Online EduKan Enrollment Opens for Summer Sessions
Six Kansas colleges operate EduKan an online community college offering transfer credit courses for summer. Sessions run May 19 to Aug 8 with shorter May 19 to June 27 and June 30 to Aug 8. Courses available online at edukan org or by calling 877 433 8526. Sponsoring institutions Barton County Colby Dodge City Garden City Pratt and Seward County. Garden City Community College reachable at 276 7611.
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EduKan
Central and Western Kansas
Garden City Community College
Wwwedukan.org
EduKon
Barton County
Colby
Dodge City
Garden City
Pratt
Seward County
School board to hold special meeting on Tuesday
USD 457 Board of Education schedules a 7 30 a m special meeting in the Educational Support Center board room at 1205 Fleming St. The session will be an executive meeting to discuss non elected personnel matters.
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USD 457
Board of Education
Fleming St
Dairy Disaster Assistance Program deadline nears
The Dairy Disaster Assistance Program Ill signup began in March for 2005 2006 2007 production losses from a designated disaster. The May 5 deadline applies to dairy producers who marketed milk in the U S between 2005 and 2007 and suffered losses. Projections require herd numbers and production data from 2003 2004 base years and disaster years 2005 2007. The program has 16 million funding nationwide and payments await final FSA review after the deadline.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Kansas Farm Service Agency
United States
FSA
Holcomb High School Class of 1998 Reunion Set
The Holcomb High School class of 1998 will hold a reunion on May 24 and 25 with activities at C&D's World on Wheels and a class dinner. Alumni or friends are asked to contact Tiffany Gentry or Karen Adams via email for details.
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Holcomb High School
C&d
World On Wheels
Tiffany Gentry
Tiff
City to hear update on lobbying effort in Sunflower case
Garden City Commission will hear a report from FCEDC on lobbying legislators for Sunflower Electric's planned two coal plants near Holcomb. Eric Depperschmidt noted outreach to fence-sitting lawmakers to boost economic impact arguments. Also on the agenda are alcohol buffer options around churches schools and Garfield Elementary.
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Garden City Commission
Finney County Economic Development Corp
Sunflower Electric Power Corp
Eric Depperschmidt
Fcedc Board
Sunflower
Kathleen Sebelius
Dopperschmidt
Kansas
Kaleb
Kentner
Commission
Youth Hunger Famine Drive by Local Youth Group
Seven teens from Garden City Church of the Brethren Teen Disciples spend 30 hours in Stevens Park with cardboard shelters and water to raise awareness and funds for World Vision's 30 Hour Famine. They aim to raise 1000 dollars toward feeding children, while World Vision reports global hunger rising with high food prices and shortages.
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Garden City
World Vision International Christian Humanitarian Organization
Jane Henry
World Vision
Henry
Malawi
North Korea
Haiti
Honduras
John Elder
Church of the Brethren
Elder
Stevens Park
Scout
Emmaus House
Red Baron
Dillons
United Nations’ World Food Program
Associated Press
Sam’s Club
Costco Wholesale Corp
Shelby Ketterling
Ketterling
Evin Tedford
Sarah Hornbaker
Susan
Kansas Immigration Debate Fades Over Local Control
In Topeka, Kansas lawmakers shifted away from expanding immigration enforcement by local sheriffs and police. House Speaker Melvin Neufeld cited strong local control as a barrier to broader enforcement, leaving the compromise immigration bill in limbo as spring break began and lawmakers planned another potential vote upon return.
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Topeka
Kansas
Melvin Neufeld
Ingalls
Republican
House
Senate
Judge orders prefiling review in Planned Parenthood case
Johnson County District Judge Stephen Tatum will review all future motions in the criminal case against Planned Parenthood before filing. The move, labeled a safety mechanism, follows allegations that Kansas attorney general former official Phill Kline attached a sealed document to a motion. A Monday hearing will address the matter.
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Johnson County
Planned Parenthood
Stephen Tatum
Phill Kline
Kansas
Mid-Missouri
Tatum
Kline
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Associated Press
Health Department
Shawnee County
Richard Anderson
Pedro Irigonegaray
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