AVID informational meeting at Garden City High School
AVID program hosts an informational meeting for parents and students at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Commons Area of Garden City High School at 2720 Buffalo Way Blvd. A dinner is served at 6:30 p.m. The program aims to raise college readiness through research-based instruction and systemic improvement. For details contact Michelle Oostveen or Stephen Grieshaber at gckschools.com.
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AVID
Garden City
Buffalo Way
Michelle Oostveen
Moostveen
Gckschools.com
Stephen Grieshaber
Sgrieshaber
Gckschools
Surviving The Plains symposium in Ulysses
The Santa Fe Trail Association hosts a symposium in Ulysses through Sept 28 themed Surviving The Plains. Speakers cover surviving disease on the plains, the first military escort to the Santa Fe Trail, and more with Santa Fe Trail tours offered. Call Grant County Chamber of Commerce & Tourism at 620-356-4700 to register.
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Santa Fe Trail Association
Ulysses
Grant County
Commodities to be distributed Tuesday in Finney County
USDA commodities will be distributed Tuesday at the Senior Center of Finney County 907 N. 10th St. from 10 to 11 30 a.m. and at the Salvation Army 216 N. Ninth St. from 1 to 3 p.m. Items include spaghetti sauce carrots peaches diced tomatoes kidney beans tomato soup and fruit nut mix. Bring your own box. Provide proof of Finney County residency and income for each household member. Income guidelines apply. For more information call 272-3620.
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USDA
Finney County
10Th St
Salvation Army
Ninth St
GCPD Offers Free Motorcycle Safety Course
Garden City Police Department announces a free motorcycle safety training session on September 28 at the Law Enforcement Center 304 N Ninth St from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Topics include riding techniques control and collision causes. Beginners and seasoned riders invited. A helmet is required on the practice course. To register call 276-1300.
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Garden City
City Grants Taxi Cabbies Vomit Cleanup Fee OK
Manhattan city commissioners allow cab drivers to charge a 75 dollar fee when a passenger vomits or damages a vehicle. The rule closes a gap in taxi charges and covers cleaning and downtime, said local operator Richard Gibson.
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Manhattan
Richard Gibson
Regents Seek Restored Kansas Higher Ed Budget
The Kansas Board of Regents asked Governor Brownback to restore tens of millions of dollars cut from state universities and colleges. The request, approved by the board, seeks over 35 million in restored funding and an 8 million boost for community colleges, with budget talks ahead of the 2014 session.
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Topeka
Kansas Board of Regents
Fred Logan
Regents
State General Fund
Sam Brownback
Logan
Brownback
Board of Regents
Mary Jane Stankiewicz
Stankiewicz
Education commissioner to send friendly letter on Common Core
Lawrence AP Kansas Education Commissioner Diane DeBacker will write a friendly letter to the state Republican Party to correct what leaders say is misinformation about Common Core reading and math. The action follows a GOP resolution urging Kansas to withdraw from the standards adopted in 2010 after public input.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Diane DeBacker
GOP
Lawrence Journal-World
DeBacker
State Board of Education
District of Columbia
National Governors Association
Council of Chief State School Officers
Kelly Arnold
Department of Education
Republican Party
Sally Cauble
Deena Horst
Salina
Horst
Area leaders named to court budget advisory council
The Kansas Supreme Court forms a 10 member Court Budget Advisory Council to study impact of budget shortfalls on the judiciary. Chief Justice Lawton Nuss cites 2010 and 2012 court closures and warns of further service cuts if FY2015 reductions persist. Members include Hutchinson Enterprises president Bruce Buchanan and others. chair is Judge Karen Arnold Burg er. The council meets October 7 with a December 18 report due.
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Kansas Supreme Court
Judicial Branch
Supreme Court
Lawton Nuss
Nuss
Court Budget Advisory Council
Bruce Buchanan
Hutchinson
Garden City Telegram
The
Hutchinson News
Marc Elkins
Corner Corp
Wyandotte County
John Vanier
Western Star
Brownback endorses judicial selection changes in Kansas
Governor Sam Brownback lauds July enactment allowing direct executive appointments to the Court of Appeals, calling the system more participatory and akin to a federal model. He backs extending similar reforms to the Kansas Supreme Court amid Senate approval of Caleb Stegall to the appellate bench.
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Overland Park
Sam Brownback
State Court of Appeals
Kansas Supreme Court
Federalist Society
State Senate
Caleb Stegall
Court of Appeals
Brownback
Senate
Executive
Legislative Branch
Kansas Bar Association
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Stephanie Bogner
Regents OK Higher Education
Leawood
Brad Nading
Double Vision
Steve Christiansen
Habitat For Humanity
Fifth and
Pine Streets
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