Proposals Favor Turning State Theater Into Performing Arts Hub
Garden City received three proposals by the Monday deadline to convert the State Theater at 416 Main into a venue for plays concerts and arts. Pamplin, the Finney County Preservation Alliance with String Academy of the Plains, and Duane West with the Garden City Recreation Commission each plan to present March 17.
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Garden City
State Theater
Garden City Commission
Mark Pamitilin
Finney County Preservation Alliance
String Academy of the Plains
Duane West
Garden City Recreation Commission
M. Main St
Mark Pamplin
Pamplin
WOU
Cncert Hall
String 0
Main Street
Windsor Hotel
Jaminga State Theater Entertainment Company Committee
FOPA
FOBA
City leaders discuss state tax bills affecting farmers
State Sen. Larry Powell warns of a war on farmers as bills target farm land property taxes and a sales tax on farm machinery. Garden City officials heard Powell and Reps Doll and Jennings warn that SB 178 could raise land taxes by up to 400 percent and SB 264 may shift purchases to other states. dealers fear harm to local sales and possible farm equipment trips out of state.
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Larry Powell
Senate
Powell
John Doll
Russ Jennings
Garden City Commission
Commission
Topeka
Jennings
Dan Fankhauser
Garden City
Colorado
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Debate over sex education prompts state bills in Kansas
Johnson County middle school drama over a sex education poster at Hocker Grove Middle School in Shawnee has sparked two Kansas bills. One would require parental opt in for sex education, another would ease teacher prosecution for materials deemed harmful. Critics say issue blown out of proportion while legislators push through amendments amid budget and funding debates.
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Dominic Vera
Miriam
Finney County
Johnson County Middle School
Driving
Kansas
Topeka
TNS
Hocker Grove Middle School
Shawnee
Shawnee Mission Soho
Johnson Drive
Interstate 35
Hooker Grove
Jay
Ucation
National Conference of State Legislatures
Senate
Hocker Grove
Dave Wilson
Mission
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