KSNT News
by: Keith Horinek
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Washburn Institute of Technology donated two newly restored vehicles Thursday morning in the Auto Collision Department.
“It takes a big team, it takes lots of help, creativity, and elbow grease, so to each and everyone who participated, if it wasn’t for you we couldn’t do this.” Eric Showalter, Washburn Institute of Technology Instructor.
Vehicles for the Recycled Rides Program are donated by local residents and Washburn Institute of Technology restores them to nearly new condition through the auto collision and auto service technology departments.
The program is organized and coordinated by Eric Showalter, the auto body collision Instructor at Washburn Tech.
This year’s recipients for the Recycled Rides Program are Melissa Perez- Vargus of Topeka and an anonymous recipient from Lawrence, Kansas.
“Recycled Rides” is a program sponsored by the National Autobody Council and has given away 2,750 vehicles valued at $38 million since its inception in 2007. Washburn Institute of Technology has donated 32 refurbished vehicles since 2010.
Washburn Tech students in auto collision and auto service technology work with licensed technicians to refurbish cars for families and organizations in need. Local businesses and individuals also donate parts and supplies to get the vehicles on the road again.
Those speaking at the presentation include,
To qualify for a vehicle, recipients must,
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What We’re Tracking:
A big warm-up is expected for today mainly for central and southern areas before our next cold front moves in. By mid-afternoon, temperatures will soar into the upper 60s and lower 70s along and south of I-70. Cloud cover will be fairly present through the day but peaks of sunshine are definitely possible especially later in the afternoon.
RENO COUNTY, Kan. (KSNW) — A small plane has crashed down in Reno County, just southwest of Hutchinson at South Partridge Road and West Morgan Avenue.
Reno County Dispatch received a call reporting the crash around 4:45 p.m. on Thursday.
(The Hill) – A federal appeals court on Thursday denied former President Trump’s effort to block the National Archives from turning over his White House’s records to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
A three-judge panel for the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously rejected Trump’s lawyers’ arguments that the former president could wield claims of executive privilege to prevent the current administration from sharing the documents with Congress.