Finney County candidates hear forum questions in garden city
A Saturday Finney County Fair forum hosted by the fair board and local media drew supporters and curious voters from Finney County and southwest Kansas. Candidates Duane Drees Patsy Fort and Troy Unruh outlined views on school finance budgets and economic development. Drees and Unruh sparring in the Aug 7 Republican primary, Fort to face winner in November.
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Troy Unruh
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Garden City
Kalvesta
Finney County Commission
Kansas Board of Education Keeps Evolution Debate Live
Kansas voters weigh evolution in education as five of ten board seats face Novembers election. A draft biology standards document calls evolution a core concept while critics warn against shifting guidelines. Educators fear a pendulum in standards harming students and teachers.
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State Board of Education
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National Research Council
Brian Cole
Sabetha High School
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Kansas Association of Teachers of Science
Kathy Martin
Clay Center
Garden City pair win on Picked Off show
Donovan Mader and Woody Jeffery from Garden City appeared on History Channel six part series Picked Off and unexpectedly claimed first prize plus a $10,000 award. The program shares producers with American Pickers, featuring two men traveling for antiques.
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Garden City
Donovan Mader
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History Channel
Picked Off episode features neighbors hunt bargains at sale
In the July 18 episode hosts Mader and Jeffery compete with three other teams of amateur pickers to locate valuable items for profit. They start strong after spotting a mid century furniture piece at an estate sale before wheeling and dealing with owners to maximize their earnings.
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Weather Forecast Today Highs Near 102 Degrees
Today will be mostly sunny with a high near 102 and a low around 68. Tuesday brings partly sunny skies with a high near 101 and a low about 69, details on page A8.
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