Celebration marks Cinco de Mayo parade and festival gains turnout
Garden City event recounts a Cinco de Mayo celebration with participants from fire and police departments, Sheriff Kevin Bascue, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Club La Raza, Meteors youth soccer, and Folklorico de la Rosa dancers. The La Raza entry faced vehicle issues. Folklorico impressed 200 attendees. A scholarship banquet awarded and a seven hundred attendee coronation ball crowned Cinco de Mayo Queen Dolly Terriquez. Changes to costs and venues boosted family-friendly access and participation.
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Hernandez
Fire and Police Departments
Kevin Bascue
Finney County
Big Bothers
Big Sisters
Club la Raza
Kenneth Henderson
Meteors
el Perico Charro
Maria Garcia
Garden City
Alexis Gallardo
Folklorico de la Rosa
la Raza
Juan Lozoya
Lozoya
Stevens Park
Loretta DeLaRosa
Sanchez
Cinco de Mayo
Dolly Terriquez
Finney County Exhibition Building
Eclipse 85
Hutchinson
Kansas lawmakers reach early funds compromise in wrapup session
Topeka AP reports a six member House Senate conference approved final omnibus spending terms driving possible adjournment by night. The package funds prison capacity expansion including a new 200 bed Norton facility and a Hutchinson unit, plus renovations at Cedar Crest and the House chamber while keeping most economic development grants under study. The session aides the abortion, child support, and pension issues with final debates scheduled today.
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Topeka
House-Senate
House
KPERS
Omnibus
Norton
Department of Corrections
DOC
Hutchinson
Kansas Technology Enterprise
Cedar Crest
Department of Administration
Positive outlook after cancer battle and naturopathic shift
Erskin, a Wichita middle school interpreter, endured lumpectomy, chemo, radiation, and stem cell harvest. Her cancer is in remission and she embraces naturopathic remedies, grows herbs, and avoids chemicals while returning to volleyball. She views health changes as a path to future graduations and continued resilience.
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Erskin
Wichita
Abe Hubert Middle School
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