Free State and KU lead prairie restoration tour
Free State High School and Kansas University educators and students transformed an unused football practice field into a demonstration prairie with over 40 native plant species. The 9 to 10:30 a.m. tour at Free State High will cover project history, ongoing research, and a plant walk open to the public.
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Free State High School
Kansas University
Free State Prairie
FSHS
Kansas Prairie
Julie Schwarzing
Free State High
Overland Drive
Schwarzing
Free State
Lawrence
Kansas
Schwarting
Helen Alexander
EU Ecology
Elizabeth Schultz
Judge weighs challenge to judicial selection system
Shawnee County judge Larry Hendricks said a ruling will come soon on a suit challenging the constitutional viability of a new method to select district court chief judges. Plaintiff’s attorney Pedro Irigonegaray argues the change was inserted as a proviso in a 2014 funding bill and again in a two year funding measure, with a nonseverability clause tying court funds to the law.
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ToreKa
Shawnee
Larry Hendricks
Larry Solomon
Kingman County
Mostly Sunny Forecast for Today
The local weather page reports mostly sunny skies with a high near 80 and a low around 61 degrees. No precipitation expected. light winds.
Just Food fundraiser signals support amid payroll tax questions
Just Food in Douglas County is under scrutiny after failing to pay more than $60,000 in payroll taxes. A Thursday fundraiser hosted by local chefs sold out its 100 tickets at 100 each, raising about $9,000 after expenses. Spokesman Dan Watkins praised the event as a strong show of community backing amid the nonprofit’s financial troubles following former executive director Jeremy Farmer’s resignation.
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Douglas County
Just Food
Jeremy Farmer
Lawrence
Food Bank
Education groups gear up for next finance battle
In Topeka, over 100 public school officials, education advocates, and some lawmakers convened to begin shaping a new Kansas school finance formula within two years. Mark Tallman of the Kansas Association of School Boards said the summit aims to provide more data for the discussion, while Rep. Boog Highberger attended to learn more.
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Toppeka
Kansas
Topeka
Mark Tallman
Kansas Association of School Boards
Rep
Boog Highberger
D-Lawrence
Lawrence
High tech wall maker eyed for East Hills Park
A deal is brewing to bring a new manufacturer into East Hills Business Park to produce advanced walls and panels. The project envisions tech infused components, potential job creation, and regional economic impact as plans move toward a formal agreement.
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East Hills
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