Kansas youth art contest seeks entries for Dont Spoil It calendar
KDHE invites Kansas students from kindergarten through grade 12 to submit art promoting environmental stewardship for the Kansas Dont Spoil It calendar. Accepted media include markers pencils crayons chalk paints. paper must be 8.5 by 11 inches unlined and flat mailed to KDHE BWM Topeka by Sept 30. Entries become KDHE property and will not be returned.
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Kansas Department of Health and Environment
KDHE
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Topeka
Senior citizens club coming to GCCC
Garden City Community College will host the Broacbuster Senior Club for residents 60 and older with an 8 to 11 30 a.m. kickoff on September 21 at the Student and Community Services Center 801 Campus Drive. The event includes breakfast membership information and a campus tour. Membership costs 15 per year and includes senior classes free admission to GCCC events a newsletter and a discount card for local businesses. Future events include a genealogy seminar October 19 a digital camera class November 16 and a holiday party December 14. Reservations can be made by calling 276 9647 or 275 3232.
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Broacbuster
GCCC
Campus Drive
Homestead Assisted Living Open House Sunday
Homestead Assisted Living Center at 2414 N Henderson hosts an open house from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Residents will offer tours of suites, a scavenger hunt will be held, and refreshments will be available. Public invited.
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Homestead Assisted Living Center
N. Henderson
Kansas school funding suit group releases financial records
Schools for Fair Funding Inc., backed by 19 districts, published records showing more than $2.9 million in spending since 1998, with over three quarters paid to law firms. Lead attorney Alan Rupe billed $190 per hour, and the Topeka Capital-Journal continues its open records suit to classify the group as a public agency.
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Schools For Fair Funding Inc
Alan Rupe
Topeka Capital-Journal
Kansas
Rupe
Kline
Ucation
Capital- Journal
Mike Merriam
Butler County
el Dorado
Wichita
Merriam
Jan Lunsford
Kansas Supreme Court
Newton
Spearville wind farm begins turning in southwest Kansas
The Spearville Wind Energy Facility with 67 towers and 100.5 megawatts started operating. Construction began in April on 5000 acres north of Spearville and could be fully online weeks early if weather cooperates. Sprint Nextel will take over most needed energy for its Overland Park HQ.
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Kansas
Phillip Duncan
Kansas City Power & Light
Duncan
Kcp&l
Sprint Nextel Corp
Sprint Nextel
Reston
Kansas City
Overland Park
Elk River
Butler County
Gray County
Montezuma
Kansas counties push new conflict resolution plan
Kansas county officials from five associations met at the Statehouse and signed a memorandum to create a voluntary peer arbitration process. The plan aims to resolve disputes without courts or the Legislature, with a dedicated team to foster reconciliation and reduce court battles.
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Hns
Registers of Deeds
Statehouse
State Supreme Court
Kansas
Steve Kearney
Kansas County
Kansas counties seek authority clarity to avoid court fights
Kansas officials recount two high court cases on sheriff and payroll authority. Commissioners and elected officials met to draft a bill to clarify lines of authority in county government. Weeks notes cooperative talks and committee training to resolve disputes without costly litigation.
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Lincoln
Franklin
County Commission
Diane Gentry
Greeley County
Kansas County Treasurers Association
Judge orders Ary to repay $132,374 restitution
The Kansas Cosmosphere founder Max Ary must repay 132374 in restitution for stealing NASA and Cosmosphere artifacts. A federal judge reduced the government's request from 233762 and allowed Ary to remain free pending appeal, citing ownership uncertainties and Ary’s prior collection.
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Marten
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Oklahoma City
Omniplex
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