KDHE to hold live Twitter chat on Lexie’s Law Friday
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment will host a live Twitter chat at 3 p m Friday to answer questions about Lexie’s Law and new rules for licensed day care homes centers and preschools. Follow KDHE and use KSdaycare to join the conversation and learn about changes affecting Kansas child care.
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Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Lexie
Twitter
Kansas
Robert Moser
Twitter.com
KDHE
Kansas Register
Kdheks.gov
Kidsnet
Buddy Up Aerobics at Garden City YMCA
The Garden City Family YMCA launches Buddy-Up Aerobics from Monday through Feb 11. Members may bring a buddy to try any land or water classes free with no attendance limit. Call Shannon Sullivan or visit the YMCA program page for details and schedules. The Grant County Blood Drive follows at the Civic Center in Ulysses with noon to 6 pm hours and walk-ins welcome for donors 17+ weighing 110 pounds or more.
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Garden City Family Ymca
YMCA
Center St
Health and Fitness
Gardencityymca.org
Shannon Sullivan
Gckymca
Gmail.com
Grant County
Grant County Civic Center
Ulysses
GCRC Hosts Youth Magic Tricks Class in Garden City
Tim Cruz leads a magic tricks class for fourth through sixth graders at Garden City Recreation. Sessions run 4:45 to 5:45 p.m. February 16 and 23 at 310 N Sixth St. A family performance caps the last session. Fee is $15. Pre-register by February 9 at the activity center or call 276-1200.
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Garden City Recreation
N. Sixth St
Tim Cruz
Kansas Bill Would Let Utilities Raise Rates Before Approval
Lawmakers in Kansas examine a House bill to allow interim rate increases 30 days after filing with the Kansas Corporation Commission. If the commission later approves less, refunds are issued. Critics from CURB warn it upends 100 years of law and could leave consumers paying more during delays. The measure faces a committee vote soon.
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Topeka
Kansas
House
Energy and Utilities Committee
Wichita Eagle
Kansas Corporation Commission
Curt Floetchinger
Black Hills Energy
Floetchinger
Black Hills
Iowa
Nebraska
State
Citizens’ Utility Ratepayer Board
David Springe
CURB
Springe
Boeing
Commission
House Committee
Carl Holmes
Liberal
Senate
Owens
Overland Park
Ed Klumpp
Catholic School Fun Night closes Catholic Schools Week at St Marys
St Mary Catholic School hosts a 5:30 to 8 p.m. family night at St Marys Center featuring a Mexican dinner, games, prizes, a silent auction, and raffle prizes including an iPad 2 and a 32 inch HDTV. Proceeds support student activities and parish outreach. Other weekend events include a Friends of the Library bag sale and Spirit of the Plains CASA fundraiser with auctions and live entertainment.
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St. Mary Catholic School
St. Mary’s Center
St. John St
St. Mary
Garmin
YMCA
Little Caesars
St. Mary’s
Friends of the Library
Hutchison
Finney County Public Library
Walnut St
Spirit of the Plains
Clarion Inn
E. Kansas Ave
Vinnie
GCCC weighs four day week with hybrid classes pilot
Garden City Community College considers a four day class load during a test pilot aimed at helping athletes and non traditional students. Hybrid courses mix in classroom and online work with two thirds in person and one third online, with potential expansion to half classroom and half online if successful.
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Garden City Community College
Kay Davis
Amy Dunn
Lakin
GCCC
Warren House
Kevin Brungardt
Brungardt
Drew Wills
Wills
Kansas group seeks repeal of unenforced sodomy law
Tom Witt of the Kansas Equality Coalition urged the Senate Judiciary Committee to repeal a code provision criminalizing sex between consenting adults of the same gender. The bill faces uncertain support. the law has been unenforceable since 2003 after a Supreme Court ruling.
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Topeka
Kansas
Tom Witt
Kansas Equality Coalition
Senate Judiciary Committee
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Garden City
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U.S. Supreme Court
Witt
Tim Owens
Sam Brownback
Dennis Taylor
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