By Michael Hooper By Michael Hooper THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL USDA Rural Development is investing $21.6 million in water improvement projects in 13 Kansas communities, including Burlington.

KING CITY, Calif., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Valley Bank has approved a $16.7 million loan to Mee Memorial Hospital in King City so that residents in South Monterey County will continue to have access to quality healthcare services.

By JEN LYNDS; OF THE NEWS STAFF CARIBOU - The last leg of a trip through Aroostook County this week by staff from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development agency brought checks worth more than $12 million to businesses and organizations in Caribou and Fort Fairfield.

By Jen Lynds, Bangor Daily News, Maine Sep. 7--CARIBOU, Maine -- The last leg of a trip through Aroostook County this week by staff from the U.S.

By JEN LYNDS; OF THE NEWS STAFF SHERMAN - Like in many other Aroostook County towns, officials in this municipality are taking steps to recruit businesses to the area to bring jobs to its residents and invigorate its economy.