Free preschool screening offered in Garden City and Russell Center
Garden City USD 457 and Russell Child Development Center offer a free screening clinic Friday for children from 1 month to 5 years old at Trinity Lutheran Church 1010 Fleming Street. RCDC screens any infant or toddler in southwest Kansas while USD 457 screens Garden City residents aged 3 to 5. Short tests assess hearing vision motor skills speech language and thinking. The process takes about 90 minutes per child. Appointments by calling RCDC at 275-0291, and if unable to attend call again. There is no charge and parents are urged to enroll their children.
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Garden City
USD 457
Russell Child Development Center
Trinity Lutheran Church
Fleming St
RCDC
Kansas
Holcomb Preschool Enrollment Friday
Holcomb USD 363 invites residents to enroll preschool children, Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Holcomb Elementary School north gym. Children must be four by Aug 31 and parents should bring birth certificates immunization records and Social Security cards.
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Holcomb Usd 363
Holcomb
Friday Provider Appreciation Day Declared Nationally
Gov Bill Graves joins child care groups to proclaim Friday as Provider Appreciation Day. About 21 million under-6 and 24 million school-age children use care outside school hours. Parents may nominate a local provider for Provider of the Year by writing I appreciate my child-care provider. Send to Care Connection Garden City KS by Thursday. Call 1-800-275-0399 for details.
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Bill Graves
America
Care Connection
Fleming St
Garden City
Gospel Concert at Garden City High School Saturday
James Rainwater with guest Richie Owens will headline an inspirational gospel concert Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Clifford Hope Auditorium Garden City High School. Tickets are free with opportunities for donations at local Family Book House and Harvest Pantry in Garden City.
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James Rainwater
Richie Owens
Clifford Hope
Garden City High School
Family Book House
Harvest Pantry
Garden City
Tornadoes cause minor damage across Kansas counties
Thunderstorms moving through central and northern Kansas spawned large hail and several tornadoes Sunday evening. Russell County reports at least five tornadoes touching down causing damage to trees and power lines, while 10 miles north of Ellis a brick building was partially destroyed and power lines were downed. No injuries or major damage reported. Road condition hotline noted as 1 800 585 7623.
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Russell AP
Kansas
Russell County
Sheriff’s Department
Ellis
Ellis County
National Weather Service
Early Birds at Finnup Zoo Tour Spot 20 Species
About 25 early risers joined the Friends of the Zoo Bird Walk at Finnup Center for a behind the scenes tour. Guides noted migratory warblers like the Orange Crowned Warbler and recorded 20 species while highlighting zoo breeding plans and veterinary insights for animals including elephants and kangaroos.
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Finnup Center
Friends of the Zoo
Doug Floto
Barbara Campbell
Campbell
Kearny County
Zoo
Barb Mcminimy
Margaret Meyers
American Zoo Association
Roserita Weber
Lee Richardson Zoo
Rainy day fund debate confuses picture
Kansas lawmakers face a 768 million dollar gap as they wrestle with the meaning of the rainy day fund. Gov. Bill Graves defends a 7.5 percent end balance while March and April tax shortfalls push the state toward a deficit. Lawmakers consider lowering the balance to 5 percent to free up 110 million for programs, with some proposing a 10 percent target.
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Topeka
Kansans
Bill Graves
Statehouse
Kansas
Graves
Duane Goossen
Mike Hayden
Tony Powell
Richita
Powell
House approves gambling package in Kansas
The Kansas House narrowly backed a gambling expansion 63 to 60, a measure that would permit slot machines at five pari mutuel tracks and one at large with local voter approval. Senate fate unclear amid tribal casino talks and budget pressures.
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Topeka
Senate
Kansas
Wyandotte County
Republican
Nancey Harrington
Harrington
Goddard
Fund-raiser fund flows scandal hits Kansas police group
A Kansas police lodge defends its charity drive while state records show most of the $159,365 raised from June 1999 to June 2000 went to Civic Development Group LLC of Edison New Jersey. About $31,873 reached the Fraternal Order of Police with the rest paying telemarketing costs. Regulators scrutinize the fund-raising firm amid concerns donors may assume more funds go to services than actually do.
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Kansas State Lodge
Fraternal Order of Police
Kansas Fraternal Order of Police
K.C. Blodgett
Topeka
Civic Development Group LLC
Edison
N.J
Federal Trade Commission
Kansas
Errol Copilevitz
Civic Development
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