Book signing in Ulysses by Sherrilyn Polf Saturday
Author Sherrilyn Polf signs copies of A Matter of Trust from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Grant County Library in Ulysses. The Christian novel follows a 19 year old university student in 1939 as she seeks balance amid looming war and fading family and friends.
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Sherrilyn Polf
Grant County Library
E. Grant Ave
Ulysses
Bison Adult Learning Center Enrollment Opens at Garden City High
Enrollment for the Bison Adult Learning Center is open for adults 18 and older without a diploma. Classes start September 1 in J D Adams Hall on the Garden City High School campus at 1412 North Main Street.
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Garden City High School
N. Main St
Bison
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High Plains Public Radio
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Ward’s Garden Center
Western Kansas Broadcast Center
Garden True Value
J&m Paint & Decorating
Tropical Arena
Westlake Ace Hardware
Wharton’s
Garden City
GCCC Auditions Set for The Crucible Director Hoke
Philip Hoke new Garden City Community College drama director will hold auditions Monday and Tuesday for The Crucible with up to 26 roles for teens to 60s. Auditions 6 to 9 pm in Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Building auditorium. call-backs Tuesday.
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Philip Hoke
Garden City Community College
Philip
Hoke
Gcccks
Gccc Fine Arts Division
Crucible
GCCC
Wharton Junior College
Wharton
Texas
University of Texas
San Antonio
Palo Alto College
Texas State University
Hertzberg Gallery
Hutch agency delivers school supplies to families
Hutchinson AP report says First Call for Help, a Hutchinson agency aiding needy families with school supplies, faced a record turnout of over 2,100 people seeking help. Executive director Susie Christopher cites tough economy, with last year’s aid reach at 1,400 families.
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Hutchinson
Kansas
First Call For Help
First Call
Susie Christopher
Christopher
Guns and Hoses softball tourney aids Big Brothers Big Sisters
Seven teams battle for the Guns and Hoses title to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Finney and Kearny Counties. Public teams face the public service squad from Finney County Sheriff’s Office Garden City Fire Department and Garden City Police Department at Peebles Complex. The event runs 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with $200 entry and Aug. 13 signups.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters
Finney and
Kearny
Finney County Sheriff's Office
Garden City
Davis
Public Service
Garden City Police to add motorcycle officers this month
Garden City Police Department plans to add new motorcycle officers by month end, bringing the fleet to five. Current officers patrol year round, weather permitting, with training for Officer Scott Birney to join after completing 80 hours. Beagle expects one more rider soon.
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Garden City
Scott Birney
Garden City Police
Mike Reagle
Reagle
Birney
Beagle
Judge orders probation for former high school head
Johnson County judge sentenced former Stanton County High School principal Craig Butler to probation after a June conviction for arson and misdemeanor property damage connected to burning his estranged wife s car and damaging other property. He was fired from his principal role and faces four years before felony could be cleared.
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Johnson County
Craig Butler
Butler
Stanton County
Olathe
Paul Morrison
Morrison
Stanton County High School
Rosedale
Kansas City
Kan
Shawnee Mission
Michael McElhinney
Tracy Butler
Sara Welch
Kansas students perform well on ACTs but room to improve
Kansas students posted an average ACT score of 22 with 74 percent meeting the English benchmark and 51 percent surpassing the math standard. Kansas ranked 19th nationwide, outperforming national averages in English, math, reading, and science, while highlighting ongoing work to ensure broad postsecondary readiness.
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Kansas
Diane DeBacker
ACT
District of Columbia
Kansas State Department of Education
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