EduKan Opens Spring Enrollment for Online Classes
EduKan, the online community college consortium including Garden City CC and five Kansas institutions, invites spring registrations. Courses cost 125 per credit hour and run Jan 14 May 2, Feb 11 May 2, and Mar 10 May 2 with numerous offerings across subjects. Registration at wwwedukan.org or toll free 877 433 8526, supported by six sponsoring colleges including Barton, Colby, Dodge City, Pratt, Seward, and Garden City.
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EduKan
Garden City Community College
Kansas
Legion raising money for troops drives support in Kansas
The American Legion Posts of Dodge City Post 47 Liberal Post 80 and Garden City Post 9 join the Support Our National Guard drive to bring guardsmen home from Texas for Christmas. Send donations to Support Our National Guard PO Box 191 Liberal KS 67905 0191. For questions call Howard Dunn at 580 778 3693 or Tom Howard at 276 7919.
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American Legion
Dodge City
Liberal Post
Garden City Post 9
Court to hear arguments on gambling law in Kansas
In Shawnee County District Court Judge Charles Andrews will hear whether the expanded gambling law is constitutional as to who owns and operates the casinos. The dispute centers on whether state ownership defines the operation and influences the case, with the Kansas Supreme Court likely to decide final matters.
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Topeka
Kansas
Paul Morrison
Kansas Lottery
Shawnee County District Court
Charles Andrews
Kansas Supreme Court
Morrison
Kathleen Sebelius
American Gaming Association
Supreme Court
District Court
Residents urged to secure homes over holidays
Community safety guidance from Garden City and Finney County law enforcement urges residents to arrange home watches when traveling for holidays. Officers advise trusted neighbors or relatives to check properties, collect mail, park off-street, keep valuables out of sight, use timed lights, lock all doors and windows, and avoid hiding keys. Rural residents should disable farm equipment and request in-town or out-of-town checks, with contact numbers provided.
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Troy Davis
Garden City
Davis
Response.com
Steve Martinez
Finney County
Sheriff's Office
Martinez
Police Department
Police ID missing Butler student Emily Sander body in Wichita
Police identified the body found Thursday as Emily Sander, a Butler County college student. An orthodontist confirmed the identification, and autopsy results were sealed by the county attorney. Investigators re interviewed witnesses, family, and associates of suspect Israel Mireles and his 16 year old girlfriend Victoria Martens. Mireles remains at large while Martens is believed with him.
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Wichita
Butler County College
Emily Sander
Sander
el Dorado
Tom Boren
Boren
Israel Mireles
Victoria Martens
Martens
Kansas cotton withers as corn boom reshapes farming
In Kansas cotton growers pivot to corn and milo as $4 a bushel corn and ethanol growth lift output. Preisser family near Cunningham says corn profits beat cotton. Across southern Kansas, fewer acres are harvested, with gins predicting early shutdowns and record corn production expected to top 500 million bushels while cotton acreage drops from about 115000 to 50000.
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Hutchinson
Kansas
Preisser
Cunningham
Kurt Preisser
McPherson
Ers
Texas
Anthony
Winfield
Moscow
Cullison
Kansas Agriculture Statistics Service
Ser
Gary Feist
Southern
Northwest
Stevens
Jerry Stuckey
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