Alzheimer's meeting set for Wednesday at zoo center
A free caregiver and professional conference for those working with Alzheimer's patients is planned for Wednesday at the Finnup Center for Conservation Education at Lee Richardson Zoo. Sessions run 10 am to 3 pm with topics on dementia care, legal issues, and coping strategies. Registration preferred by Tuesday, with same day possible. respite care available. contact Alzheimer's Association Great Plains for details.
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Lee Richardson Zoo
Finnup Center For Conservation Education
Alzheimer’s Association of the Great Plains
S. Laura
Wichita
Leoti Spring Arts Fling on June 1 at Courthouse Lawn
The Wichita County Courthouse lawn in Leoti hosts the Spring Arts Fling noon to 5 p.m. June 1 with area artists displaying and selling work. Musicians perform throughout the afternoon. children can enjoy sand treasure hunts and barrel horse rides. Chalk art contest offers prizes. Cub Scouts provide lunch and concessions. Contact Jana at 620-375-4587.
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Wichita County
Leoti
Wichita County Arts Alliance
Jana
Agriculture classroom courses offered this summer
The Kansas Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom announces teacher enrichment courses. Two new courses and two new locations include Connecting Your Classroom to Agriculture at Kansas State University in Manhattan June 16–21 and July 14–19 in Kansas City for three hours credit. Advanced Biotechnology in Agriculture runs July 21–22 at K-State and July 24–25 in Garden City for one hour credit. Application fees are 50 per hour with scholarships available. deadline to apply is June 1. For details call (785) 532-7946 or visit wwwksagclassroom.org.
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Kansas Foundation For Agriculture
Kansas State University
Manhattan
Kansas City
Garden City
Wwwksagclassroom
Citywide revival to run at Garden City High School
A revival to reach those without a church and unite the community is set to run from Monday to May 30 at the Garden City High School Clifford Hope Auditorium. Donations are appreciated, and those interested in participating can call 275 5816.
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Garden City High School
Clifford Hope
FEMA extends aid to three more Kansas counties
The federal disaster declaration adds Haskell Meade and Seward counties in Kansas to eligibility for individual assistance for residents and business owners, with Seward also qualifying for public assistance. Previous declarations for Cherokee Crawford Labette Leavenworth Miami Neosho Wyandotte were made May 6, and Anderson Douglas Osage Woodson joined May 15 for individual assistance.
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Washington
Kansas
Haskell
Meade
Seward
Mike Hall
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Cherokee
Crawford
Labette
Leavenworth
Miami
Neosho
Wyandotte
Anderson
Douglas
Sebelius OKs extra pension benefits for retirees
About 15,000 retired teachers and government workers in Kansas will receive an extra month of pension benefits under a bill signed by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius. The average extra check is $475, paid in October, funded by bonds up to $500 million to shore up KPERS. The plan aims to close a long-term unfunded liability while boosting annual state contributions.
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Topeka
Kathleen Sebelius
Kansas
KPERS
Sebelius
Statehouse
Keith Haxton
State Employees Association of Kansas
Robert Tyson
Tyson
Rparker
Helmets and awareness boost bicycle safety for kids
Garden City police share safety guidance as summer increases bike use. Kansas SAFE KIDS cites 168 annual child bicycle injuries in Kansas with head injuries the leading cause of death. They advise helmet standards, proper fit, and eye ear mouth checks, plus teaching children bikes are vehicles and to ride with traffic.
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Kansas Safe Kids
Kansas
Garden City
Paul Pauley
Pauley
GCPD
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Kansas appears lax in buckling up
Kansans seat belt use is slipping versus the nation. Only 61 percent wore belts last year, matching 2001, leaving Kansas 48th nationally and prompting calls for stricter laws. Officials cite independence and lower urban driving as factors, with lawmakers weighing penalties and potential federal incentives.
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Wichita
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Kansas
Rosalie Thornburgh
Kansas Department of Transportation
Thornburgh
Police logs report a week of street crimes and arrests
The logs detail arrests for curfew breaches drug possession and domestic battery on multiple streets including West Fulton Massey Ferguson Road Hattie Street and Garden City Avenue. Vehicle damage graffiti thefts and a counterfeit bill incident at Charles O Stones Intermediate Center are noted with losses ranging from 20 to 9 800 dollars.
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Justin Wilson
E. Hillcrest
West Fulton Street
Consuela Guillen
N. 10Th St
Massey Ferguson Road
Hope Ramirez
Ida St
Law Enforcement Center
N. Ninth St
Nora Lee Bustamante Morales
Old Post Road
Garden City Avenue
Fernando Guadalupe Allo- Guzman
Hattie St
St. John St
St. John Street
Lawrence Garcia
N. Second St
North Second Street
Johnny Esquivel
Patricia Balderas
Ninth St
North Ninth Street
Jaymi McCurdy
Theron Place
PATH
West Walnut Street
Janene Legg
Fleming St
Apt
Fleming Street
Charles O. Stones Intermediate Center
East Mary Street
South 13Th Street
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Sebelius Oks
Gage Hutchens
Peculiar
Kan
Lax
Randy Bolin
Congress
Jeff Halloran
Kansas Safety Belt Education
Lawrence
Halloran
Dan Schulte
Schulte
Joe Seidl
Cooma
East Price Street
North 11Th Street
North Sixth Street
U.S. Highway 50
West Hazel Street
Tonio Avenue
West Thompson Street
East Kansas Avenue
Pershing Avenue
East Hazel Street
Terrace Place
Labrador Boulevard
South Fourth Street
West Buffalo Jones Avenue
East Chestnut Street
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