Enrollment forms due Wednesday at Garden City High School
Garden City High School reminds families that round one enrollment packets mailed in June must be returned by Wednesday. To enroll by mail, submit the student information and health forms with a $36 fee via check or money order. Regular in person enrollment runs 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. July 30. summer hours are 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday. First day of school is August 12 with a half day for certain grades and new students. full day August 13. Call 805-8010 for details.
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MBA Program Opens in Sublette at Friends University
Friends University offers a master of business administration degree in Sublette. Classes form to start in fall, designed for busy adults with classes every other Saturday for 24 months. Contact Danielle Murray at 276-0435 or danielle murray friends for more information.
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Topeka Mayor Bunten Recovering From Pneumonia
Topeka mayor Bill Bunten remains at home recovering from pneumonia after a six day hospitalization in mid June. He says doctors see improvement but cannot specify the pneumonia type and he will not return until fully healthy. Deputy Mayor Richard Harmon and council members fill in on commitments.
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Kansas: 18th fattest state with rising obesity levels
A report by Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation finds more than a quarter of Kansans are obese and about a third of youths aged 10 to 17 are overweight. The study notes Kansas obesity rate 27.2 percent, up from 27th two years ago, with implications for high health care costs and policy needs.
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Garden City teens place top 30 at national forensics league
Amanda Ramirez and Todd Wells, incoming GCHS seniors, finished among the top 30 of 250 debate teams at the National Forensics League national tournament. They won a first elimination round but fell in the second and third rounds, each earning a plaque.
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Army uses Wiki to update field manuals pilot program
The Army launches a 90 day Wiki pilot at Fort Leavenworth to turn seven manuals into living documents. Soldiers and officers can comment with Army IDs on tactics, techniques, and procedures, aiming to speed feedback before broader revision.
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Kansas to give land for national bio defense lab
Kansas officials approve up to 48.4 acres to Homeland Security for a national bio defense lab in Manhattan. DOJ says Congress must authorize funding and land gift contingencies. court weighs legality and timing of the project amid lawsuits and federal funding debates.
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