Meyerhoff, Spencer speak to Kiwanis

Matt Meyerhoff, supervisory district conservationist, and Dough Spencer, rangeland management specialist with USDA National Resources Conservation Service, spoke at a luncheon meeting of Marion Kiwanis on Tuesday.

Meyerhoff talked about damage to 190th Rd. west of Marion.

An NRCS grant is funding repairs, which must be completed by June 1.

Spencer spoke about the role of burning in maintaining the prairie ecosystem, health effects of smoke, and the annual Flint Hills smoke management plan.