Lee Richardson Zoo Adds Summer Hours and Fees
Lee Richardson Zoo will start summer hours on Tuesday opening at 8 a.m. daily and closing at 7 p.m. with last entry at 6.30 p.m. through Labor Day. Vehicle admission after 10 a.m. is 3 dollars per vehicle for non members. pedestrians admitted free. Members must show a current card and photo ID. memberships available at the Development Office near the Safari Shop.
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Art show opens at Garden City with reception
The Garden City Community College Beth Tedrow Student Center hosts a public reception April 4 from 2 to 4 p.m. for an exhibit by Kate Dibbern of York Nebraska. The display includes oil paintings drawings and ceramic works created in several art courses and remains through April 27. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. weekdays and 1 to 11 p.m. weekends.
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Beth Tedrow
Kate Dibbern
York
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GCCC
Dibbern
Microsoft Excel and Word courses at GCCC
College's Continuing Education and Community Services Division offers two Microsoft programs. An intermediate Word class runs 6 to 8 p.m. April 7 and 9 at the Student and Community Services Center, covering pictures tables and word processing. A beginner Excel class runs 6 to 8 p.m. May 5 and 7 at the same center, teaching budgeting grocery lists and basic computer skills. Each course costs 35 dollars. Registration and information from Diana Machotka at 275-3232 or diana.machotka gcccks.edu.
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GCCC
Diana Machotka
Diana.machotka
K-State Open House Set for April 19
High school students exploring Kansas State University can attend a free All University Open House from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 19 at K-State’s Manhattan and Salina campuses. Tours and exhibits run. admissions and financial aid staff, residence life, dining, and campus life details will be available. More information at considerk-state.edu/openhouse.
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K-State
Manhattan
Salina
Considerk-State.edu
Investigators Funding in Doubt Over Morrison Probe
Johnson County Commissioners postponed a vote on whether to cut $25,000 in funding for two special prosecutors appointed by District Attorney Phill Kline to probe former Attorney General Paul Morrison. The delay followed intense debate over impartiality and the impact on the Morrison investigation. Morrison resigned amid an extramarital affair controversy, and Kline has warned that defunding could end the probe.
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Phill Kline
Johnson County
Paul Morrison
Kline
David Lindstrom
John Segale
Timothy Keck
Robert Arnold Iit
Morrison
Keck
Arnold
Linda Carter
Commission
Leadership conference promotes positive choices for western Kansas students
More than 300 middle and high school students from regional districts attended the Student Universal leadership conference at Garden City Community College. Monte Selby, a speaker and performer, urged students to make positive choices and support peers while leaders from about 40 districts helped run sessions on time management, teamwork, respect, and school engagement.
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Aja Audrey
Emily Lucas
Garden City Community College
Trent Wilke
Wichita County High School
Student Universal Leadership Conference
Southwest Plains Regional Service Center
Western Kansas
Monte Selby
Joe Coles
Coles
GCCC
Selby
Emporia State University
Housing aid bill advances in Kansas legislature
The House Appropriations Committee moved a bill to provide 4 million in housing grants over three years for federally declared disaster areas with later expansion to rural communities. Funding shifts to state taxes, not future gambling revenues, amid budget concerns. Local officials in Greensburg backs the program to rebuild tornado damaged housing as Kansas faces a statewide housing crisis. Storms last year damaged or destroyed over 3,000 homes. $5 million previously allocated is exhausted.
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Topeka
House
House Appropriations Committee
Kevin Yoder
Overland Park
Senate
Bill Feuerborn
Dgarnett
Kansas Supreme Court
Feuerborn
Greensburg
Kansas
Nuclear power bill clears House for final vote
In Topeka lawmakers move Senate Bill 586 toward a final House vote as utilities may raise rates to fund nuclear studies and construction costs. Rep. Tom Moxley backs the plan noting lower interest via rate recovery. experts warn of rising grid demand and potential brownouts, with a plant possibly by 2015 near Wolf Creek in Coffey County.
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Senate
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Council Grove
Moxley
Kansas
Don Myers
Derby
Pat Colloton
Leawood
Wolf Creek
Coffey County
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