GCHS boys’ soccer wins shootout with Newton
WICHITA - Nothing came easily for the Garden City Buffaloes’ boys’ soccer team during its three-match performance at the Wichita South Titan Classic.
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Cheering for the Buffaloes
A portion of the Junior Cheerleading Clinic participants are shown doing a cheer with Garden City High School cheerleaders Friday night. The group performed several… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
Despite opt-outs by GOP states, debut of kids’ summer food program seen as a success
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Pocketbook issues rank high for Latino voters in 2024 election, survey finds
WASHINGTON — Latino voters are concerned with the high cost of living, the minimum wage and rising housing costs heading into the November elections, according to a comprehensive survey released Wednesday by UnidosUS, the largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy center in the nation.“Laying out a coherent economic policy agenda that will resonate with Latinos … would go a long way, I think, for our community,” Janet Murguía, the president and CEO of UnidosUS, said on a call with reporters detailing the results of the survey.The survey included 3,000 eligible Hispanic voters who were interviewed in either English or Spanish, from Aug.
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SENIOR CENTER PITCHMerle Henry won high in three tables of Senior Center Pitch on Tuesday at the Senior Center of Finney County.
Kansas seeks ‘once in a generation’ federal funding to improve maternal health outcomes
Officials at KanCare, the state’s Medicaid program, want to turn Kansas maternity care deserts into “an oasis,” with help from a federal grant.Melissa Warfield, director of Medicaid policy and research at KanCare, said the agency is finishing its application for the Transforming Maternal Health grant in hopes of being one of 15 states to receive 10 years of support and $17 million from the federal government.“This is really a once in a generation opportunity for Kansas,” Warfield said.March of Dimes reported that more than 45% of Kansas counties qualified as maternal health care deserts.
U.S. House GOP sets up fight over noncitizen voting in bill averting government shutdown
WASHINGTON — As Congress returns from a five-week recess Monday, House Republicans have attached a provision to bar noncitizens from voting in federal elections — which is already unlawful — to a stopgap funding bill that is already teeing up a battle with the Senate and White House.The GOP drive in Congress echoes state lawmakers’ push for ballot measures this November that would bar noncitizens from voting in Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Wisconsin.It also comes in the heat of the presidential campaign, as Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump repeatedly calls for mass deportations of undocumented immigrants and faces the Democratic nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, in a crucial Tuesday night debate.Current federal government spending will expire Oct.
Variety of art forms available with 4-H fiber art projects
When you hear “focus on fiber”, you may be thinking all about adding more to your diet but there is another side to fiber that 4-H’ers participate in, fiber arts!
Sofa stains top the list of furniture fails in new survey
Perhaps you’re better off not taking that new sofa out of its plastic wrap.
ASKING ERIC: Partner’s familial estrangement is a deal breaker
Dear Eric: My partner and I are closing in on our third anniversary, and as we begin to talk seriously about the prospect of marriage, I’ve found myself a bit troubled with a certain aspect of our relationship.