Council battle over social media post at Holcomb meeting
Holcomb council clash erupts after a council member Greg Cox posted on Facebook disparaging city employees. Mayor Gary Newman condemns the post while stressing professionalism and the need for social media policy. Cox apologizes for any offense but defends his general remarks. Several members echo the mayor’s call for restraint.
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Holcomb City
Greg Cox
Gary Newman
Cox
Newman
Council
Kansas League of Municipalities
GOP leader defends tenure measure in Kansas fight
Kansas House Speaker Ray Merrick argues the tenure repeal approved under a school funding plan is not as harsh as critics say. A memo from the Legislature's legal staff says the measure does not strip all teachers of independent review rights nor their ability to bargain with boards. It notes current appeal rights remain for teachers with at least three years and for those asserting constitutional rights.
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Topeka
Kansas
Ray Merrick
U.S
Students explore Body Venture at Florence Wilson Elementary
A group of students passes from the ear toward the mouth station during a Body Venture learning experience at Florence Wilson Elementary School on Wednesday.
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Edith Tarango
Tricsy Garcia
Heart Station
Florence Wilson
Jennie Barker
Child Nutrition and Wellness
Kansas State Department of Education
ThinkFast program teaches Kansas traffic safety to Lakin students
Lakin-Deerfield middle and high school students used a game show as ThinkFast Interactive to learn seat belt use texting and driving and drunk driving risks. Teams answered trivia on two large screens with remotes while emcee Will Krahn cited statistics including 4.6 seconds eyes off road and zero tolerance for DUIs across all vehicles.
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Lakin
Deerfield
ThinkFast Interactive
Kansas
Lakin Middle School Gymnasium
Will Krahn
Krahn
ThinkFast Interactive promotes teen driving safety at Lakin Middle
Rashel Vanatta a sophomore Kalan Vanatta a senior Braydon Wills a seventh grader and Erwin Vides a senior participate in the Kansas Department of Transportation ThinkFast Interactive program at Lakin Middle School on a Wednesday afternoon The event aims to raise driving awareness and safety among teen drivers with interactive scenarios and discussions led by program staff.
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Rashel Vanatta
Kalan Vanatta
Braydon Wills
Erwin Vides
Kansas Department of Transportation
ThinkFast
Lakin Middle School
ThinkFast Interactive
Weather Outlook Today and Friday Forecast
Today partly sunny with a high of 71 and a low of 44. Friday mostly sunny with a high of 76 and a low of 50. Details on page A8.
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