Garden City Cosmetology Students Shine at State Contest
Garden City Community College Cosmetology Program students returned from the State Skills USA-VICA contest in Wichita with high honors. Bryn Stewart won first in prepared speech, Mari Rojas placed second in hair styling with Angel Wright as her model, and Talia Lewis finished third in artificial nails with Amanda Fry as her model. Stewart will compete at nationals in June in Kansas City.
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Garden City Community College
Bryn Stewart
Garden City
Wichita
Mari Rojas
Angel Wright
Scott City
Talia Lewis
Ulysses
Amanda Fry
Stewart
United States
Kansas City
Internet based classes open enrollment through EduKan
Enrollment for nearly 30 online classes starts June 3 via EduKan, a consortium of six Kansas community colleges. EduKan now offers associate degree programs online after accreditation. Visit edukan.org or call (877) 433-8526 for registration, or contact Garden City CC (800) 658-1696 or 276-9608, Barton, Colby, Dodge City, Pratt, and Seward County colleges for details.
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EduKan
Internet Community College
Kansas Community Colleges
Edukan.org
Garden City Community College
Barton County
Colby
Dodge City
Pratt
Seward County
GCCC
KHP Conducts Check Lanes In Finney County Week
Kansas Highway Patrol will run check lanes Wednesday through Friday in Finney County to enforce seat belt and child safety seat use. Details of locations and times are undisclosed to encourage cautious buckling up and restraining children. Community questions directed to the KHP at 276 3201.
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Kansas Highway Patrol
Finney County
KHP
Summer Telenet courses offered at GCCC
The Kansas Regents Network offers Southwest Kansans enrollment in Telenet 2 courses on the Garden City Community College campus and at the Bryan Education Center in Scott City. Courses come from Emporia State University Fort Hays State University and Kansas State University with upper division and graduate level options in education library science English history and nursing. For details contact the Kansas Regents Network at (785) 532-5995 or Marilyn Mahan dean of continuing education at GCCO at 276-9532.
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Kansas Regents Network
Garden City Community College
Telenet 2
Emporia State University
Fort Hays State University
Kansas State University
GCCC
Bryan
Scott City
Marilyn Mahan
GCCO
Youth mentor charged with bank robbery in Wichita
Merrill W. Andrews also known as Kamanda Kamangeni faces one count of bank robbery in federal court. Authorities say he entered Credit Union of America armed with a handgun, demanded cash placed in a white bag, and fled before crashing his vehicle into a tractor trailer after a pursuit.
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Wichita
Merrill W. Andrews
Kamanda Kamangeni
Credit Union of America
Andrews
Garden City High School Hall of Fame honors two alumni
Garden City High School inducted Bette Jo Roberts class of 1946 and William Alsop class of 1970 as the 33rd and 34th members of its Hall of Fame. Roberts, a former regional director for U.S. Senator Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker, described a life of public service and noted she never applied for a job. Alsop, a Salina physician and hobbyist, is praised for his diverse talents from pottery to gourmet cooking and beekeeping.
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Garden City
Garden City High School
Bette Jo Roberts
William Alsop
Roberts
Alsop
GCHS
Jeffrey Boone
Finney County
Grover Craig
Dennis Mesa
Salina
Mesa
Bette Jo
Jayhawks
University of Kansas
U.S
Nancy Landon Kassebaum-Baker
Robert Bennet
Keith Sebelius
Pat Roberts
Gung Ho
Bill Alsop
Jane
Mowery Clinic West
William R. Alsop
Democrats clash with GOP as Kansas 106 day session ends
Democrats vent anger over being labeled to blame for the record long session in Kansas. They criticized tax rise plans to fill an $800 million gap for fiscal 2008 while Republicans argued for tougher measures. Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley and others defended the process amid budget shortfalls and redistricting tensions.
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Topeka
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Senate
Anthony Hensley D
Bill Graves
Dave Kerr
R-Hutchinson
Graves
Marti Crow
D-Leavenworth
Knight names Glasscock as his running mate
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Knight announced that House Speaker Kent Glasscock will be his lieutenant governor running mate. Knight praised Glasscock and cited his legislative experience during a 106 day session that approved 252 million dollars in tax increases to avert deeper school and higher education cuts.
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Topeka
Bob Knight
Kent Glasscock
Knight
Wichita
Secretary of State
Memorial Hall
Statehouse
Kent
Glasscock
Manhattan
Afghan widow and children find new home in Kansas City
Afghans among a few admitted since the September attacks arrive in Kansas City, with Zahra Mular Dilbar, 41, and eight of her children joining another Afghan family. They fled Afghanistan after her husband was killed by the Taliban, endured danger in Pakistan, and faced tragedy before relocating for safety.
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Kansas City
Kan
Zahra Mular Dilbar
Dilbar
United States
Afghanistan
Quetta
Pakistan
Taliban
United Nations
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