Western Plains chapter concert by Kansas Old Time Fiddlers
The Oreo Fiddlers Pickers and Singers host a Sunday 2 p.m. concert at the Memorial building on North Main Street in Lakin with sign in at 1:30 p.m. Admission is free, public welcome, with a free will offering for the Elliott family. The Elliott children Bryan 9 and Catherine 16 died in a Aug. 2 motor vehicle crash. parents Brad 43 and Madeline 39 were injured. Contact Elmer Grubbs or Curtis Young for details.
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Western Plains
Kansas
Old Time Fiddlers, Pickers and Singers
Memorial Building
North Main Street
Lakin
Elliott
Bryan Elliott
Catherine Elliott
Brad
Madeline
Madeline Elliott
St. Catherine Hospital
Brad Elliott
Wesley Medical Center
Wichita
Elmer Grubbs
Curtis Young
GCHS Students May Pick Up Fall Schedules
Garden City High School students may collect fall class schedules starting Monday after 10 a.m. in the attendance office at 1412 North Main Street. The process runs Monday through Wednesday with schedules available in the main district building.
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Garden City High School
N. Main St
K State plans for large Fort Riley enrollment influx
Kansas State University set up a planning panel as Fort Riley prepares to receive thousands of soldiers and their families this year. The Pentagon confirmed the 1st Infantry Division will return, adding an aviation brigade and a unit-action brigade. By two years out the base population could top 48,000 from about 23,700 today.
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Manhattan
Kansas State University
Fort Riley
Pentagon
Nude actors to perform in Topeka
In Topeka a city theater hosts plays staged by a nudist foundation to promote a clothing free lifestyle. The Lake Edun Foundation Inc announced September 24 to October 1 at Hussey Playhouse. The scripts explore social expectations intimacy and shock through the human body with nudity optional per story needs.
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Topeka
Lake Edun Foundation Inc
Edun
Topeka Performing Arts Center
Hussey Playhouse
Foundation
Kansas Water Authority approves plan to inspect Ogallala decline
The Kansas Water Authority Board unanimously approved a plan to tackle declining Ogallala High Plains Aquifer levels. Local districts will map subunits by usable life and prioritize conservation with short term goals. Officials cite irrigation and cross state water delivery issues with Colorado and seek alternate delivery methods and head gate fixes.
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Kansas Water Authority Board
Ogallala High Plains
KWA
Garden City
Susan Stover
Kansas Water Office
EWA
Stover
Arkansas River
Kansas
Wichita
Scott
Finney
Mark Rude
Southwest Kansas
Colorado
Rude
John Martin
Kansas State Line
Amazon Head
Garden City Ditch
South Side
Interstate Litigation Fund
Kansas Water Plan Fund
David Pope
Kansas Department of Agriculture
Division of Water Resources
Morris repays part of Miami conference travel costs
State School Board member Connie Morris reimbursed the state nearly 2900 dollars for a conference trip to Miami where she stayed at an oceanfront resort for 339 dollars a night. The full trip cost 3990.69 dollars, with Morris paying 2890.14 and the 695 registration fee unpaid.
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Topeka
Hns
Connie Morris
Miami
Morris
Kathy Toelkes
Department of Education
R-St. Francis
Magnet Schools of America
Frank Smith
Harper County
Smith
Florida Keys
Ken Willard
Garden City orders push owners to fix or demolish blighted properties
Garden City commissioners approved orders for 807 Summit St and 513 W Emerson St requiring owners to draft plans to address blight or face city demolition. Silvia Rivera and Isabel Elchuck sought fixes amid vacancies since 2002 and 1993, with Rivera offering a 45 day plan and Elchuck weighing remodel versus demolition.
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Garden City
Chris Law
Summit St
W. Emerson ‘St
Silvia Riveria
807
Summit T
Janie Perkins
Riveria
Law
Isabel Elchuck
W. Emerson St
Elchuck
Fleming
Spruce Streets
Kansas Avenue
Fifth Street
Harding Avenue
Garden City considers Sunday liquor sales amid opposition
Garden City commissioners weigh a proposal to allow Sunday sales of packaged liquor and beer. Mayor Janie Perkins and Commissioner Gary Fuller oppose, while Reynaldo Mesa pushes to place the ordinance for August 23 vote. Liquor stores oppose, citing Sundays as their day off. grocers and convenience stores push for access.
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Garden City
Reynaldo Mesa
Mesa
City Commission
Gary Fuller
Janie Perkins
Holcomb
Finney County Commission
Puttyson Petroleum Convenience Store
Sain of
Kansas
Topeka
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GCHS
Mark Morell
Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo
Tiree
Alaska
Child Protection Agency
R-Hutchinson
Willard
Steve Abrams
Arkansas City
Abrams
National League of Cities
Bellevue
Wash
Fuller
Washington, D.C
Cry Commission
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