Great Southwest child education conference at GCCC
The Kids of the Great Southwest conference runs 7:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 5 at Garden City Community College Academic Building for early childhood educators and parents. Keynote Ginny Luther of Peaceful Parenting will speak morning. Afternoon sessions cover Kansas Children's Campaign and curriculum topics with lunch included for full-day attendees. Registration by Sept. 27 costs 80 with credit or 30 without. morning session only is 25. Contact Shannon Ortega, Norma Dodge, Sheila Hendershot, or Judy Whitehill for details.
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Garden City Community College
Ginny Luther
Peaceful Parenting
Kansas
Gccc Business and Industry Institute
Shannon Ortega
Norma Jean Dodge
Ortega
Shannon
Dodge
Norma
Sheila Hendershot
Judy Whitehill
Hendershot
Shelia.hendershot
Geecks
Whitehill
Judy.whitehill
Cotton gin to be completed in October southwest Kansas
Construction of the first cotton gin in southwest Kansas, a $3.5 million Northwest Cotton Growers Cooperative Gin project on a 46 acre site near Moscow, is expected to finish around October 1. The venture requires about 30,000 acres of stripped cotton for first year viability amid drought and rising plantings since 2000.
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Moscow
Kansas
Bob Davis
Northwest Cotton Growers Cooperative Gin
Co-Op
Highway 56
Davis and Co-Op Board
Davis
Jerry Stuckey
Tom
David Lahey
Embattled Piper school chief quits
Piper USD superintendent Michael Rooney has resigned amid a plagiarism controversy. The Piper school board accepted his resignation as part of a settlement, with Rooney on paid leave until June 30 when his contract ends. Rooney had spurred the scandal after depositions showed he suggested changing failing grades for 25 students.
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Kansas City, Kan
Piper School Board
Michael Rooney
Louis Clothier
Rooney
Piper
Wyandotte County
Piper High School
Christine Pelton
Tumbleweed Festival lights up Garden City stage this weekend
The 11th annual Tumbleweed Festival runs 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday at Lee Richardson Zoo greens. Three stages host local and international music plus a children's program with Mr. Bones returning and a giant sand castle new this year. Admission ranges from $1 to $6 with early button sales at local shops and banks.
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Garden City
Angela Schwerdtfeger
Lee Richardson Zoo
Schwerdtfeger
Mr. Bones
Local police unveil LOCATOR missing child system
Garden City Police Department introduced LOCATOR, a Lost Child Alert Technology Resource, to speed missing children recovery. The Dell computer, HP printer, scanner, and 100 plus poster templates were donated by NCMEC with Congress funding, enabling faster, clearer posters and wider agency access nationwide.
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Garden City
Mike Utz
National Center For Missing and Exploited Children
NCMEC
Congress
Utz
Tobacco ban to cover Kansas prisons starts March first
Kansas moves to a tobacco free prison system with March first as contraband for inmates visitors and staff. The policy extends to all department property and may trigger disciplinary action or trafficking charges for possession or sale. Smoking cessation classes will be offered to inmates and staff.
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Topeka
Kansas
Charles Simmons
Department of Corrections
Simmons
State Departments of Corrections
Nebraska
Demonstrators plan counter rally near Capitol
State troopers will seal off streets and add security outside the Kansas State Capitol for a Saturday White Unity Rally by a neo Nazi group with Kansas ties. Civil rights groups plan counter demonstrations nearby as the Kansas Highway Patrol sets up metal detectors and weapon searches if needed.
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Topeka
Kansas
National Socialist Movement
Kansas Highway Patrol
John Eickhorn
Statehouse
Mark Engholm
Eickhorn
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Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce
Golden Plains Credit Union
Emilee Pankow
Salina
Timothy H. Seeber
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