Wanda Stallings displays two paintings in Wichita and Riverside
Wanda Stallings exhibits Headed My Way at Wichita Center for the Arts and Riverside Art Museum in California. The work shows a cow boy on horseback amid cows and barns, free admission in Wichita until January 6. Lunchtime, showing teens at Two Buttes swimming hole, appears at Watercolor West Exhibition in Riverside until January 26.
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Garden City
Wanda Stallings
Wichita Center For the Arts
Wichita
Riverside Art Museum
Riverside
Calif
Stallings
Two Buttes
Winter bird count sets Garden City participation Jan 5
Kansas Ornithological Society invites Garden City residents to join the winter bird count on January 5 from daylight to dark. Volunteers can help by feeding birds, counting counts at feeders, and reporting the highest species totals. The Garden City area spans a 15 mile diameter circle. contact Marie Osterbuhr at 276-8145 for details.
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Garden City
Kansas Ornithological Society
North America
Kansas
Marie Osterbuhr
Military tribute concert at Fiesta Courtyard
Stevee Riks Music and Fiesta Courtyard host a concert and dance Saturday to honor the 161st Field Artillery and Patriot Guard. Admission is free for military and Patriot Guard members. non military patrons may donate five dollars. Doors open 6 p.m. and performances by Dickie and the Dont's and Bad Mojo begin at 8 p.m. at 1810 Buffalo Jones Ave.
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Stevee Riks
Grain theft rises with wheat prices
Syracuse reports a spike in grain theft tied to high wheat prices as authorities investigate losses of 9,000 bushels worth $52,000 from the Syracuse Co-op Exchange. Kansas farmers discuss safeguards while officials warn about scam calls and employee sales schemes.
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Syracuse
Kansas
Syracuse Co-op Exchange
Kansas Farmers Service Association
Terry Bertholf
Bertholf
Las Vegas firms seek Kansas City area casino contracts
Las Vegas operators Golden Gaming Inc and Marvel Gaming filed bids Thursday to build and manage Kansas casino projects near Kansas Speedway in Wyandotte County and at the Wellington turnpike exit in Sumner County. Each proposal outlines a $700 million and $390 million complex respectively, with hundreds of hotel rooms and thousands of slot machines.
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Topeka
Las Vegas
Kansas City
Wichita
Golden Gaming Inc
Kansas Speedway
Wyandotte County
Kansas Lottery
Lottery
Marvel Gaming
Lion
Kansas Turnpike
Wellington
Marvel
Sumner County
Wyandotte
Sumner
Ford
Cherokee
Crawford Counties
Missouri
Doug Lawrence
Golden Gaming
Kansas
Bonner Springs
Edwardsville
Colorado
Nevada
Binion
Garden City braves snow as work and weather collide
Snowfall blankets Garden City while Cox Communications crews stay on the road to restore services. Mayor Reynaldo Mesa notes 10 technicians serve Finney County and use defensive driving training as cops warn of slick intersections. Shoppers stock ice melt as drivers prepare for icy days ahead and Public Works crews pile on salt. Weather outlook shows highs in the 30s to 40s with improving conditions through Sunday and into next week.
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Garden City
Reynaldo Mesa
Cox Communications
Finney County
Mesa
David Smith
Bret Geier
Westlake Ace Hardware
Victor Espino
Advance Auto Parts
Espino
Jason Miller
Public Works Department
Sam Curran
Curran
Prison blues recycled into blankets for the homeless
Hutchinson Correctional Facility inmates recycle used prison clothing to make thick blankets for the homeless in partnership with the Hutchinson Salvation Army. About two blankets per day are produced, using jackets, shirts, pants, and surplus fabric.
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Hutchinson
Hutchinson Prison
Hutchinson Salvation Army
Hutchinson Correctional Facility
Sam Cline
Kathleen Sebelius
All State
Cline
Chris Merritt
Merritt
HUBCO
Salvation Army
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Geo Metro
Jesse Lee
National Weather Service
Dodge City
Dillons
Christian Casados
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North Main Street
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