Vespers Concert at GCCC Decks the Hall with Classical Selections
Garden City Community College hosts a free Vespers concert on December 8 at 3 p.m. in the Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Building auditorium. The College Concert Choir, College Singers, and a local string quartet perform works by Pergolesi and traditional carols, alongside other selections and a tree display at St. Catherine Hospital benefiting the hospice program.
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Garden City Community College
Pauline Joyce Fine Arts
College
College Singers Ensemble
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
Alfred Burt
St. Catherine Hospital
Abilene Woman Wins Kansas Cash Lottery Prize
Abilene resident Joan Rager, a retired beautician whose husband died in Vietnam, won 816739 dollars in the Kansas Cash game on Nov 16. She plans college funds for eight grandchildren, trips, and enjoyment, saying she will share with young and old. The ticket came from West Stop in Abilene after Quick Pick matched numbers 6 7 13 21 25 24. Westar Energy industrial customers seek 800 million rate cut, warning of potential bankruptcy. Westar to reorganize with new CEO James Haines replacing David Wittig, while residential customers push for relief. Road Condition Hotline 1-800-585-7623.
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Abilene
Kansas
Joan Rager
Rager
Eisenhower Center
Topeka
Westar Energy
Kansas Corporation ‘Commission
Westar
David Wittig
James Haines
Ogallala Aquifer mapping bill stalls in House
The High Plains aquifer mapping and monitoring measure, supported by Sen. Brownback and Sen. Bingaman, passed the Senate but stalled in the House. It aims to study water levels across eight states with federal and local cooperation to aid research, planning, and conservation efforts.
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High Plains
Ogallala
Senate
Congress
U.S. House
Sam Brownback
R-Topeka
Jeff Bingaman
D-N.m
House
Brownback
Colorado
Kansas
Nebraska
New Mexico
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Texas
Wyoming
U.S
Jerry Moran
R-Hays
Moran
Kansas Water Authority
Cliff Mayo
Finney County Commission
Mayo
Kansas Rural Preceptor Program Aids Rural Doctor Shortage
Lawrence AP reports Kansas began in 1951 with Chancellor Franklin Murphy's Rural Preceptor Program to curb doctor scarcity in rural areas. About 2,000 doctors serve Kansas's 17 largest counties, 500 cover 88 rural counties, signaling ongoing shortages and future risk. The program requires fourth-year KU medical students to spend a month with a rural physician, with 50th anniversary coverage featuring Dr. John Eplee of Atchison and med student Tom Millard. A Kansas PBS documentary airs 9 p.m. Tuesday, followed by a panel on rural health care. KU plans a companion book due mid December.
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University of Kansas
Kansas
Tom Millard
Atchison
John Eplee
Kansas Pbs
Mary Beth Gentry
Dennis Spratt
Ottawa
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Spratt
Men face capital murder charges in Kansas City spree
Two men Darryl Stallings and Erick Harris were bound over for trial on capital murder in a June 10 killing spree tied to drug dealing and personal disputes. Trials set for January and February, with prosecutors seeking the death penalty. Witness Patrice Hickman testified about the sequence of events and the victims Melvin Montague Destiny Wiles Samantha Sigler Trina Jennings.
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Kansas City
Kan
Darryl Lamont Stallings
Erick A. Harris
Wyandotte
Thomas L. Boeding
Stallings
Harris
Boeding
Sheryl Lidtke
Patrice Hickman
Johnson County
Tameika Jackson
Jackson
Trina Jennings
Police log reports multiple arrests and incidents across city
Marciano Hernandez 20 of Fulton Street jailed for two counts of domestic battery obstruction of official duty and restraining order violation plus city warrant for underage alcohol. Bryan Neuman 19 charged with domestic and misdemeanor battery. Vionday Jorge Porras 28 arrested for possession with intent to distribute near a school and no drug tax stamp. Isabel Ortiz 23 charged similarly near a school. William Cisneros cited for driving while suspended. Jason Irsik 18 held on arrest and detain order. Gas theft 15 dollars loss. multiple burglaries, graffiti and vandalism with varied losses. Several alarms and calls recorded including injuries, fires, and car damage across numerous streets.
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Marciano Hernandez
Fulton St
Fulton Street
Jorge Porras
North 10Th Street
Isabel Ortiz
E. Santa Fe St
William Cisneros
C St
Taylor Avenue
Jason Irsik
Cambridge Court
Zero Road
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GCCC
Washington
Red Henderson
Isela Martinez
Emmaus House
Bryan Neuman
Chestnut St
Crestway Drive
Vionday
Hazel Street
West Buffalo Jones Ave
East Kansas Ave
Main Street
East Chestnut Street
Subwaey
North Eighth Street
C Street
Inge Avenue
Willowleaf Street
Parkwood Lane
Jan Street
Fire Department
Grandview East
Estes Place
E. Mansfield
Walnut St
Schulman Avenue
Jennie Barker
Boot Road
Safford Ave
Fleming Street
Harding Avenue
College Drive
Waterhole Drive
Rolling Hills Road
U.S. Highway 50
Towns
W. US. Highway 50
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