Holly and Ivy Craft Show Set for Saturday in Lakin
The 29th annual Holly and Ivy Craft Show runs 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Veterans Memorial Building on Main Street in Lakin featuring quilts wood benches Mountain Man can dies pumpkin fudge handmade pens and jewelry decorated textiles and books plus a quilt raffle by Trail Piecers. United Methodist Women host a food booth with bierocks pies and more with cinnamon rolls and coffee in the morning and chili or baked potatoes with toppings 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Admission is free.
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Lakin
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Osborn
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Kansas City
Topeka
Wichita
Garden City
Finney County Exhibition Building
Metal Yard
Osborn Children
Stauth Memorial Museum
Aztec St
Montezuma
Holiday Cookie Walk at Community Congregational Church
Community Congregational Church on Third and Walnut hosts its annual Holiday Cookie Walk starting Saturday at 9 a.m. The sale features holiday baked items a cookie jar wreaths nativity sets and wooden crosses with proceeds aiding local missions.
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KDOT resumes Gray Co highway resurfacing from Ensign to line
The Kansas Department of Transportation will restart a US 56 resurfacing project through Gray County from the Haskell Gray county line to Ensign east city limits. Crews will paint center and edge lines as flaggers and a pilot car control traffic with minimal delays. The phase should finish in under two weeks, weather permitting.
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Gray County
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Garden City seeks applicants for vacant city commissioner seat
The Garden City Commission invites written expressions of interest to fill the commissioner position vacated by Representative-Elect John Doll after the January 2, 2013 meeting. Submit background and reasons for interest by 5 p.m. December 14 to City Clerk Celyn Hurtado at City Administrative Center, 301 N Eighth St, Garden City, KS 67846.
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John Doll
Celyn Hurtado
Eighth St
Garden City
Fire at Westar plant near Colwich lasts over four hours
A large transformer malfunction sparked a fire at a Westar Energy plant just east of Colwich near Wichita. More than 20 fire trucks responded, and no injuries were reported as crews fought the blaze for over four hours before being released.
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Wichita Eagle
Gas Prices Snapshot From Garden City Stations
AAA Fuel Price Finder reports latest gas prices at Garden City stations based on recent sampling, highlighting current per gallon costs and variations among providers for drivers planning trips.
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Garden City
Kansas agency targets child sex trafficking with new law
The Kansas Department for Children and Families works with law enforcement on legislation to curb minor sex trafficking by stiffening penalties for traffickers and customers while treating young victims as needing help. Officials cite 200k nationwide at risk and stress adult demand, while noting no quick fix.
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Wichita
Anna Pilato
DCF
Derek Schmidt
Pilato
Senate
House of Representatives
Kansas
Lucy Bloom
Spe
Schunn
Pilate
Phyllis Gilmore
Red Stocking Breakfast to Benefit Garden City Families
Holiday events fill the weekend with music cookies and a Santa Carnival. The Kansas Children's Service League hosts its Red Stocking Breakfast 7 30 to 10 30 a m Saturday at Lone Star Steakhouse 2306 E Kansas Ave with proceeds supporting Early Head Start Head Start and Healthy Families. Proceeds fund prevention education while local sponsors include Bank of the West Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas and Cox Communications. Advance tickets are 10 dollars, 12 at the door, children 10 and under eat free.
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Lone Star Steakhouse
Kansas Ave
Garden City
Jeff Pfingston
KCSL
United Way
Eric Pommier
West Region
Pommier
Sam’s Club
Southwest Airlines
Bank of the West
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas
Cox Communications
Hutchinson
State briefs on Arkansas River Compact meets in Kansas
The Arkansas River Compact Administration will meet in Garden City on December 6 to review John Martin Reservoir operations and discuss compliance updates and reports from state and federal agencies. The compact, negotiated in 1948 by Kansas and Colorado, governs Arkansas River water disputes.
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Kansas Powerball sales top $1.1 million in one day
TOPEKA AP reports that Kansas Powerball ticket sales surged to more than $1.1 million in a single day as thousands of residents chased the Wednesday night jackpot. The Kansas Lottery announced the strong turnout amid the mammoth prize.
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Kansas Lottery
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Central
Topeka
Kansas State Researchers Help Sequence Wheat Genes
Kansas State University researchers Bikram Gill and Sunish Sehgal joined an international effort that sequenced most genes of common bread wheat. Gill directs the Wheat Genetics Resource Center and Sehgal serves as a plant pathology research associate.
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Kansas State
Manhattan
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Sunish Sehgal
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Sehgal
KU Med receives $100000 grant for ovarian cancer research
The University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City Kansas earned a $100000 grant for ovarian cancer research. The Mary Kay Foundation announced 18 grants nationwide totaling $1.3 million to women’s cancer research. KU Med will use the funds to improve early detection and treatment technology for ovarian cancer.
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University of Kansas Medical Center
Lawrence Journal-World Reports
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