GCCC Enrollment Under Way as Fall Classes Approach
Garden City Community College nears the start of fall term with most courses beginning August 15. On campus enrollment runs 8 am to 8 pm Monday through Thursday and 8 am to 4 pm Fridays at the Student and Community Services Center. Phone lines 620-276-9608 and 1-800-658-1696 open for information. a separate phone enrollment line 276-9653 operates noon to 8 pm Tuesday through Thursday until August 9 for part-time students. A part-time job fair is set for August 23 from 10 am to 2 pm at the Beth Tedrow Student Center portico. Reservations for vendor spaces due by August 6 to Jody Ledford at 275-3279 or jody.ledford gcccks.edu.
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Garden City Community College
Student and Community Services Center
GCCC
Southwest
Kansas
Beth Tedrow
Campus
Jody Ledford
Jody.ledford
Hydrogen sulfide Awareness training class announced
Southwest Kansans in medicine industry and construction can learn about properties health hazards and response strategies in a 8 a.m. to noon August 16 session at Garden City Community College. Aaron Beavers of the Kansas Department of Labor will teach with hands on guidance and respirator use. Registration costs 40 dollars per person and is via Jean Warta at 276-9532 or jean.warta gcccks.edu.
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Garden City Community College Business and Industry Institute
Aaron Beavers
Kansas Department of Labor
Topeka
Jean Warta
Jean.warta
Suits Against Doctor to Proceed in Malpractice Case
A judge denied delaying ten malpractice suits against Dr. Stephen Schneider of Haysville while a criminal probe into his painkiller prescribing continues. Suiting patients allege overdoses linked to his medical practice as investigations proceed.
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Wichita
Haysville
Stephen Schneider
Lawmakers push to shield small pharmacies from Medicaid rule
Missouri and Kansas lawmakers introduced a bill to block the CMS Medicaid reform set to take effect Jan 30. They argue the new formula based on average manufacturer price cuts reimbursements for generics and could force independent pharmacies, many reliant on Medicaid, to close. Kansas and Missouri representatives warn communities would lose local drugstores.
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Washington
Missouri
Kansas
Nancy Boyda
D-Kan
Jo Ann Emerson
R-Mo
Emerson
Boyda
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services
Congress
General Accountability Office
Bogda
CMS
Brian Caswell
Wolkar Drug
Baxter Springs
Kan
Caswell
Finney County Fair Opens With Contests and Photo Shows
The Finney County Fair launches with the 4-H fashion show at the fairgrounds showcasing Buymanship and Constructive Garment divisions judged by Marcy Von John. Photo contests include Great American, Seasons on the Refuge, and Beef Empire Days with $25 and gift certificates as prizes. Entries are due Aug 1 for check-in 5 to 7 p.m., with various bake, cookie, and foods events through Aug 5 and Aug 3, all benefiting 4-H and local extension programs.
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Finney County
Finney County Fairgrounds
Marcy von John
K-State Extension Office
Friends of
Sandsage Bison Range
Friends of the
Finney County Extension Office
Public Service
Finney County Ems
Kansas Soybean Commission
Soybean Commission
Grandstand
Finney County 4-H
Kansas lawmaker outlines flood relief plan for southeast Kansas
Senate Leader Derek Schmidt and Gov. Sebelius plan a relief package focusing on housing aid for flood victims in 23 counties. Officials report 864 homes destroyed and 3,700 damaged with federal relief totaling 11.8 million dollars, and housing remains the linchpin for regional recovery and workforce sustainability.
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Topeka
Kathleen Sebelius
Kansas
Senate
Derek Schmidt
Independence
Sharon Watson
Kansas Emergency Management
Second lawsuit filed over fatal Cat Tracker accident
Lawrence AP report details a second civil action stemming from a Nov 18 Kansas State University game day incident. Chris Orr of Salina sues Car Tracker owners for serious brain injuries after his head struck a Lawrence overpass while on the bus roof, joining Samantha Green's wrongful-death suit filed earlier. The suits allege the driver allowed roof passengers and lack of warnings. a bus owner asserts a standing restriction was in place.
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Lawrence
Kansas State University
Chris Orr
Salina
Douglas County
John Green
Shawnee
Orr
Green
Jayhawks
Sengers
Samantha Green
Manhattan
Robert Pottroff
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Finney County Fair
Brad Nading
Katie Mongeau
Tanner
Fairgrounds
Kyla Clawson
Glenna Dearden
Scott County
Schmidt
Department
Coffeyville
Neodesha
Chanute
Osawatomie
Labor
Jim Garner
Garner
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