The Classic Three Perform Tuesday At Garden Valley
A musical variety program by The Classic Three is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday at Garden Valley Retirement Village. Performers Gary Fuller director Burl Loving of Garden City and Max Moomaw of Dighton will perform with no admission charge. For more information call 275 5036.
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Garden Valley Retirement Village
Spruce St
Gary Fuller
Burl Loving
Garden City
Max Moomaw
Dighton
Christmas Eve services at Garden Valley Chapel
Christmas Eve services will be held at The Chapel at the Village in Garden Valley Retirement Village 1505 E Spruce St at 7 p.m Saturday Francine McAdams minister and Lauren Deaver pianist will lead the event Everyone is welcome to attend.
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Garden Valley Retirement Village
Spruce St
Francine McAdams
Lauren Deaver
Kansas buys mined land for public recreation in four counties
The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism plans to purchase about 700 acres in the Neosho River basin across Cherokee, Crawford, Labette and Neosho counties. Funded by a federal cleanup program, the land will be opened for hunting, fishing and other outdoor activities, managed by state staff.
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Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism
State Finance Council
Neosho River
Cherokee
Crawford
Labette
Neosho
Oil firms drill south-central Kansas using fracking
Oil companies Sand Ridge Energy Chesapeake and Shell are leasing mineral rights across thousands of acres in south-central Kansas to pursue horizontal hydraulic fracturing. EPA scrutiny follows a Wyoming groundwater contamination link cited in studies. Kansas Rep. Vince Wetta notes possible local economic benefits from the leasing activity.
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Kansas
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EPA
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Vince Wetta
Beech leaves Finney for Hays extension post
Linda Beech, Finney County Extension agent for 16 years, will relocate to Hays to serve Ellis County. She led nutrition and canning workshops, wrote a weekly Telegram column since 1996, and earned the Kansas Extension Association presidency in October. Beech cites family proximity and new audience as reasons for the move. A farewell reception is set for 3 to 5:30 p.m. at the Extension office.
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Finney County
Beech
Hays
Ellis County
Kansas State University Extension Office
the Telegram
Emily Walter
Wichita State University
John Walter
Kansas State University
Doug Beech
Kansas 4-H Foundation
Fort Hays State University
Hugoton
Stevens County
Hodgeman County
Saline County
The
Kansas
Trinity Lutheran Church
S. Ninth St
Downtown carriage rides bring festive warmth to shoppers
Kevin Parks in Old Fashioned Limousine drives a white Percheron named Blossom as Western State Bank sponsors free 10 minute carriage rides on downtown streets each Sunday. About 25 people queued near 3 p.m. as families in jeans and sweatshirts enjoyed the mild 60 degree weather.
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Kevin Parks
Main
Spruce Streets
Parks
Blossom
Western State Bank
Roxie Sperry
Sperry
Karen Murrell
Elly
Murrell
Abby
Kennan
Kansas aging slow to rise with fewer seniors than nationwide
Kansas bucked a national trend as its 65 plus population grew 5.6 percent from 2000 to 2010, slower than the 6.1 percent total growth, a shift tied to a rising Hispanic population. Officials warn rural counties face aging services strain as young people migrate for work and school.
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Suppor
Wedel
Sedgwick
Wyandotte
Chautauqua
Elk and Woodson
Comanche
Barber
Harper
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University of Kansas
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