Local artisan pivots to hand poured candles for hospice aid
Kurtz, after Colorado line changes and quality drops, sets up a back room lab in Kansas to craft hand poured candles and reed diffusers. She donates one dollar per candle to St. Catherine Hospital Hospice, inspired by family cancer experiences and the wish to help patients in Finney County.
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Colorado
Kurtz
Kansas
Yoder
Kansas City
St. Catherine Hospital
Kortz
Ford County
Gina Cash
Finney County
KS Specialty
School seeks applicants for district academy
The USD 214 sponsored academy, funded by a Kansas charter school grant, will offer a flexible 8 AM to 8 PM schedule with on the job training and nine employability credits. In its first year it will enroll 40 students, with potential expansion to 75 and grades seven and eight later. Applicants must complete forms, supply references, and undergo panel interviews before final placement by Superintendent Hall.
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USD 214
Kansas State Department of Education
State Department
Bill Hall
Koop
Academy
Hall
Climate group shapes emissions plan with state backing
Climate Strategies Watch director Paul Chesser warns a state climate panel may be biased by an advocacy group linked to conservative funders. The center was formed by the John Locke Foundation and Heartland Institute, tied to the fossil fuel sector and funders like Koch and Lambe Foundations. Supporters say Kansas panel membership counters bias.
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Paul Chesser
North Carolina
Chesser
John Locke Foundation
Heartland Institute
Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation
Claude R. Lambe Foundation
Kansas
Germ City health fair uses black light to reveal hidden germs
At Garden City Community College the Germ City display shows germs under a black light as visitors wash hands and scrubbing tips, with instructions to sing the alphabet or Happy Birthday to ensure cleanliness. The event, at Dennis Perryman Athletic Complex, is hosted by the Kansas Recreation and Parks Association and Healthy Kansas with vendors from local and state groups.
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Rodenbur
Vance
Garden City Community College
Dennis Perryman
Kansas Recreation and Parks Association
Healthy Kansas
Garden City Gymnastics
Garden City Family Ymca
Holcomb Recreation Commission
Rick Bryant
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Bryant
Healthykansas.org
Subway
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Ronald L. Roholt
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Campus Drive
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Frontier
Pioneer
Nursery
Garden Center
Germ City
Gctele
Gram.com
Lota
Plain
Credit Union
NCUA
Conte Childcare
YMCA
Gardencity.net
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