Food providers may qualify for USDA Summer Food Program
Organizations serving healthy meals to children may receive reimbursements through the Summer Food Service Program in Kansas. Schools, public agencies and private nonprofits can apply to fund food service at approved sites. To learn more, contact Dot Smith or Peggy McAdoo at Child Nutrition and Wellness, Education.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Kansas
Dot Smith
Peggy McAdoo
Child Nutrition and Wellness
Kansas State Department of Education
Certified medication aides class planned
Garden City Community College Allied Health Department schedules a CMA renewal workshop at Bryan Education Center Scott City from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 7 and 8 led by Shellie Emahizer RN. Cost 72 dollars per person plus a 20 dollar renewal fee. Contact Sarah Wells at 276-9561 or sarah.wells gcccks.edu for information and registration.
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Garden City Community College
GCCC
Diana Machotka
Diana.machotka
Gcccks
Tara Keasler
Tara. Keasler
Jan Becket
Garden City Community College Continuing Education and Community Services
Becket
Garden City Community College Allied Health Department
Bryan Education Center
Scott City
Shellie Emahizer
Allied Health
Sarah Wells
Sarah.wells
Kansas Voter ID Debate Marked By Conflicting Research
Kansas lawmakers and the Senate Elections committee weighed the impact of photo ID rules on turnout. Rutgers and Heritage Foundation researchers offered opposing views on whether ID laws reduce participation, while critics questioned fraud relevance compared with mail ballots and partisan motives.
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Topeka
Hns
Senate Elections and Local Government Committee
Kansas
Senate
House
Tim Vercellotti
Eagleton Institute
Rutgers University
Vercellotti
The
Heritage Foundation
David B. Muhlhausen
Muhlhausen
Dan Winter
American Civil Liberties Union of
Missouri
Winter
Mike Petersen
Wichita
U.S. Supreme Court
Indiana
University of Missouri
Judge upholds Kansas state owned casino plan in four counties
Shawnee County Judge Charles Andrews ruled Kansas may run four state owned casinos and slot machines at dog and horse tracks. The decision centers on constitutional limits on gambling and preserves state control via the Kansas Lottery. The Kansas Supreme Court is expected to weigh in on the broader legality and potential appeal.
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Topeka
Kansas
Shawnee County
Charles Andrews
Kansas Supreme Court
Kathleen Sebelius
Stephen Six
Supreme Court
Frances Gorman
Andrews
Andrew
Cherokee
Ford
Sumner
Wyandotte
Kansas City
Frontenac
Kansas Lottery
Attorney General's Office
Lottery
KBBS Open House Showcases Garden City High School Broadcasting
Students at Garden City High School, under instructors Shelby McNutt and Jesse Bernal, highlight the Buffalo Broadcasting System program with five rooms of gear. The open house features hands on training, student projects, and preparations for Kansas Association of Broadcasters awards. Senior Michael Heatwole Bibs basketball play by play and public service spots as part of KBBS radio work.
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Scott Dunagan
Mitchell Yarnall
Austin Teeter
Buffalo Broadcasting
Garden City High School
KBBS
Voice
GCHS
Shelby McNutt
Jesse Bernal
Buffalo Broadcasting System
McNutt
Kerstan Wheaton
Wheaton
Bernal
Michael Heatwole
Kbbs Radio
Kansas Association of Broadcasters
Garden City man’s hearing postponed in online solicitation case
A preliminary hearing for Tyson Craig, 25, delayed to February 25 after his new private attorney needed time to prepare. Craig, accused of soliciting a child younger than 14 online, remains on bond with strict conditions including no Internet use, curfew, and no contact with children under 16 except his own, with travel limited to legal proceedings. Authorities teamed with Ford County to set up a sting. a deputy posed as the minor and Craig was arrested. Criminal acts reportedly occurred in October. a home search yielded a seized computer. Electronic solicitation, if convicted, carries 12 to 54 years in prison.
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Dodge City
Garden City
Tyson Craig
S. Third St
Craig
Finney County
Kevin Bascue
Ford County Sheriff’s Office
Ford County Attorney’s Office
Bascue
Tightened Kansas late term abortion law enforcement proposed
Rep. Lance Kinzer introduced a bill to strengthen enforcement of Kansas late term abortion rules. It covers about 17 areas, requires two doctors to assess danger to the woman, and allows court orders for data access. It also enables suits for damages and licenses revocation by the Kansas Board of Healing Arts with two-thirds board override.
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Topeka
Lance Kinzer
Olathe
Kinzer
Kansas Board of Healing Arts
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