Victor Ornelas Elementary hosts edible soil lesson day
Teachers use marshmallows Cheerios Cocoa Pebbles M&Ms and gummy worms to teach soil layers to kindergartners through fourth graders at Ag Math Day. Nutrients moisture and root growth are explained as students measure cups and eat their dirt, turning math into agriculture.
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Victor Ornelas
Jeana Anliker
Dianna Deniston
Anliker
Anlcker
M&ms
Garden City eyes STAR Bond district for east side development
Garden City leaders and Kansas officials contemplate using STAR Bond financing to back a proposed 312 acre district from Tangeman Sports Complex to Schulman Crossing. A Dec 16 public hearing is set to discuss district boundaries for a potential major athletic complex and related tourism boosts. Officials withheld developer names while signaling strong statewide interest and references to Kansas Speedway and Village West as precedents.
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Garden City
Kansas Department of Commerce
Garden City Commission
Tangeman
Schulman Crossing
Jennie Barker Road
City Commission
Matt Allen
Allen
Kansas Speedway
Village West
Kansas City
Shortage of Kansas game wardens threatens wildlife protection
Kansas faces a critical shortage of full-time game wardens, with only about 71 wardens serving 16800 square miles in western Kansas. The lack of staff and stagnating pay drive departures, raising safety risks for other law enforcement, wildlife, and the public while leaving protected species and hunting industries vulnerable.
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Kansas
America
Connecticut
Delaware
Rhode Island
Femate Waren
Oklahoma
Missouri
Neilson
B.J. Thurman
Wildlife and Forks
Greensburg
Kevin Jones
Wildlife and Parks Law Enforcement
Jones
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