Evening With The Stars at Sandsage Bison Range
A Star gazing event titled Evening With The Stars is set for Saturday from 9 to 11 p.m. at Sandsage Bison Range on Highway 83 south of the Arkansas River Bridge. Local enthusiast Kristin Mandsager will guide a night sky tour with telescopes available. Bring own gear, lawn chair, insect repellent, and weather-appropriate clothing. No registration. details at Garden City Recreation Commission hotline 276-1202 after 7:30 p.m. if clouds delay. or call (620) 474-3645 for more information.
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Sandsage Bison Range
U.S. Highway 83
Arkansas River Bridge
Kristin Mandsager
Garden City Recreation Commission
Roadrunners concert set for Tuesday at Homestead Living
A musical program featuring The Roadrunners will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Homestead Assisted Living, 2414 N Henderson St. The public is invited at no charge.
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Homestead Assisted Living
N. Henderson St
Drive-through flu shot clinic Saturday at Garden City HS
A drive-through flu shot clinic runs 10 am to 2 pm Saturday in the Garden City High School north lot. Shots cost $25 for ages 6 months and up, with high-dose options for seniors at $50. Bring insurance or pay cash or check. Call 272-3600 for details. The department is closed Monday.
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Garden City High School
Finney County Health Department
Health Department
YMCA skin care session promotes healthy lifestyle changes
The Garden City Family YMCA partners with local experts to host a 7 p.m. session at 1224 Center St. on healthy skin care for all ages. The program covers the importance of skin health across all seasons and aims to foster a healthy spirit, mind and body. Call Sarah Tighe at 275-1199 for details.
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Garden City Family Ymca
YMCA
Center St
Sarah Tighe
Finney County Library Board Meeting Noted
The Finney County Public Library Board will hold a meeting at 5 p.m. Monday at the library located at 605 East Walnut Street.
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Library
Finney County Public Library Board
Walnut St
KU faculty hold water research workshop on campus
LAWRENCE AP The University of Kansas plans a five hour workshop on the Lawrence campus to broaden involvement across more than 30 research centers and departments in water related issues. More than 100 faculty and staff will hear speakers and then form groups to set high priority topics and recruit researchers for collaboration.
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Lawrence
University of Kansas
Audit flags staffing gaps at Larned program and relocation debate
A Kansas post audit highlights severe staffing shortages at Larned State Hospital Sexual Predator Treatment Program with many vacancies and high overtime. It notes weak security controls and questions relocation as a fix, while agency leaders defend the program at Larned and seek tighter recruitment and pay options.
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Larned
Larned State Hospital
Kansas Department For Aging and Disability Services
Shawn Sullivan
Sullivan
Legislative Division of Post Audit
Mitch Holmes
St. John
Johnson County
Holmes
Pawnee
John Haas
Topeka
Haas
Rita Kurtz
Kansas corn harvest forecast tops 500 million bushels
A Thursday forecast from the National Agricultural Statistics Service projects Kansas will harvest 525 million bushels of corn this year, up 38 percent from last year and the third largest on record. Farmers plant 4.2 million acres, with yields at 125 bushels per acre, aided by recent rains easing drought impacts. The report also predicts sorghum at 195 million and soybeans at 133 million bushels, while cotton output drops 44 percent.
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Wichita
Kansas
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Sue Schulte
Kansas Corn Growers Association
Kansas Grain Sorghum Producers Association
Schulte
NASS
Miss Kansas Miss America contestant bares tattoos on stage
Theresa Vail competing as Miss Kansas in the 2014 Miss America Pageant plans to reveal two tattoos during the competition to empower women and challenge stereotypes. The 22-year-old Kansas State student and Kansas Army National Guard medic highlights the Serenity Prayer and military medical insignia reflecting her service. Vail seeks to become Kansas’s first Miss America since 1997 and has drawn national attention including a People magazine profile.
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Theresa Vail
Vail
Kansas
Kansas State
Kansas Army National Guard
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