Books on the Bus brings books to Garden City youth
Thirteen year old Ashli Herrera enjoys summer reading as USD 457s Books on the Bus travels Garden City to boost reading skills. The BOB bus stops through June 26 with LIS A, a meals program, offering sack lunches for kids 18 and younger under the Summer Food Service Program.
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Ashli Herrera
Cam Jensen
Cookie
Ashli
Garden City
B.O.B
L.I.S.A
Kansas State Department of Education
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Community Outings Schedule Through June 26
B.O.B. and L.I.S.A. stops run Tuesday at Lee Richardson Zoo Ayala Park and the Big Pool with times from 10:15 to 1:45 p.m. On Wednesday routes include East Garden Village Riverview South and Big Pool. Thursday lists Rooke Lee Richardson Zoo Farmland Road H and H Trailer Park with the same mid day hours.
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Aracely Villiquez
Ayala Park
N. Taylor Ave
Garden City
Lee Richardson Zoo
East Garden Village
Towns Riverview
H &H
Rain delays harvest hurt dryland wheat yields in Kansas
Rain arrives too late to rescue dryland wheat as harvest slows, raising quality concerns and weed growth. USDA NASS lowers winter wheat and hard red winter wheat forecasts. Kansas yields projected at 29 bushels per acre, lowest since 1996, with nationwide average at 42.4.
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David Coltrain
Finney County
Caltrain
Usda National Agricultural Statistics Service
Kansas
NASS_ Kansas
Ian Cummins Walks Across America for Mental Health Awareness
Ian Cummins, a 23 year old Pittsburgh nurse, began a cross country walk on March 1 to share his brother Ryan's battle with mental illness and suicide. Joined by friends Nick Rodgers and Jake Lusardi, he aims to end in San Francisco in September to reduce stigma and encourage discussion. Ryan, a University of Pittsburgh engineering student, struggled with bipolar disorder and ADD before his death on November 9 2013.
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Ian Cummins
America
Mississippi River
Kentucky
Kansas
Cummins
Ryan
Ian
Upmc Mercy Hospital
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Nick Rodgers
Jake Lusardi
Pittsburgh Pa
San Francisco
Cali
University of Pittsburgh
Garden City
Weather Today Forecast With Weekend Outlook
Today's weather is mostly sunny with a high near 76 and a low about 54. Friday brings partly sunny skies and warmer highs around 85 with a low near 60. Details on page A8.
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Reading
Brad Nading
Ae Rooke
Becky Ma
Schwieterman Inc
Chicago
Annie
Garden City Co-op
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