Musical program at Homestead Assisted Living Residence
A musical program is planned for 7 tonight at Homestead Assisted Living Residence 2414 Henderson Drive featuring Ken Degenhardt on accordion and Paul White on trombone. The public is invited to attend. The fifth and sixth grade students of Syracuse Elementary School will graduate from the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program Tuesday.
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Homestead Assisted Living Residence
Henderson Drive
Ken Degenhardt
Paul White
Syracuse Elementary School
KU unveils real Tyrannosaurus fossil Annabelle display
The Natural History Museum at the University of Kansas debuts a 50-foot camarasaurus skeleton named Annabelle on the fifth floor of Dyche Hall. Leonard Krishtalka insists the bones are real and from a Wyoming ranch expedition, drawing about 20 onlookers to the unveiling.
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Natural History Museum
University of Kansas
Annabelle
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Kansas
Museum Oid
Leonard Krishtalka
Black Hills
Wyoming
Five killed as bus hits car in Missouri soccer clash
Five people died when a chartered bus carrying the Kansas City Brass soccer team struck a car in Polk County Missouri. Three adults were killed at the scene, a child died en route to a Springfield hospital, and a second child died at the hospital. The car pulled into the bus’s path with no time to slow. The team had just played an exhibition against the Kansas City Wizards in Springfield.
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Missouri
Springfield
Polk County
Nathan Hoffer
Daniel Wohnoutka
Kansas City Brass
Kansas City Wizards
Theoni Elementary School Alumni Farewell
More than 100 alumni gathered 22 miles northeast of Garden City to bid farewell to Theoni Elementary as USD 457 plans to close the two-room school on May 24 due to shrinking enrollments and costs. Former staff and students recalled memories from 1953 dedication through 1961 gym addition and rural community unity.
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Theoni Elementary School
Theoni School
Willis Pracht
Theoni
Paul Fotopolous
Mike Norton
Henry Reed
Norton
Reed
Upbring
Maredice Hil
Marlene
Theoni School Association
Max Oyler
Maxine Bond Neufeld
Ingalls
Bob Brown
Cleanup volunteers told to leave Hoisington after tornado
After a tornado hit Hoisington on April 21 volunteers with heavy equipment were ordered to stop work and go home, prompting complaints from residents who say only paid crews remain. The dispute centers on reserve deputy Roger Krier, a demolition contractor, and allegations he ordered volunteers to shut down. Local officials say the situation is unusual and that volunteers are typically essential in disaster recovery.
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Barton County Sheriff’s
Sheriff’s Department
Roger Krier
Dan Witt
Hoisington
Krier
Barton County Commission
Kirby Krier
Blake Herres
Confectionery Sunflowers Tried as Kansas Crop
In Sterling area farmers explore confectionery sunflowers as an alternative cash crop. Some growers report slow growth due to heavy rains and dry soil while others cite good moisture and early planting. Pests like head moths and sand rats threaten yields. about 1,000 acres have been planted with potential for early harvests to meet orders.
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Kansas
Clark Woodworth
Woodworth
Jay Brack
Farmers Co-op
McPherson
Brack
Northwest
Reno County
Goodland
Northwest Kansas
Local students compete in National History Day Kansas
Two hundred sixty students from across the state participated in Frontiers in History at the Eisenhower Center as part of National History Day in Kansas. Parker Rome, Maria Hohensle, Amanda Josserand and Anh Tran from Kenneth Henderson Middle School won a $400 prize and first place in Junior Group Documentary for The Frontiers of Space: The Dr. Robert Goddard Story, with coach Richard Baker. Karena Ensz of Abe Hubert High placed second in performance for One Man Who Changed the World, coached by Norman Clark. Kansas History Day is run by the Kansas State Historical Society with Eisenhower Foundation support.
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Kansas
University of Maryland, College Park
Washington, D.C
Kansas Council For the Social Studies
Parker Rome
Maria Hohensle
Amanda Josserand
Anh Tran
Robert Goddard
Kenneth Henderson
Richard Baker
Abe Hubert
Karena Ensz
Ensz
Norman Clark
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Kansas State Historical Society
Eisenhower Foundation
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