endowed scholarship for future students.

Wichita’s Great Plains Transportation Museum is unloading an almost 100 year old train (built in 1928) from Maine for use at Rail Fest. The event is scheduled for Sept. 27 (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and will offer train rides for families.

Kansas farmers began harvesting a high-yield corn crop a few days ago and will continue until they hope to finish by the end of September—rain has slowed work by making fields muddy and the ears wet, which may lower prices further. The record yields are expected to create tighter financial margins for farmers already facing near record-low corn prices.

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