Garden City High School astronomy class observations schedule
Citizens are invited to join the Garden City High School astronomy class for multiple second semester observations. Listed dates include February eight and March twenty nine with specified targets such as Mercury Venus Saturn Orion Pleiades Andromeda Galaxy and Crab Nebula. Observations occur at 6 p.m. or later with make-up dates and are held at the Sagebrush Road recreation area.
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Stark to speak at chamber banquet
Jack Stark will headline the Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce banquet on Thursday at the Plaza Hotel Ballroom. He will address building a championship team and leadership traits while Don Linville receives the 2006 Award of Merit. Sponsors include Aquila and others. dinner at 6:30 p.m.. tickets sold out.
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K State offers distance course on food regulations
Kansas State University's Food Science Institute introduces a two credit hour distance education course this spring on kosher and halal food production regulations. Taught by Joe M. Regenstein of Cornell University, the class is open to degree and non degree students and fulfills a general education requirement. Further details are available from Bettie Minshall or Regenstein or through K State Continuing Education.
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Professor Faces Second Murder Trial In Strangling Case
Johnson County judge set two weeks for the trial of David Lee Stagg, a college music professor whose first murder trial ended in a hung jury. The trial is scheduled to begin February 26 and involves allegations of strangling his former lover.
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Residents weigh in on Holcomb school superintendent search
Seven Holcomb residents met with Charles Mansfield of McPherson & Jacobson to discuss qualities for the next Holcomb USD 363 leader. Mansfield's firm is handling the search as current Superintendent Skip Landis retires. He also met with USC 363 students faculty and staff to gather input for candidate recommendations.
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Schuetz Runs Write-In For Holcomb School Board
Holcomb resident Tom Schuetz declared as a write-in for the USD 363 Board of Education seat at a community meeting. The April 3 election deadline has passed, and no official candidate filed for the at large position, currently held by Anne Jones who plans to move. Schuetz touted innovation like the district laptop program and voiced desire to guide Holcomb schools into the future.
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Mansfield
FCEDC picks Roth as Holcomb board rep
Finney County Economic Development Corp selects Dwane Roth, Holcomb resident and independent farmer, as its Holcomb representative on the FCEDC board. Roth was the sole Holcomb candidate after the board added a seat, with a Holcomb City Council approval needed by Feb. 14. The tax vote to fund FCEDC projects is set for April 3.
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Kansas sees dramatic drop in meth related seizures
Topeka AP Kansas saw a sharp decline in meth related seizures in 2006 per the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. 168 seizures down from 390 the prior year after the Sheriff Matt Samuels Chemical Control Act limited pseudoephedrine and ephedrine sales. The act, named for the sheriff killed in a meth raid, placed these medicines behind counters and required purchaser registration.
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Measure to shield seniors from property tax rises debated
In Topeka officials and lawmakers discuss a constitutional amendment by Sens. Apple and Bruce to bar increases in the taxable value of homes owned by residents 65 and older. Critics worry revenue loss and unequal benefits, while proponents say it aids fixed incomes and complements existing Homestead Refund rebates.
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