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USD 457 announces new administrative appointments
With the start of a new school year approaching, several new appointments have been made in leadership positions in USD 457.
SDRP sign up is underway for producers
The USDA is taking applications for the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP).

Prevention Night at the Pool to be held Sunday
Prevention Night at the Pool returns for a fourth year on Sunday.

GCCC to launch new Agriculture Technology course
Garden City Community College is set to launch a new Agriculture Technology course this fall.

GCHS to hold iPad checkout days
Garden City High School will hold a number of checkout sessions to issue iPads to students returning for the upcoming school year. The checkout will be held outside the GCHS iPad Support Room, 2720 Buffalo Way Blvd.

Zoo welcomes new gibbon species to Wild Asia
Lee Richardson Zoo has welcomed a new species to its animal residents. A female northern white-cheeked gibbon, Tangra, recently arrived from Lincoln Children’s Zoo thanks… Login to continue reading Login…

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says AI has life-altering potential, both for good and ill
BY PAIGE GROSSStates Newsroom For as much promise as artificial intelligence shows in making life better, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is worried. The tech leader… Login to continue reading Login…

Former EPA officials say Trump proposal will gut agency’s power to curb emissions
BY ALLISON PRANGStates Newsroom The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has submitted a proposal to scrap a years-old finding that greenhouse gas emissions threaten the environment… Login to continue reading Login…

It took years of protests and Kansas Sen. Bob Dole to pass the Americans with Disabilities Act
Signed 35 years ago this month, the ADA was the world’s first comprehensive civil rights law for people with disabilities — guaranteeing equal opportunity in public accommodations, employment, and more. But it likely wouldn’t have passed without the relentless pressure of grassroots activists and Kansas Republican Bob Dole.