Smoky Hills to Air Oct. 5 2024 Candidate Forum
Smoky Hills Public Television will air the Big First Congressional Candidate Forum on October 5 at 8 p.m. and October 27 at 7 p.m. taped September 27 at Emporia State University with moderator Stephen Catt. Upcoming debates include Kansas House District 108 on October 7, District 120 on October 14, and District 69 on October 21, all shown with online availability.
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Smoky Hills
Big First
Alan Jilka
Salina
Tim Huelskamp
Fowler
Emporia State University
Stephen Catt
ESU
Department of Communication and
Kansas
D-Salina
Tom Arpke
R-Salina
Clinic to begin taking appointments for screening
Garden City Public Schools announce a free early childhood screening clinic for ages three to five at Garfield Early Childhood Center. Appointments open Monday Oct 4 by calling 805-7503. screening is Friday Oct 15 at Garfield Center 121 West Walnut.
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Garden City Public Schools
Garfield Early Childhood Center
Garfield Center
West Walnut
Garden City
ABC to feature motivational speaker at fund–raiser banquet
Chet McDaniel from Dallas Fort Worth will keynote the ABC Pregnancy Care Center 2010 banquet fundraiser from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Oct 23 at St Dominic Roman Catholic Church parish center. A second speech is planned for a 3 p.m. youth rally Oct 24 at St Dominic's. Attendees should call 275-1777 by Oct 15. The center aids women facing unintended pregnancy and is located at 509 North 6th St in Garden City.
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Chet McDaniel
Dallas/ Fort Worth
ABC Pregnancy Care Center
St. Dominic Roman Catholic Church
McDaniel
St. Dominic’s
North 6Th St
Garden City
Garden City HS to offer PSAT for college bound students
Garden City High School will administer the PSAT NMSQT on October 18 at the Garden Valley Family Center 312 E Campbell. Students must arrive by 7 45 a m and pay 15 00 at registration. The exam is a shortened SAT and seeds students toward National Merit Hispanic and other scholarships. Christy Schaefer of the GCHS Counselors Office is the contact.
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Garden City
Garden Valley Family Center
E. Campbell
Christy Schaefer
GCHS
Garden City finalist bid eyed for small scale plant
Finney County stands as a leading candidate in a short list of locations for a light manufacturing firm seeking expansion. FCEDC President Eric Depperschmidt said officials expect a decision by late October, with 50 startup jobs and 180 total positions within five years if the company relocates here.
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Finney County
Finney County Economic Development Corp
Eric Dopperschmidt
Sultants
Depperschmidt
Governor backs fellow Democrat in AG's race
Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson endorsed incumbent Democrat Steve Six for attorney general, praising his record as a lawyer and district court judge. Republican Derek Schmidt dismisses the endorsement, arguing voters should choose experience over politics. Schmidt touts prior GOP support and other endorsements.
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Topeka
Kansas
Mark Parkinson
Steve Six
Parkinson
Six
Kathleen Sebelius
Senate
Derek Schmidt
GOP
Johnson County
Frank Denning
Bill Graves
Schmidt
Independence
Cooper & Secrest
Alexandria
Wilson Grand Communications
Kansas Republican Party
Sebelius
Douglas County
Paul Morrison
Morrison
Phill Kline
Consumer Protection
Carla Stovall
Kansas Bureau of Investigations
Larry Welch
KBI
Welch
DNA backlog cut by KBI speeds up prosecutions
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation reduced its DNA arrestee sample backlog by 70 percent and aims to eliminate it by February, aiding prosecutions and enabling work on cold cases dating to 2002. Local officials note faster processing and the opening of three cold case files since the reduction.
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Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Steve Six
Ellis County
Tom Drees
KBI
Challenger criticizes treasurer over ads in Kansas
Republican Ron Estes attacked Democratic incumbent Dennis McKinney over Learning Quest college savings ads that aired statewide. McKinney defended the program noting no state funds were used and ads were run by American Century Investments. Estes urged an anti election near ban on such ads. McKinney highlighted endorsements from the Kansas Agri-Business Council and Kansas Farm Bureau while Jenkins, a former treasurer, backs Estes.
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Wichita
Kansas
Dennis McKinney
Learning Quest
Ron Estes
McKinney
Estes
American Century Investments
People of
Statehouse
Kansas Agri-Business Council
Kansas Farm Bureau
U.S
Lynn Jenkins
Jenkins
Kathleen Sebelius
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Garden City High School
Fcedc Board of Directors
FCEDC
Holcomb
Garden City Community College
Gary Newman
Bob Tempel
Eighth St
Brad Nading
Ashley Loza
St. Mary School
Loza
St. Mary Catholic Church
Challenger
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