Western Kansas grant applications advertised for fall cycle
Fires burn land in Hamilton County and grant applications from Western Kansas Community Foundation are now available with due date August 1. Focus includes community improvement cultural artistic enhancement and child health and wellbeing. Applications to WKCF, Garden City KS, and P O Box 1452 require detail on multi community impact and lasting benefit.
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Western Kansas Community Foundation
Wkcf
Kansas Ave
Wkce PO
Garden City
Alzheimer’s Support Group Meet in Garden City
An Alzheimer's group plans an organizational meeting Monday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church main parlor in Garden City. Kris Funk of Terrace Garden Care Center will facilitate. For information call Mary Seibert at 276-8933.
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Garden City
First United Methodist Church
Main Street
Kansas Avenue
Kris Funk
Terrace Garden Care Center
Mary Seibert
Sandhills seeks Art in the Park booth applicants
The Sandhills Art Association invites entrants for the annual Art in the Park show on Aug 19 at Stevens Park in downtown Garden City. The association seeks fine art, crafts and food booths and applications are available by calling Rene Unruh at 276-7397.
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Sandhills Art Association
Stevens Park
Garden City
Rene Unruh
National Beef workers indicted on immigration charges
Five workers at National Beef’s Liberal plant were indicted on federal immigration counts for using false documents and stolen identities to gain employment. The defendants, ages 23 to 27 from Guatemala and Mexico, allegedly lived in the U.S. pretending to be citizens with false Social Security numbers. National Beef officials had no immediate comment on the indictments.
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Topeka
National Beef
Liberal
U.S
Eric Melgren
Pedro Ciprian-Perez
Guatemala
Pastor Trujillojillo
Mexico
Jenzo Lucas-Mateo
Jorge Dorado
Ranuelos-Chavez
Kansas City
National Beef Packing Co. LLC
Garden City forensics team heads to nationals in Dallas
Eight Garden City High School forensics students qualified for the National Forensics League national meet in Dallas after placing high at the West Kansas district tourney in McPherson. Participants will compete in Student Congress, humorous and dramatic duos, and solo acting over five days, with finals selecting eight.
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Garden City High School
United States
World News
House of Representatives
Dallas
GCHS
Kaleb Jessee
Jules Feiffer
Jessee
Russ
Lara Pracht
Eron Lira
Elissa Shortridge
Breanna Stout
Gabe Dinkel
Dinkel
Rogier
Dealey Plaza
John F Kennedy
Winter canola offers new hope for Kansas farmers
In Kiowa Kansas farmers explore winter canola as a fall planted, spring harvested crop to diversify rotations and reduce disease pressure from endless wheat. A planned 400000 bushel crushing plant by OK Co op Grain aims to crush seeds for oil and high protein meal, with an $800000 investment and three jobs.
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Bob Schrock
Front
Tyler Hiltner
Schrock
Kiowa
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Great Plains
Michael Stamm
Kansas State University
Burden
Okeene
Midwest
Plains
OK Co-op Grain Co
Oklahoma State University
Dodge City
Enid
Altus
Mumps outbreak aids Kansas health system prep
Kansas reports 761 confirmed and probable mumps cases across 68 counties as officials say the outbreak helps test the federally mandated incident command structure. The median patient age is 21 with 74 percent vaccinated. health departments frame the episode as routine practice for larger emergencies.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Sharon Watson
Watson
Sheryl Tirol-Goodwin
Lawrence-Douglas County
August date set for justice ethics hearing
A Kansas judicial panel schedules a one day ethics hearing for Justice Lawton Nuss on August 10 in Topeka. The dispute centers on a March lunch with Senate President Morris and Sen. Brungardt over education funding while a school finance case lingered before the court.
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Topeka
Hns
Kansas Supreme Court
Lawton Nuss
Salina
Judicial Center
State Commission On Judicial Qualifications
Nuss
Overland Park
J. Nick Badgerow
Senate
Steve Morris
R-Hugoton
Pete Brungardt
R-Salina
Morris
Brungardt
Grass fire burns about 1000 acres in Lane County
A late Thursday grass fire in rural Lane County burned about 1000 acres with seven area departments aiding. Units from Dighton Shields Amy Healy Beeler Ness City Utica fought flames. Fire officials say winds and rough terrain hindered containment and no injuries were reported.
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Hamilton County
Lane County
Ness Lane County
Mary Eitel
Dighton
Shields
Amy and
Healy
Beeler
Ness City
Utica
Ness County
Eitel
Lane County Feeder
Lane County Road Shop
Ness County Road and Bridge Department
Lane County Sheriff's Office
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