Roundup and Boys State of Kansas Leadership Academy 2017
Applications are open for the 80th annual Roundup and the American Legion Boys State of Kansas Leadership Academy session from June 4 to 9 at Kansas State University Manhattan. Eligible applicants are rising seniors with strong academics and community involvement. a $50 applicant fee applies, with many sponsors covering most costs.
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American Legion Boys State of Kansas Leadership Academy
Kansas State University
Manhattan
Albskla
Boys State
Kansasboysstate.com
American Legion
Troy Fowler
Albsela
Troy
Fowler
Ksbstate
Mercer Gallery to feature Elea nor Heimbaugh art in February
February at Mercer Gallery Garden City Community College presents Elea nor Heimbaughs ceramic show Trace with a Friday reception and gallery talk from 4 to 6 pm. She returns Feb 27 for a workshop. events are free to the public. Heimbaugh, a Kan sas native and art professor Bethany College, has shown regionally and nationally.
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Mercer
Garden City Community College
Eleanor Heimbaugh
Garden City
Downtown Vision
Heimbaugh
America
Heimbargh
United States
China
Washburn University
Fort Hays State University
Bethany College
Lindsborg
Brian McCallum
Brian.mccallum
Gcccks
Wildlife concerns dominate Garden City town hall session
Garden City commissioners heard citizen concerns on wildlife damage at Valley View Cemetery including bird droppings on a grandfather’s tomb and requests to trim or remove trees. Others urged plastic bag bans and humane guidance on local squirrels, while officials announced upcoming trail open houses and noted corrections to meeting details.
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Garden City Town Hall
Wild Kingdom
Jeff Crist
Garden City Community College Board of Trustees
Valley View Cemetery
Crist
Kelly Stevenson
Chris Law
Stevenson
Darryl Combs
Commission
Combs
Kansas
Dave Blakey
Blakey
Matt Allen
Third Street
Campus Drive
Pioneer Drive
Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center
N. Belmont Place
Allen
Neighborhood and Development Services Department
Sonia.gutierrez
Gardencityks.us
Kansans of the Year honor goes to Gale Sayers and James Latham
Gale Sayers and James D. Latham were named 2017 Kansans of the Year at a Native Sons and Daughters of Kansas banquet in Topeka. Sayers, KU legend and NFL Hall of Famer, outlined career highlights and later philanthropy while Latham, K-State ROTC graduate and former Lockheed Martin executive, noted for combat service and public service.
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Topeka
Gale Sayers
Kansas
University of Kansas
Native Sons and Daughters of Kansas
Air Force
James D. Latham
Kansas State University
Lockheed Martin
Chicago
West Side
Latham
Johnson County
Shawnee Mission North
North Vietnam
Southwest Asia
Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps
Sue
Prairie Village
Sue (Beach) Latham
Garden City
CAP lieutenant colonel urges hanging of lawmaker over gun bill
Kansas CAP officer Jonathan Holder, commander of the 77th Composite Squadron in Emporia, called for Rep. Stephanie Clayton to be hanged for proposing a campus concealed carry ban. While the adjutant general’s department condemns the remarks, Holder defends them as free speech. Clayton reported the comments to police.
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Topeka
Kansas
Stephanie Clayton
Civil Air Patrol
Jonathan Holder
Kansas National Guard
Emporia
Overland Park Republican
Clayton
U.S. Air Force
Kansas Adjutant General’s Department
CAP
Holder
77Th
Catherine Horner
Lee Tafanelli
Adjutant General’s Department
Horner
Overland Park
Capitol Police
Spleen
House
Jim Ward
Wichita
Ward
Sen
Laura Kelly
Sam Brownback
Brownback
John Whitmer
Kansas State University
Frank Martin
University of South Carolina
Martin
South Carolina
John Currie
Aggieville
Rusty
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AFL
Brian Piccolo
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Cradle Foundation
Illinois
Phillips County
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Omaha
Neb
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Jim Latham
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