Garden City College gets major grants to boost adult ed programs
Garden City Community College will receive about 2.87 million dollars over five years from the U.S. Department of Education to expand allied health programs and hire bilingual staff. A 500 thousand dollar grant from the Kansas Board of Regents will fund additional adult education improvements. The Title V plan includes new physical therapy and respiratory therapy programs, lab renovations, equipment purchases, and academic supports for Hispanic and low income students.
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Garden City Community College
U.S
Seward County
Colby
Dodge City Community Colleges
GCCC
Seward
Lenora Cook
Nursing Education
Cook
Harness
US Department of Education
Kansas
Leaders weigh extra volunteers for Kansas defense force
Kansas lawmakers studied a proposal by Sen. Dennis Pyle to form an all-volunteer state defense force for emergencies. The governor would activate volunteers, who would supply their own uniforms and be unpaid unless called. Opponents say the Kansas National Guard can meet needs and cite a projected cost of 3.5 million dollars in year one and 1.5 million annually thereafter.
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Topeka
Hns
Dennis Pyle
R-Hiawatha
National Guard
Ted Bunting
Kansas National Guard
Bunting
Bruce Woolpert
Woolpert
Pyle
Fertile soil boosts Gillen wheat and corn prospects in Finney County
Finney County producer Mark Gillen and partners John and Dennis Kleysteuber report a full soil profile after years of drought. Moisture this winter and spring allowed a good wheat crop and promising corn. Gillen was harvesting near Heritage Feeders, noting improved conditions despite spotty rains. Kansas crop stats show ongoing harvest progress and varied corn conditions.
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Finney County
Mark Gillen
Gillen
John
Dennis Kleysteuber
Mother Nature
Heritage Feeders
U.S. Highway 83
Kansas Ag Statistics
Combine
Heritage
Kansas Agricultural Statistics
See You at the Pole gathers students at Wiley Elementary
About 30 students plus a few parents prayed at Wiley Elementary School at 7 am as part of the national See You at the Pole movement. The Verge youth group planned See Day activities in Holcomb and Garden City, promoting the event with the slogan Gather Unite Pray Come Together.
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Holcomb
Wiley Elementary School
Wiley Elementary
Blake Richmeier
Cornerstone Church
The
Verge
Garden City
Haley Becker
Fort Worth
Burleson
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