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Mental health around the holidays can be tumultuous, and it makes it harder to enjoy your holiday plans. Today's guest. Michelle Boggs, who is a psychiatric mental health nurse at Stormont Vail Health, joins the show in order to talk about mental health challenges, how to cope with them, and how to work towards a more stable state during these cold months.

The Be Able Community is a community center aimed at creating "a safety net bellow the safety net." Today's guest, Scott Voos, is the Director at the community, and hopes to engage with those in adversity through the community center by creating connections, cultivating skills, and opening doors of opportunity.

The Kansas Department of Agriculture touches the lives of every Kansan. The government agency works to keep produce within important health standards and make sure the backbone of the state continues to work as efficiently as it can. Mike Beam, the Kansas Secretary of Agriculture, joins the show to talk about he is staying on top of public health and how Kansans are being taken care of.

Innovate24 Collaborates with a network of entrepreneur support organizations, investors, and educational institutions, to connect local businesses with resources that are needed to help get a start-up off the ground and thriving. Stephanie Pierce is executive Director of the non-profit and joins the show today to talk about what businesses can do to tap into the help provided and how Innovate24 plans to expand in the future.

On top of the 5 Manhattan City Commissioners, we also have a Mayor who serves with them. Mayor Karen McCulloh works to make sure everything in the city runs smoothly, and that everybody's job get done. She joins the show today to talk about what she wants to get done before she leaves, and what she hopes to leave behind as she wraps up her final term.

More medical staff are always needed, and that is no different with physicians assistants. The goal of the K-State Physician's Assistant program is to provide students with a program that will provide them the tools needed to excel in the field, and to expand their knowledge after graduation. Today, Amy Fitzgerald, the Assistant Program Director at the K-State program, joins the show to share what her position at the university entails and how she is improving the education of our doctors.

The Flint Hills Discovery Center is here to inspire a love of learning in kids, and maybe even their parents too. The job of today's guest, Stephen Bridenstine, the Director at the discovery center, is to create a space for all members of the community to come together and immerse themselves in learning about the world around us.

It's that time of year to start seeing the Salvation Army out and about doing what they do best, giving back. Karla Johnson and Quanita Williams join the show today to talk about how the organization gives back to our local community.