Ground Hog Supper at First United Methodist Church
The First United Methodist Church at 1106 N Main St hosts a groundhog supper from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Adults pay $7 and children 11 and under $3.50. Umma's Country Fresh Sausage, biscuits, gravy and sides featured. For details call (620) 275-9171.
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United Methodist Church
Main St
Umma
Elementary Math Night to Boost Learning at School
Gertrude Walker Elementary School will host a Math and Health Night from 5 30 to 7 p m Thursday with the theme Lasso Some Learning The event aims to give families materials to practice math at home and share health information for student support.
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Gertrude Walker
Kansas Maps 2000 Net Jobs Rise in December
Kansas added 2,000 nonfarm jobs in December and the unemployment rate held at 3.9 percent. Private sector gains for the year totaled 9,400, below Gov. Brownback’s yearly 25,000 goal, with health care and construction driving December growth despite weaker trade and retail hiring.
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Kansas Department of Labor
Sam Brownback
Brownback
Lana Gordon
Labor Department
Emilie Doerksen
Department of Labor
Garden City High artists debut at Garden City Arts show
Emily Arrieta, 16, a Garden City High sophomore, showcases A Beautiful Night with shading focus and a white peacock on colored pencil and ink. The GCHS Art Show at Garden City Arts drew about 100 students, 50 entries, and featured two‑ and three‑dimensional works as students discussed their art with families and teachers.
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Emily Arrieta
Garden City High School
Arrieta
GCHS
Garden City Arts
N. Main St
Lisa Neely
Garden City
Manuel Avila
Garden City arts show showcases student sculpture and painting
Avila plans architecture studies after high school and won gold in the Western Kansas Scholastic Art Awards for a clay sculpture Treehouse. Arrieta and sixteen GCHS students placed, with Singhantha earning second place for Flowers in Water and displaying two pieces in the Stauth Museum show running Jan 24 to Feb 28.
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Avila
Western Kansas
GCHS
Arrieta
Montezu
Stauth Museum
Victoria Singhantha
Singhantha
Vincent van Gogh
Garden City Arts
Lawmakers condemn call for women dress code in Kansas
Kansas lawmakers criticize a call for women to dress in a businesslike, gender neutral manner for committee testimony. Senator Mitch Holmes urged modest attire, sparking objections from Representative Stephanie Clayton and Senator Pat Pettey who called the move sexist and unnecessary. The debate echoes past concerns over dress codes in state capitols.
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Call For Women
TNS
Kansas
Stephanie Clayton
Overland Park
Mitch Holmes
St. John
Senate Ethics and Elections Committee
Holmes
Clayton
Capitol
Pat Pettey
Kansas City
Kan
Senate Dems seek easier voter registration in Kansas
Senate Democrats introduced a bill to drop proof of citizenship for Kansas born applicants registering to vote. It would have officials supply birth details to Vital Statistics and verify citizenship, removing those on a suspense list if a match is found, sparking opposition from Kris Kobach who warns of loopholes and undermining citizenship verification.
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Democrats
Kansas
U.S
Secretary of State
Office of Vital Statistics
Craig McCullah
Reno
Jenna Fager
Fager
Kobach
McCullah
Anthony Hensley
Topeka
Hensley
Senate Ethics and Elections Committee
Sen
Mitch Holmes
St. John
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