Apartment tenants startled by four foot python in kitchen
Slithering ball python inhabited a one bedroom apartment for two months before being discovered as Mark and Becky Peterson found it across the kitchen floor in the Ons. Maintenance pried cabinets apart to remove the snake which had wedged into a two inch hole near the sink. Owner Pat O Brien had moved out unaware the snake remained.
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Olathe
Mark
Becky Peterson
Mark Peterson
Peterson
Becky
Pat O'Brien
Janet Knoche
O’brien
Monty
Shuttle to bear experiments from K State
Kansas State University biologist James Guikema helps lead 14 faculty and graduate students in preparing half the experiments for Endeavour. The Space Hab module tests germination and plant growth in space versus on Earth to inform future self contained ecological systems. Delays push liftoff at least three weeks with collaborators from University of Colorado and the Center for Gravitational Studies.
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Manhattan
James Guikema
Guikema
Kansas State University
Kansas State
University of Colorado
Center For Gravitational Studies
Extension intern uses psychology degree for 4-H work
Jana Ortiz 22 from Kansas State University joins the Douglas County Extension Office as a summer intern, bringing a psychology degree to broaden outreach beyond traditional horticulture. She will assist with 4-H, nutrition guides for WIC, and literacy projects, and plans to pursue a doctorate in clinical child psychology after Aug. 13.
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Douglas County
Jana Ortiz
Kansas State University
Dennis Bejot
Ortiz
Bejot
Kansas University
Kansas
Lincoln
Lilyhorn
Jana
E. Joseph Zurga
Barbara Lilyhorn
Douglas County Extension Office
Naturalist to lead two events at Clinton State Park
The Clinton State Park naturalist Dena Podrebarac will lead a Friday 7 30 p m discussion in shelter house 6 on Wildlife Ambassadors. She will explore animals and plants that symbolize Kansas and invite lake visitors to join this weekend program at the campground.
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Clinton State Park
Dena Podrebarac
Shelter House
Kansas
A Walk in the Wild Nature Hike at Lake Park
A nature hike titled A Walk in the Wild begins at 9 30 a.m. Sunday from the east steps by the south shower house in campground 1. The guided walk lasts about an hour and requires a vehicle permit to enter the park though programs are free. For more information call the park office at 842 8562.
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Podrebarae
Newton considers bias crime ordinance amid anti hate incidents
NEWTON AP A bias crime ordinance is under review as a string of violent and anti black or Hispanic incidents over two years spurs city leaders to act. City Attorney Bob Myers drafted the measure modeled on Wichita law for stiffer penalties in cases motivated by race color gender religion origin age sexual orientation ancestry disability. Public comment followed with a Wichita lawyer warning of constitutional issues while supporters including local teacher Jack Thaw and resident Anita Buller urged action as threats and hate mail have affected families.
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Newton
Bob Myers
Wichita
Gerald Domitrovic
U.S
Jack Thaw
KKK
Anita Buller
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