Finney County FCEDC to present quarterly report at meeting
Finney County Economic Development Corporation officials will address the county commissioners at the Monday public meeting held at 8:30 a.m. at the Finney County Administrative Center located at 311 North Ninth Street. <The audience is directed to www.gctelegram.com for the full agenda.>
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Finney County Economic Development Corporation
Finney County Administrative Center
N. Ninth St
Gctelegram.com
Community Art Exhibit Seeks Submissions at Baker Arts Center
Baker Arts Center Liberal invites residents to submit paintings drawings photographs sculpture or other artworks for a Community Art Exhibit. Donations start at five dollars and are tax deductible. Reserve space by Friday. works due April 23 at 624 N Pershing Ave Liberal. Exhibit runs April 30 through June 19.
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Baker Arts Center
Liberal
N. Pershing Ave
Beginners quilting class at Finney County Library
Jerri Lynn Taylor will host a two hour quilting demonstration and hands on class for beginners from 2 to 4 p.m. April 17 in the Hutchison Room at the Finney County Public Library 605 E Walnut St. Supplies provided and information available by calling 272-3680.
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Jerri Lynn Taylor
Hutchison
Finney County Public Library
Walnut St
Bird Racing Season Opens With Weekly Banding Sessions
The Flying For Fun Homing Pigeon Club starts its annual Old Bird Racing Season on April 17 with weekly meetings Fridays from 7 to 9 p.m. to band and prep pigeons for shipment the next morning. Call Daryl Hopkins at 276-2587 for details.
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Flying For
Daryl Hopkins
Syracuse Car and Bike Show Planned for April 24
The 7th Annual Car and Bike Show set for April 24 in Syracuse with 8 a.m. registration for the show and expo beside Northrup Theatre on Main Street. A quilt show runs 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Old Gym north of the library, with lunch downtown. Call Syracuse Chamber of Commerce at 620 384 5459.
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Syracuse
Northrup Theatre
Main Street
Syracuse Chamber of Commerce
Syracuse Sand Fest Kicks Off April 24 With Events
Syracuse Sand Fest at Syracuse Sand Park includes poker run barbecue and buggy raffle with fishing and camp sites. Off-road vehicle show on Main Street starts at 8 a.m. MST at Northrup Theatre. Registration and contact details listed.
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Syracuse
Main Street
Northrup Theatre
Syracusesanddunes. Com
Students push for James Lane highway name in Kansas
Royal Valley Middle School students researched and drafted House Bill 2650 to name a section of US-75 the James Lane Freedom Trail Memorial Highway. The House passed it 122-0, but the Senate blocked the measure over Lane’s past. The class plans to press on, raise funds for signs, and reconsider the case.
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Topeka
Royal Valley Middle School
James Lane
Kansas House
Senate
Royal Valley
Nathan McAlister
Jan Alderson
Shawnee Mission South High School
Kansas
U.S. Senate
Bill Wagnon
Kansas State Board of Education
McAlister
Lane
Mayetta
Alderson
Doug Mays
Morris
Holcomb USD 363 Looks to screen principals Monday
At the Holcomb district board meeting the board will set a special meeting date to screen finalists for the elementary principal job. Demitry Evancho says 2–3 finalists will be invited to meet the board and review applications. The board may republish the budget to cover an additional 36000 after a district enrollment rise.
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Holcomb Usd
Ted
Evancho
Phil Keidel
Holcomb
Wiley Elementary
Developers drop Wichita area casino plan
A St. Louis firm withdrew a plan to build a $225 million state owned casino near Mulvane south of Wichita and asked for the $25 million license fee back. The Kansas Lottery faces budget gaps as lawmakers may delay school aid to cover the loss.
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Topeka
Wichita
Chisholm Creek Partnership
Kansas Lottery
Duane Goossen
Goossen
Tion
Seth Bundy
Mark Parkinson
Chisholm Creek
Lottery
Parkinson
Lottery Gaming Facility Review Board
Kansas
Bundy
Mulvane
Soda blaster combats graffiti in Topeka training session
Topeka code enforcement trains corrections staff on soda blaster use under the Kansas Avenue Bridge behind the Rescue Mission. The device sprays graffiti off brick surfaces using various media, including crushed glass, at high pressure. Police will double soda blaster units to two, funded by a federal grant, as officials label graffiti an eyesore and push rapid removal.
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Topeka
Leonard Jones
City of
Kansas Avenue
Jones
Tom Glor
Glor
Shawnee
Cleancity
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