Kansas education hosts six wellness workshop series in winter
Kansas State Department of Education will run six interactive regional training workshops in January and February to help form wellness committees and implement policies with community partners. One session runs 9 am to 3 pm February 16 at Finnup Center Garden City.
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Kansas State Department of Education
Finnup Center For Conservation Education
E. Finnup Drive
Garden City
American Heart Association
WorkWell KS
Midwest Dairy Council
Alliance For A Healthier Generation
Kansas State University Research and
Wichita
Girard
Salina
Oakley
Emily Brinkman
Ebrinkman
Ksde.org
Garden City to Host State FFA Alumni Meeting and Auction
The Kansas Future Farmers of America Alumni will hold its annual meeting and benefit auction Saturday at the Clarion Inn, 1911 E. Kansas Ave., Garden City. Auction begins at 1 p.m. with silent and live bidding. Proceeds fund scholarships for FFA students to a summer leadership conference in Washington, D.C.
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Kansas Future Farmers of America
Clarion Inn
E. Kansas Ave
Garden City
FFA
Washington, D.C
Annual Pawnee Fry Set For Monday in Finney County
The 68th Annual Pawnee Fry dinner is scheduled for Monday at the Pawnee Acre Community Building, three miles east of the U S Highway 156 and Kansas Highway 23 junction and four miles north on Community Road. A calf fries and ham meal opens at 6 30 p m with program by Katelyn Barthol, Finney County agriculture agent. Public invited. info via Finney County Extension Office or Larry Scott.
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Pawnee Acre
Finney County
Finney County Extension Service
Katelyn Barthol
Finney County Agriculture and Natural Resources
Finney County Extension Office
Larry Scott
Career path for future scientist noted at Garden City event
Karen Chavez, a 17 year old junior, voiced desire to protect the planet by becoming an environmental scientist at Building Bridges in Garden City. The event gathered students, parents, teachers, and employers from 14 career pathways including Agriculture, IT, and Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.
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Karen Chavez
Chavez
Animas River
Colorado
Garden City
GCHS
Agriculture Power
Dems push transparency bills to curb private email and lobbying
Kansas Democrats unveiled a package of bills aimed at ending private email use for official business and extending disclosure laws to state contract recipients. They seek a two year cooling off period before lawmakers or executive appointees enter lobbying, a 90 day to 60 day pay cap, and clearer disclosure of executive session justifications. Senate and House leaders express mixed opposition and potential bipartisan appeal on session length limits.
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Kansas
House
Tom Burroughs
Senate
Anthony Hensley
Burroughs
Kansas City
Kan
Hensley
D-Topeka
Executive Branch
Kansas House
Mike O’neal
Hutchinson
Kansas Chamber of Commerce
John Wilson
D-Lawrence
Sam Brownback
Wilson
Tom Holland
Baldwin City
Topeka
Marci Francisco
Competing Kansas factions clash over marijuana bill
Opponents and advocates of House Bill 2049 joined a Kansas Senate hearing to voice divergent reasons for or against reducing penalties for marijuana possession and enabling hemp research. Critics warned the bill is too weak or too broad, while supporters argued it does not go far enough to expand medical use and access for conditions like seizures and PTSD.
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Kansas
Senate
Justice Committee
Kirk Thompson
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Kristi Pankratz
Shawnee County
U.S. Navy
Raymond Schwab
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Stephanie Bogner
Bob Kreutzer
Tatro Plumbing Company, Inc
Kreutzer
Garden City Community College
Northwest Kansas Technical College
Fort Hays State University
University of Kansas School of Social Welfare
Southwest Kansas
John Edmonds
Sunflower Electric
Doug Staab
Jorge Mendoza
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Shannon Dick
Western Kansas Statistical Lab
John Ellermann
Kent Potters
SCADA
Tion
Tyson Fresh Meats
Brad Nading
Garden City High School
Don Murrell
Brad Na
Rosalva Meza
Jennifer Winn
Crohn
Winn
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