GCCC to reopen after holidays with spring enrollment
Garden City Community College resumes operations January 4 with public spring enrollment. Classes start January 13, registration hours 8 am to 8 pm Monday through Thursday and 8 am to 4 pm Friday January 4 5 6 7 8 and 12 at the Student and Community Services Center. Call 276 9608 for admissions and 276 7611 or 800 658 1696 for registration. The Adult Learning Center reopens January 4 at 276 7600.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City Community College
GCCC
SCSC
Kansas
GCCC offers three spring non credit wood and upholstery courses
Garden City Community College announces three spring non credit classes for woodwork and upholstery. Upholstery runs Jan 14 to Apr 29 Thursdays 7 to 10 p.m. taught by Jean Trybom. Woodworking offers daytime and evening options: one class Wednesdays 9 to 10:30 a.m. Jan 13 to May 10 led by Bob Stubblefield. another Tuesdays 7 to 10 p.m. Jan 19 to May 4 led by Tim Routon. Fees: $299 per semester for woodworking. $170 for seniors under the tuition waiver. upholstery $205 full or $76 with waiver. Enroll from Jan 4 at the CECS Office. hours extended. Contact details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City Community College
Jean Trybom
Bob Stubblefield
Tim Routon
Diana Machotka
Finney County
GCCC
Gcccks
Warden faces race bias claims at Topeka women’s prison
The Topeka Correctional Facility is under review after reports that Warden Richard Koerner made racially insensitive remarks and created a hostile environment for female and minority staff. Corrections Secretary Werholtz defended Koerner, noting no evidence of a hostile workplace and that the department is handling responses to lawsuits filed by Michelle Rice over a demotion and a 2008 bra incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas’ Prison
Topeka Capital-Journal
Richard Koerner
Topeka Correctional Facility
Roger Werholtz
Associated Press
Capital Journal
Werholtz
Koerner
Kent Dunn
Dunn
State Civil Service Board
State District Court
Department of Corrections
Tabor
Michelle Rice
Rural Kansas hospital at risk as care costs rise
90 year old Myrel Carr waits for a broken ankle to mend in Anthony Medical Center, the town’s 25 bed rural hospital and main employer. Administrators warn that Medicare underfunding and slow reimbursements threaten small facilities, with lawmakers debating reform and funding shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrel Carr
Anthony Medical Center
Anthony’s Hospital
Kansas
Harper County
Anthony
J. Bryant Anderson
Congress
Anderson
Sen
Pat Roberts
Senate
Roberts
Kansas Hospital Association
Wichita
Topeka
Kansas City
Cindy Samuelson
Rural churches struggle in sprawling prairie fade
News focus on Emanuel Lutheran near WaKeeney and similar rural churches nationwide. The piece notes aging congregations, migration to cities, and inventive efforts to stay alive. It highlights Christ the King Catholic Church drawing 500 to 600 weekly in Wakeeney and the priest's take on rural ministry. An African priest serves multiple small parishes, echoing circuit riding tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakeeney
Ginger Fabrizius
Emanuel Lutheran
Fabrizius
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Nigeria
Atwood
Herndon
Missouri
Maine
Oklahoma
Oregon
WakKeeney
Christ the King
Trego County
Donald Pfannensteil
Salina
Hays
Town hall in Garden City draws small crowd at Victor Ornelas
City officials held a town hall at Victor Ornelas Elementary drawing fewer than 20 residents. Mayor Harness and City Manager Matt Allen cited holiday travel and rotation of meeting sites, noting ongoing efforts to address East Garden Village issues and nuisance mobile homes while boosting outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Allen
Victor Ornelas
East Garden Village
Mobile Home Park
Robert Martin
Martin
Garden City
Gibson Allen
Nancy Harness
Tanner Lucas
la Nueva
Also Mentioned on This Page
IMS
DaSta Ulauvin
Willie Tabor
Willie Boy
San
Kathy Harrison
Jodi Berry
The
Rural Churches
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!