Kansas Day bread bake at Plymell Elementary
Students from kindergarten to second grade at Plymell Elementary celebrated Kansas Day by baking Kansas wheat bread with flour milled in the state. Teachers explained wheat uses beyond bread while kids mixed ingredients, observed rising dough, and learned teamwork as they washed flour from hands and faces.
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Plymell
Amanda Hands
Timothy Gillen
Peyton Wessels
Kansas
Molly Graverson
Graverson
Jillian Koltke
Sheila Audrain
Kayla Kindswater
Noeli Munoz
Lizzi Acosta
Katelynn Rose
Grant targets underage drinking in Finney County
Finney County Community Health Coalition wins a 926000 grant from the federal SPF program to fund three years of preventive education aimed at parents and students. Officials say the problem spans ethnic and income groups and emphasizes grass roots, community-based strategies. statewide SPF awards total 8830000. See Help, Page A5.
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Finney County Community Health Coalition
Troy Unruh
Alliance
Unruh
Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Kansas
SRS
County Coalition
Finney County
Senate approves budget plan to close deficit in Kansas
In Topeka the Senate passed a 335 million plan with 25-14 vote to balance the current fiscal year. Lawmakers say spending cuts will be smaller than GOP leaders preferred while accounting changes and bond refinancing fill the rest. House support showed bipartisan backing amid the deficit outlook and talk of deeper future cuts.
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Topeka
Senate
House
County launches Healthy Families program for birth to 3
Finney County will introduce a new Healthy Families program by April through Kansas Children's Service League to boost child health and development and prevent abuse. The effort, funded by the state via the health department, aims to serve birth to age 3 in families not yet reached, with weekly home visits to start and a path to greater independence as families progress.
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Finney County
Kansas Children’s Service League
Finney County Health Department
Johnson
Reno
Shawnee
Lisa Knoll
Kesl
KCSL
Knoll
Weekend Forecast With Warm Saturday Temperatures
Weather notes show tonight’s low 22 and Saturday’s sunny day with a high near 64 and a low around 23. Full details are continued on page A8.
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