Free House Blend concert at Garden Valley tonight
A musical program featuring the group House Blend will be presented at 7 p.m. tonight at Garden Valley Retirement Village 1505 E Spruce St. The group includes David Crase Katie Hahn Joe Irsik Jane Jacobs DeAnn Crase and director Gale Seibert. Admission is free and the public is invited. For more information call 275-
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Spruce St
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Katie Hahn
Joe Irsik
Jane Jacobs
DeAnn Crase
Gale Seibert
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Library to host three part Reader's Choice book talks
Finney County Public Library will host a three part free discussion series from September to November at 605 E Walnut St. The first meeting is 11 a.m. September 15 featuring Dana Waters discussing Holes by Louis Sachar. Subsequent sessions cover Life of Pi on October 13 and To Kill a Mockingbird on November 10.
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Walnut St
Dana Waters
Louis Sachar
Yann Martel
Harper Lee
Kansas Humanities Council
Kansas
Kansashumanities.org
Garden City GCRC to stage And Then There Were None Murder Mystery
Garden City Recreation Commission invites adults to audition for the fifth annual Main Street Murder Mystery at the State Theatre October 11 to 14. Auditions Friday 7 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. with eight men and three women sought. Scripts available with deposit. rehearsals begin Monday.
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Wendy Calderwood hosts Saturday book signing at Hastings
Author Wendy Calderwood will sign copies of Kirby Kids Into the Lungs from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at Hastings, 2108 E. Kansas Ave. Calderwood of Ulysses will meet fans and discuss the voyage into the body in the Kirby Kids series. Contact James Branscum at 888 361 9473 or james tatepublishing.com for details.
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Kansas Ave
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Ulysses
Kirby Kids
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James Branscum
James
Tatepublishing
Kansas Republicans press to roll back EPA at Wichita policy event
In Wichita a GOP energy policy conference gathered Kansas lawmakers to push for electing a Republican president and Senate majority to curb environmental rules. Pompeo said 10 agencies study fracking and urged defunding EPA, while Roberts Moran and Jenkins stressed cross‑chamber limits and electoral aid.
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Senate
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Kansas Independent Oil and Gas Association
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Sea of Galilee
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EPA
Lynn Jenkins
Congress
Roberts
Jamaican woman on trial for alleged marriage fraud in Kansas
Jamaican immigrant Shannakay Hunter faces a three day federal fraud trial in Wichita. Prosecutors say she conspired with Joshua Priest a Fort Riley private to wed for a green card and benefits. Defense portrays her as loving mother who overstayed visas but married for affection. Priest pleaded guilty to fraud and will be sentenced in October.
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Joshua Priest
U.S. Army
Fort Riley
Priest
Junction City
Bronx
New York
Hunter
U.S
Molly McMurray
United States
Brent Anderson
Army
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
McMurray
Recount tightens win for Hutchinson Democrat in 102nd
In Reno County the hand recount confirms Rep. Jan Pauls a Hutchinson Democrat won the 102nd House District primary by 428 to 420 over Erich Bishop. The race drew gay rights advocates’ attention as Bishop aligns with the Kansas Equality Coalition. Pauls to face Republican Dakota Bass in November.
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Reno
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Hutchinson
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Bishop
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Dakota Bass
Duncan to visit Emporia on back-to-school tour
U S Education Secretary Arne Duncan plans a Sept 18 stop in Emporia to tour the National Teachers Hall of Fame and hold a town hall with teachers and students. He will also visit Topeka and Kansas City Kan during the national tour. This marks his first visit to Emporia.
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U.S. Education
Arne Duncan
Kansas
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National Teachers Hall of Fame
Topeka
Kansas City
Kan
Teachers Hall of Fame
Carol Strickland
Southeast Kansas duck season shift sparks debate
In Great Bend the Kansas wildlife commission will set this year's duck season dates amid a clash between regions. The department suggests November 3 as the opener, while commissioners Budd and Wilson favor one to two weeks later to extend the 74 day season into January. Northern southeast hunters favor Nov 3 while southern hunters push for mid November.
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State Wildlife Department
Kansas
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Wichita Eagle
Don Budd
Kansas City
Robert Wilson
Pittsburg
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