Golden Weaves of Grain travels to Dighton exhibit
Traveling exhibit by the Kansas Association of Wheat Artists displays wheat straw art at the Lane County Historical Museum in Dighton. Twenty three artists from Kansas and abroad present pieces. the showing runs through July 24 with hours Tue Sat 1 5 pm and Sun 2 5 pm at 333 North Main.
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Kansas Association of Wheat Artists
Lane County
Kansas
Egypt
N. Main
Dighton
Panhellenic Summer Get Together Invites New Members
Women at four year colleges are invited to join a Panhellenic Summer Get Together from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. or 9 p.m. Wednesday at Lisa Anderson’s home 633 Briar Hill Drive Garden City. Mothers welcome. RSVP to Jana Burnside Jeannie Clubine or Lucinda Miller at listed numbers for questions and rush-week overview.
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Lisa Anderson
Briar Hill Drive
Garden City
Jana Burnside
Jeannie Clubine
Lucinda Miller
Wichita man shot in back and killed
A Wichita man, Garrett Boyer aged 23, was shot in the back during a front yard scuffle and died about 90 minutes later at a hospital. Police seek an 18 year old suspect. Neighbor Hal Nixon saw two men fighting before a man fired then fled by car. Boyer and the shooter reportedly knew each other.
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Wichita
Garrett Boyer
Ken Landwehr
Hal Nixon
Boyer
Nixon
Landwehr
Hot conditions linger across Kansas this week
AP reports heat remains high in Kansas with lingering warmth and scattered thunderstorms. Monday brings a slight chance of storms in the northwest and north central with lows in the mid to upper 60s. Tuesday Heights reach the upper 80s to upper 90s as central and southeast see storms, and Tuesday night falls in the mid to upper 60s. Wednesday central and east may see showers with highs in the upper 80s to lower 90s. Thursday could bring more storms to south central and southeast with similar highs. Friday expected clear to partly cloudy skies and highs around the upper 80s to lower 90s.
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Topeka
Kansas
National Weather Service
Golfers pay up to $1000 a day for a home at US Women's Open
Top players plan to rent private houses for the championship week as a way to recreate a home life. Organizers say ten to fifteen high profile golfers will stay with host families or in private homes while some hotel rooms are used. Home stays offer meals and privacy, but neighbors notice the visits.
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US Golf Association
Terry Winkle
Nebraska
Hutchinson
USGA
Annika Sorenstam
Karrie Webb
Hamilton
Winkle
Adam
Tiger Woods
Wind power offers hope for some Kansans
Wind energy may boost farm income and create rural jobs in Kansas but worries grow over landscape change as seven developers and nine to ten companies probe wind farm ventures across the state. Local landowners could gain per acre gains, yet turbines topping 35 stories threaten scenic hill country. Kansas rises as a wind power hotspot due to tax breaks, a Montezuma wind farm, and PIIRG ranking.
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Wichita
Kansas
Kyle Wetzel
Ing
Audubon of
Robert Mosier
Kiowa County
Mosier
Bill Browning
Chase
Greenwood
Jim Plager
Kansas Corporation Commission
Montezuma
Public Interest Research Group
PETA anti milk billboard sparks religious controversy
The billboard shows Mary breastfeeding Jesus with the slogan If it was good enough for Jesus followed by The breast is best DumpDairy.com. PETA defends the anti dairy message while Catholic officials, dairy groups, and health authorities condemn the use of a sacred image for political aims.
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ST. Joseph, Mo
Interstate 229
Christ
Mary
People For the Ethical Treatment of
Jesus
PETA
Jackson
Miss
St. Joseph
Bruce Friedrich
Kathleen Cuddy
Midwest Dairy Association
Kansas City
Petas
Cuddy
First female commander calms praise at McConnell AFB
Col. Michelle Johnson, Rhodes Scholar and Air Force Academy graduate, becomes McConnell Air Force Base's first female commander of the 22nd Air Refueling Wing. She leads 2,600 personnel and 58 KC 135R Stratotankers, with over 3,500 flight hours. Johnson says the role is not viewed as a milestone, just duty.
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Mcconnell Air Force Base
Michelle Johnson
Air Force Academy
Air Force
White House
Johnson
McConnell
Theater group cancels Nunsense after abbey shootings
Nodaway Community Theater Co cancels summer performances of Nunsense in northwest Missouri after June 10 shootings at Conception Abbey. Leaders cite respect for faith amid Catholic Church turmoil and offense concerns. Refunds issued for royalties. cast had met for second rehearsal when tragedy occurred.
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Maryville
Missouri
The
Nodaway Community Theater Co
Nunsense
Kearney
Conception Abbey
Lloyd Robert Jeffress
Philip Schuster
Damian Larson
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Prairie Dunes Country Club
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