Grabbing a snack
A giraffe strips the leaves off a limb for a snack in one of the giraffe exhibit areas at Lee Richardson Zoo. BRAD NADING/GARDEN CITY… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
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Enrollment open for new GCCC community health worker program
Garden City Community College is now enrolling students in its newly approved Community Health Worker (CHW) program, designed to prepare individuals for rewarding careers in healthcare and social advocacy.
West Plains Extension District holds 4-H club day
4-H offers young people hands-on opportunities to develop valuable life skills through active participation. The 4-H Communications project equips youth with essential abilities in public speaking, writing, and nonverbal communication. This project focuses on building confidence, improving public speaking, creating effective presentations, and leading meetings—skills that benefit youth in both personal and professional settings.
Kansas university leaders condemn bill abolishing property rights of faculty tenure
BY TIM CARPENTERKansas Reflector TOPEKA — Academic leaders of the University of Kansas and Kansas State University said Tuesday legislation retroactively abolishing property rights inherent… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
Kansas House looks to enshrine ‘God-given right’ to guns, ammo and accessories in state constitution
BY SHERMAN SMITHKansas Reflector TOPEKA — Olathe East High School senior Grace Springer told lawmakers her life “changed forever” when a classmate brought a gun… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
Kansas House bill would use driver’s license records to look for voters who are not citizens
BY ANNA KAMINSKIKansas Reflector TOPEKA — A bill proposed in the Kansas House seeks to remove people who are not U.S. citizens from the state’s… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
Federal aid for farmers aims to offset losses on farms. Will it help?
BY JESS SAVAGEKCUR/Kansas News Service The one-time payments could offer short-term support as many farmers grapple with less income and extreme weather. U.S. farmers will… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
MURPHY’S LAW: Building memories for a lifetime of keepsakes
The number of people and places we come in contact with during a lifetime is more than we can measure.
ASKING ERIC: Retirement is looming, now come the cold feet
Dear Eric: I will turn 65 in a few months and have announced my plans to retire. I have a long list of things I want to do, and after 50 years of employment and saving, I am well situated for these next years. At least, that is what my financial adviser and balance sheets tell me.
SENIOR SHOWCASE: Senior Center’s ‘Do Overs’ open every Thursday
A Poem – Reflections of a Boomer