HPPR Concert Set for Saturday in Garden City
High Plains Public Radio hosts a living room concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday featuring the neo folk duo Sweet Wednesday, Lisa Housman and Dave Falk, who have toured the United States for over five years. Doors open 7 p.m. at the Garden City Performance Space 210 N Seventh St. Snacks and coffee provided by Herb's Carry Out. The show is free with a $10 artist donation suggested.
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High Plains Public Radio
Lisa Housman
Dave Falk
United States
Garden City
Seventh St
Herb’s
Whitaker To Perform Public Benefit Recital
Chelsea Whitaker, UMKC Conservatory freshman piano student, presents a 3 p.m. Sunday recital at Sublette High School Auditorium for charity. The event features Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Brahms and Ravel. donations fund her six week AIMS Graz program with classes in accompaniment diction and vocal literature.
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Chelsea Whitaker
University of Missouri Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance
Sublette
Whitaker
American Institute of Musical Studies
AIMS
Graz
Austria
Sublette High School
Bruce
Joyce Whitaker
Farmers press route change for Kansas 96 widening
Sterling, AP The Kansas Department of Transportation aims to widen Kansas 96 between Nickerson and Sterling to four lanes for freight growth. About 30 farmers sign a letter urging planners to reroute the 15 mile corridor that would cut through irrigation farmland and affect local farms.
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Sterling
Kansas
State Department of Transportation
Garden City Gas Stations Survey This Morning
A random sampling of 10 Garden City gas stations conducted this morning shows varying prices and pump availability. Shoppers reported several stations offering discounts on midweek values while others maintained standard rates amid steady demand.
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Garden City
Mentoring program to start Monday in Garden City
Big Brothers Big Sisters launches a seven week summer mentoring program in Garden City with children from Garden City USD 457. Kids visit sites Monday through Thursday for one hour, focusing on reading and math while older youths emphasize math and reading comprehension.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters
Garden City
Tammy Davis
Fulton Streets
Davis
Kasriel
Ethics panel appoint linked to Morrison spurs backlash
The Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission welcomes Mark Simpson, an ex-Democratic Party executive and Morrison campaign manager, amid conservative and anti abortion groups objections. Supporters cite his political knowledge while critics call it a partisan past as a flaw for a body enforcing campaign finance laws. Simpson, a Douglas County assistant DA, joined the commission last month after being named by House Minority Leader Paul Davis.
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Paul Morrison
State Ethics Commission
Mark Simpson
Governmental Ethics Commission
House
Paul Davis
Lawrence
Simpson
Douglas County
Kansas
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Morrison
Phill Kline
Kline
Ethics Commission
Tim Huelksamp
Fowler
Davis
Kansas Supreme Court
Senate
Associated Press
Parkinson
Beth Martino
House Judiciary Committee
Lance Kinzer
Troy Newman
Operation Rescue
Teen speller Kavya Shivashankar wins Scripps National Bee
Kavya Shivashankar, 12, of Olathe Kansas, won the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night after four tries, earning over 40000 in cash and prizes. Tim Ruiter of Centreville Virginia finished second after missing Maecenas on the final word. Kavya plans to pursue neurosurgery and considers spelling a lifelong passion.
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Kavya Shivashankar
Kansas
Scripps
Withx Nupur Lala
Brain and Cognitive Sciences Lab
Massachusetts
Kavya
Tim Ruiter
Centreville
Tim
Historic Dodge City ledger tied to Wyatt Earp found in Ohio
FBI recovered a 1878 to 1882 Dodge City court ledger once belonging to the city and linked to Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson. The ledger, valued around 100000 dollars, was found in Blacklick Ohio and is being sought as a public record return to Kansas. No charges filed yet as civil action seeks its custody for the city.
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Kansas
Wyatt Earp
Bat Masterson
Ohio
FBI
US Attorney’s Office
Dodge City
Robin Smith
Bridget Patton
Kansas City
U.S. Attorney’s Office
U.S. District Court
Wichita
Associated Press
Collins
Smith
Dodge City Historical Society
Scottsdale
Ariz
Garden City
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