Copeland Man Reappointed to Kansas Board of Agriculture
Jay Garetson of Copeland has been reappointed by Governor Sam Brownback to a four year term on the Kansas State Board of Agriculture. Garetson, a fourth generation farmer and Kansas State University agriculture economics graduate, serves on the nine member board with appointments from each congressional district and at large slots.
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Jay Garetson
Copeland
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Sam Brownback
Garetson
Kansas State University
Sons of Legion to Host Monthly Calf Fry
The Sons of the American Legion will hold a calf fry dinner from 5 30 to 7 30 p m Thursday at 405 S Main St The menu includes calf fries hamburgers hot dogs baked beans salads dessert iced tea and coffee Pricing 8 adults 5 for ages 8 to 13 and free for under 7 with a parent Open to the public.
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Sons of the American Legion
S. Main St
Researchers find encouragement hinders workouts with partners
Kansas State and Michigan State researchers report that verbal encouragement from a workout partner may reduce effort. In tests with a looped video partner, participants exerted more when the partner was better and not encouraging. Findings appear in the Journal of Medical Internet Research funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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Manhattan
Kansas State University
Michigan State University
Kansas State Kinesiology
Brandon Irwin
Irwin
Journal of Medical Internet Research
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Army team reviews Fort Riley cemetery for proper burials
An Army team inspects Fort Riley cemetery to verify identification and proper commemorations of service members. The effort is part of a nationwide project to account for 27 cemeteries at 17 sites by June 30, reviewing nearly 40,000 graves overall, with Fort Riley work starting last week.
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Fort Riley
USD 457 board considers migrant summer school proposal
USD 457 Education Board hears a migrant summer program plan with Garden City Community College to offer technical training using Myon Reader on iPads for 50 students pre K through eighth grade. The district will hire two teachers and two family advocates for 90 minute home visits biweekly to monitor progress and collect data. A Gates Millennium Scholar from GCHS, Jose Alcantar, was announced.
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USD 457 Board of Education
Garden City Community College
Darren Dennis
USD 457
Dennis
Kansas Department of Education
Myon Reader
Capstone
Leigh Ann Roderick
Roderick
B.O.B
Janie Perkins
Ponent
GCHS
Jose Alcantar
Gates
GMS
Alcantar
Oklahoma University
Rick Atha
N. Main St
Atha
GCCC
Herbert) Swender
Furloughs to hit military workers in Kansas
Kansas military officials shift schedules to absorb furloughs for more than 6000 civilian employees due to automatic federal budget cuts. At Fort Leavenworth about 2600 post employees will be idled, affecting course schedules while active duty instructors fill gaps. Fort Riley will furlough about 2400 civilians starting July 19, with planning to protect health and safety though some tasks like ID card processing may be delayed.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kansas National Guard
Army
Command and General Staff College
Fort Leavenworth
Scott Gibson
Combined Arms Center
Gibson
Department of Defense
Congress
National Guard
Fort Riley
1St Infantry Division
William Clark
Clark
Kansas lawmakers remain split over sales tax and budget plan
In Topeka Republican leaders clash over Brownback's budget plan to halt a sales tax cut and scale back income taxes. Senate and House differ on education funding and overall $14.5 billion two-year budget, while leaders trade statements amid stalled negotiations.
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Topeka
Kansas
GOP
Sam Brownback
Senate
Susan Wagle
House
Brownback
Ray Merrick
Stilwell
Wagle
Wichita
GOP House
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