Earth Day Fair Set for Wednesday at Lee Richardson Zoo
More than 1,100 students from Garden City and surrounding areas will attend the Earth Day Fair at Lee Richardson Zoo on Wednesday. The event runs 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. inside the Finnup Center and on zoo grounds with reservations preferred. Exhibits cover water, soil, recycling, wildlife, composting and native habitats, plus crafts and keeper talks. Stone Lion Puppet Theater of Kansas City will perform four shows titled Backyard Buggin in the Finnup Center lecture hall. For details, contact the zoo education division at 276-1250.
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Garden City
Lee Richardson Zoo
Finnup Center
Stone Lion Puppet Theater
Kansas City
Zoo
Ride for the Future Saturday fundraisers across area routes
The Ride for the Future charity event on Saturday links EMS, fire and law enforcement units across 340 plus miles via north and south routes. Registration at Seoti and Dodge City allows starting points. participants pay 30 dollars per vehicle for meal, shirt, patch and a chance at drawings. Proceeds support Garden City Community College Endowment Association scholarships in criminal justice EMS technology and fire science. Calls and website provide routes and stops through Dodge City Scott City and Liberal areas.
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Garden City Community College
Ford County Fire and Ems Department
Dodge City
Fire and Ems
Leon
GCCC
Seoti
Finney County Ems
Mary Street
Garden City
Scott City
Scots
Tribune
Syracuse
Johnson City
Ulysses
Lakin
Cimarron
Minneola
Meade
Liberal
Sublette
Team T.org
Racial profiling task force to meet in Dodge City
The Governor's Task Force on Racial Profiling will meet at 1 30 p m Friday in the meeting room of the Mariah Hills Golf Course in Dodge City for a regular monthly meeting. The group plans to reconvene from 6 to 8 p m at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe for a community conversation on the issue.
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Mariah Hills
Dodge City
Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Sebelius veto blocks abortion restrictions in Kansas
Governor Kathleen Sebelius vetoed a bill that would curb abortion providers and permit lawsuits to halt late term procedures citing risks to women’s health. Opponents call her stance radical while supporters warn of an override when the Legislature reconvenes. The bill targeted Dr George Tiller amid ongoing debate over illegal late term abortions in Wichita.
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Topeka
Kathleen Sebelius
Sebelius
George Tiller
Wichita
Tiller
Kansas
Senate Judiciary Committee
John Wratil
Leawood
Finney County eyes funding path for roads and buildings
Finney County commissioners and Public Works Director John Ellermann discussed future funding for road and building maintenance as the Capital Improvements Plan progresses. A possible quarter cent sales tax was debated to support projects, with 11 miles of Holcomb Lane overlay planned at an estimated 1.3 million dollars funded 80 percent by federal sources and 20 percent locally.
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Finney County
John Ellermann
Finney County Commission
Ellermann
Commission
Pete Olson
Holcomb
Jones Avenue
Garden City Limits
U.S. Highway 50
Don Doll
Olson
Kansas Department of Transportation
Halbur
Cliff Mayo
Larry Jones
Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce
Carol Meyer
Shonda Collins
Leadership Garden City Committee
Meyer
Chamber
Leadership Garden City
Doll
Mayo
Kansans to own machine guns under new bill signed
A bill signed by Governor Kathleen Sebelius allows possession of machine guns full auto weapons sawed off shotguns and silencers in Kansas starting July 1. The change, approved with strong bipartisan support, requires two federal background checks and targets collectors more than average buyers.
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Topeka
Kathleen Sebelius
Cally
Sen
Phil Journey
Haysville
Budget bill work begins as Kansas lawmakers reassess spending
A projected fiscal 2010 shortfall of up to 200 million stands against 13.5 billion in approved spending and a 3 percent overall increase. The House Appropriations Committee opened its review Monday with a plan to finish Tuesday, while the Senate aims to draft a rival version midweek. The Legislature reconvenes in April.
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Topeka
Kathleen Sebelius
House Appropriations Committee
Senate
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