Doc Gizmo brings science act to Garden City schools
Doc Gizmo Arnold will present a series of Discrepant Event Science Demonstrations at Edith Scheuerman Elementary School at 10 a.m. and Jennie Barker Elementary School at 1 p.m. on Thursday. He has reached over 11,000 students in Kansas, Oklahoma and Nebraska with his entertaining demonstrations, and he coauthored a collection called Gimmicks Gizmos and Discrepant Events. Community members are invited to attend.
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Edith Scheuerman
Jennie Barker
Kansas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Ashland
Susan
Minneola High School
Docent Training Sessions Set at Lee Richardson Zoo
Lee Richardson Zoo announces nine week docent training at Finnup Center with two weekly options 1 00 PM and 6 30 PM plus two weekend outdoor sessions in February or March. Trainees learn to present educational programs using small animals and biofacts. volunteers must be 18 or older, attend all sessions, and commit to one year. Call Kathy or Gail at 276 1250 by noon for details.
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Lee Richardson Zoo
Finnup Center For Conservation Education
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Gail
Nuclear waste shipments may roll through Missouri soon
Federal officials proposed a plan allowing thousands of highly radioactive waste shipments through Missouri and Kansas toward Yucca Mountain in Nevada, with potential daily moves. Missouri officials urged radiation checks and patrol escorts, while critics warned of safety and terrorism risks amid friction with Nevada over storage site approval.
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Missouri
Kansas
Bush
Yucca Mountain
Nevada
Kay Drey
St. Louis
Dru Buntin
Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Kauffman
Buntin
U.S. Energy Department
United States
Energy Department
Drey
Abraham
Garden City student earns state orchestra spot on tuba
Garden City High School senior Jayme Hohensle will perform in the state orchestra February 23 at Century II Wichita becoming the district’s first state band or orchestra qualifier under instructor Paul White. She plans to attend Wichita State University for music education and tuba performance, aided by scholarships, while continuing community and school music activities.
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Garden City
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GCHS
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White
Wichita State University
WSU
Philip Black
Black
Bernadine Sitts
Kiel Stubblefield
Amanda York
Aleks Schaefer
Melissa Barb
Sarah Foster
Christina Craig
Chris Mangan
Pam O'Donnell
Scott City officers upgrade arsenal with $10,000 grant
Scott City deputies and volunteer posse members will receive 20 Glock 17 C pistols funded by a $10,000 local law enforcement Block Grant from the U S Department of Justice. The grant covers most costs and aims to standardize sidearms amid multiple calibers in use. Kendall Thomas also secured $6,100 for seven digital cameras to improve crime reports and efficiency.
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Scott County
Chris Jurgens
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Justice
Jurgens
Smith and Wesson
Sigs
SEC
Kendall Thomas
Dorinda
Alan Stewart
USD 466 seeks new superintendent by February 1
USD 466 plans to hire a new superintendent by Feb 1 with four finalists after narrowing ten applications from across the country. Interviews run Jan 21–24 with board members visiting current districts. A May bond vote of 14.75 million funds school renovations, an auditorium and new air conditioning.
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von Lauer
McPherson and Jacobson, LLC
Kearney
Neb
Lauer
Alabama
Texas
Kansas
Patti Strickler
Charlie Mansfield
Jim
Barrett
Tony Birney
Brian Jenkins
Washington
Sebelius campaign raises more than $600,000 for governor
AP report shows Kathleen Sebelius, Kansas insurance commissioner, raising $628,670 for her gubernatorial bid and ending the year with more than $550,000 on hand. Republican rivals recorded smaller totals including Attorney General Carla Stovall at $308,715 and Tim Shallenburger at $138,420.
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Kathleen Sebelius
Sebelius
Kansas
Carla Stovall
Stovall
Kent Glasscock
Tim Shallenburger
Shallenburger
David Adkins
Adkins
Senate
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