FHSU reception set for Tuesday in Wichita area
Local FHSU alumni hosts invite friends to a 6:30 p.m. Tuesday Tiger reception at 2202 N Center St. FHSU President Edward H. Hammond will speak on university developments during his media tour. Guests include Kent Steward and DeBra Prideaux. $5 per person fund request. RSVPs due by Saturday. Contact details at goforthaysstate.com.
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Southwest Kansas Area
Fort Hays State University
N. Center St
FHSU
Edward H. Hammond
Kent Steward
DeBra Prideaux
Goforthaysstate
Josh
Jeanine Biera
Brenda Reeve
Goforthaysstate.com
Garden City police run DUI saturation patrols
Garden City Police Department will conduct a DUI saturation patrol within city limits with extra officers monitoring for impaired driving and related violations. The patrol emphasizes speeding safety belts and other alcohol related offenses funded by the Impaired Driving Deterrence Program grant from the Kansas Department of Transportation.
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Garden City
Kansas Department of Transportation
Free early childhood screening for Garden City children
USD 457 offers a free screening clinic for residents aged 3 to 5 held October 11 at Garfield Early Childhood Center. The 90 minute session checks hearing vision and motor, communication and thinking skills. Call 805-7508 to schedule or reschedule.
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USD 457
Garden City
Garfield Early Childhood Center
W. Walnut St
Corrections Services Director Named In Kansas
AP reports Marie McNeal a long serving Kansas Department of Corrections employee is named director of community corrections services. She will administer grants and oversee partnerships with agencies that supervise felony offenders. McNeal joined the department in 1998 and has worked at Ellsworth Correctional Facility and the Prisoner Review Board.
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Topeka
Kansas Department of Corrections
Marie McNeal
McNeal
Corrections Department
Ellsworth
Prisoner Review Board
Parole Board
Kansans grapple with faulty health insurance online market
In Kansas the federal online health exchange faced delays on its third day as residents like Gary Hurley and Lover Chancler tried to enroll. Officials urged patience while navigators assisted library users during training sessions amid widespread access issues and security checks.
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Topeka
Kansas
Gary Hurley
Topeka Public Library
Barack Obama
Exchange For
Signa
Ture
Sandy Praeger
Hurley
Paige Ashley
Lover Chancler
Kansas State University
Chancler
KU professors defend free speech after Guth NRA tweet
More than 100 current and former University of Kansas faculty and staff publicly affirmed Guth’s right to express his views after his tweet blaming the NRA for the Navy Yard shooting. Guth is on paid leave. lawmakers demand his firing and budget leverage.
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Topeka
University of Kansas
National Rifle Association
David Guth
Guth
Navy Yard
Washington, D.C
Greg Smith
Overland Park
Bill Tuttle
Tuttle
University Adminis
Bernadette Gray- Little
Timothy Caboni
Caboni
Smith
Farm brothers turn to YouTube to sing about hay bale life
Greg Peterson and brothers Kendal and Nathan have built a farming fame online with catchy hay baling songs and viral videos. From Assaria Kansas, the trio has grown into agricultural industry figures after viral hits like I’m Farming and I Grow It. They bolster farm education while pursuing farming full time and a possible side business.
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Greg Peterson
America
Peterson
Peterson Brothers
Assaria
Kansas State University
Greg, Kendal
Nathan
Laura
Saline County
Kendal
Saline High School
Kansas National Guard drills paused amid federal shutdown
In Topeka Maj. Gen. Lee Tafanelli says most Kansas Guard weekend drills are canceled until the federal funds lapse ends. Company G aviation training continues, and two change of command events are postponed. Guard readiness could deploy domestically if a state disaster arises. In Manhattan construction on a central utility plant for the National Bio and Agro-defense Facility continues, with main funding on hold though next year’s $404 million appropriation is anticipated.
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Topeka
Kansas National Guard
Lee Tafanelli
185Th Aviation
Tafanelli
35Th Infantry
Fort Leavenworth
Manhattan
Kansas State University
Kansas State
Ron Trewyn
Trewyn
Congress
House
Senate
Plum Island
N.Y
Kobach schedules Topeka fundraiser for re election
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach will host a day shooting fundraiser in Topeka at Ravenwood Lodge on October 12 to aid his bid for a second four year term. Participants will pay 25 to 1000 dollars and the event will include a discussion on Second Amendment rights.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kris Kobach
Lawrence Journal-World
Ravenwood Lodge
Kobach
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Stephanie Bogner
Brad Nz
K State Research Extension Center
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