Field Day Set By Sand Hills Amateur Radio Club
The Sand Hills Amateur Radio Club and Roundup Amateur Radio Club will join the ARRL Field Day at the Kearny County Fairgrounds from noon Saturday to noon Sunday. The event trains operators to contact other amateurs and emergency agencies nationwide during disasters. ARRL coordinates with federal and state agencies. refreshments will be provided. Call Dale Urban at 316-272-0311 for details.
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Amateur Radio Relay League
Kearny County Fairgrounds
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Dale Urban
Zoobalee at Lee Richardson Zoo July 4
The 24th annual Zoobalee runs 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 4 at Lee Richardson Zoo with moonwalk dunk tank putt putt golf face painting fish pond frog on a log and a zoo train plus docent carts and a truck safari. Proceeds support the Kansas Waters project for river otter exhibit. Garden City Band performs in the gazebo at 7 p.m. Admission is $1 or free with a Friends membership.
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Lee Richardson Zoo
Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo
FOLRZ
Garden City
West Green
Appeals Court Rejects KU Professor's Appeal
A 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled 3-0 that Emil Tonkovich's firing over a pattern of unethical conduct including pressuring a student for oral sex was proper. The court affirmed lower court dismissal of Tonkovich's 1995 suit seeking $10 million, alleging violations of free speech due process and equal protection.
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Denver
University of Kansas
10Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Emil Tonkovich
Tonkovich
Kansas Board of Regents
Grant aids rape cases with new colposcope in Garden City
Finney County officials announce a $100000 grant will fund a colposcope and five trained nurses for Garden City to aid sexual assault victims. The Sexual Assault Response Team will operate at St. Catherine Hospital, reducing travel for exams and speeding coordination with law enforcement, SRS, and other agencies.
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Finney County
Garden City
Lee McGowen
St. Catherine Hospital
McGowen
Dodge City Hospital
Finney County Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff’s Office
SART
Family Crisis Center
Garden City Community College
Area Mental Health Center
SRS
Southwest Prevention Center
Susan Rudder
Rudder
Elderly Asiatic bear moved to new Lee Richardson Zoo exhibit
Lee Richardson Zoo relocated its 37 year old female Asiatic black bear from the old display to a larger grass and water filled habitat. The move followed careful planning with minimal anesthesia and involved a slow wake up. The bear, aging around 35 to 40, shows healthy signs aside from cataracts and now shares space with two younger females as staff monitor potential territorial behavior.
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Lee Richardson Zoo
Kathy Sexson
Sexson
Chey Alsop
Kansas Legislature to probe high natural gas prices
Kansas leaders plan an 11 member Special Committee on Utilities to study energy issues in seven days of summer and fall meetings. The panel will examine who benefited from the winter gas price spike and whether action is needed to curb future price swings.
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Topeka
Kansas
Senate
Dave Kerr
Hutchinson
Hugoton
Oleen
Manhattan
Lawmakers form panel to study agricultural market trends
In Topeka lawmakers plan a summer study on how mergers are shaping agricultural markets. Senate President Kerr and Agriculture Chair Schmidt will form a 13 member panel to hear field hearings from farmers, ranchers, and rural businesses, with focus on bio security and competition.
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Topeka
Senate
Dave Kerr
R Hutchinson
Senate Agriculture
Derek Schmidt
Independence
Kerr
Texas
House
Kansas
Schmidt
Greensburg
Dennis McKinney
House Assis
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