Month: March 2021

Method pays off big with $75,000 lottery win for KCK man

Fred Singleton of Kansas City, Kansas, recently won $75,000 in the Kansas Lottery Power 10X game.

For Fred Singleton of Kansas City, Kansas, his steadfast method for buying lottery tickets has paid off with an electric $75,000 win.

Singleton typically purchases the same number of tickets when he makes a trip to the gas station, and this time one of them won the top prize in the Kansas Lottery’s new $10 Power 10X game.

“I almost always buy four $10 tickets at a time,” Singleton said of his routine. “And I’ll usually try out the new tickets and look on the lottery’s website to see which games have the most top prizes remaining.”

Singleton added that he’s been having a string of good luck on the Power 10X ticket that was released just a few weeks ago, and he only got luckier when he nabbed the top prize of $75,000.

“On the last of my four tickets, I started scratching from the bottom,” he said. “On the very first row I scratched, it said it won $1,000, and then I kept scratching and all but three rows had won a prize. Since the ticket ended up having a 5X multiplier, it ended up with the big win.”

Because he couldn’t believe what he was seeing was real, he had his son double-check the prize for him before calling the Kansas Lottery immediately to confirm the win.

The winner says the money will help him purchase a new vehicle he’s had his eye on, as well as pay off debt.

The winning ticket was sold at QuikTrip 239R at 555 N. 78th St. in Kansas City, Kansas. There are still two top prizes in the $10 Power 10X game, plus thousands in other prizes.

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Kansas to use stimulus funds for broadband, child care, education and business

Gov. Laura Kelly said Friday that Kansas will use federal funding from the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan for broadband, child care, education and business, to help in the recovery from COVID-19.

The federal plan also includes a direct check for $1,400 to individuals making less than $75,000 a year.

Kansas was estimated to receive about $1.5 billion for the state government, and an additional $143 million for capital projects in the state, according to information from the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Additionally, some federal funding will go directly to cities, counties and other governments in Kansas, estimated at $989 million, according to information from the NCSL.

According to the National League of Cities, metro cities with more than 50,000 residents, such as Kansas City, Kansas, will receive direct funding from the federal government according to a Community Development Block Grant formula that measures population, poverty and housing instability. (https://www.nlc.org/article/2021/03/12/everything-you-need-to-know-about-covid-relief/)

“The American Rescue Plan will provide critical relief to Kansas families and businesses who have struggled during the COVID-19 pandemic,” Gov. Laura Kelly said in a news release Friday. “While I disagreed on the allocation formula, these funds will allow us to make targeted and strategic investments in childcare, broadband, education, and our business communities to aid our recovery from COVID-19.”

The ARP aims to move beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, return children to school, vaccinate the population, provide direct assistance to families, and stimulate economic growth, according to Gov. Kelly’s news release. The federal bill was amended to prohibit funds being used for tax cuts.

As a part of the American Rescue Plan, the state of Kansas will be eligible for a variety of funding. Below are some of the programs and initiatives available to Kansas; many more will be made available through strategic coordination and investment, according to the governor’s office:
• Direct aid to Kansans in the form of $1,400 checks per person for incomes up to $75,000
• Extension of unemployment benefits
o The ARP extends benefits from March 14 to Sept. 6
o Enhanced benefits will stay at $300 a week
• Provide direct housing and nutrition assistance
o Emergency rental assistance, utility assistance, and homeowners support
o Key investments in food security, including extending Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, Women Infants and Children (WI) benefits, and Pandemic-EBT programs
• Strengthen support for farm communities, growers, and producers
o Investments in infrastructure that support food safety
o Debt relief for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers
• Expand access to safe and reliable child care through Child Care and Development Block Grant
• Expand the Child Tax Credit and an improved Earned Income Tax Credit


The federal government will release more information and guidance in the coming weeks regarding funding for Kansas, according to the governor’s office.

More information on the American Rescue Plan is at https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/legislation/2021/01/20/president-biden-announces-american-rescue-plan/.