High Plains Public Radio
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Every summer since 1922, locals and tourists have flocked to Garden City’s Big Pool. Once promoted as “the world’s largest outdoor free concrete municipal swimming pool,” it holds around 2 million gallons of water. “Holds” might now be an overstatement, as the pool loses about 200,000 gallons per day through leaks.
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Hispanic residents make up the majority of the population in three Kansas counties, but almost all public offices there are held by whites. This story looks at the lack of Hispanic leadership in Ford, Finney and Seward counties and explains why it may be some time before southwest Kansas sees more diversity among its elected officials.
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Long-running frustration about Amtrak’s willingness to keep a passenger rail line running through remote parts of the country has politicians threatening to block new directors to the agency. A handful of U.S. senators demanded specifics by this week about how Amtrak plans to spend an added $50 million to keep the Southwest Chief line running from Chicago, through Kansas, to Los Angeles.
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A new study touts the economic potential of rural America. But the study, commissioned by Amazon and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, says Internet access must be improved before rural areas can realize significant job growth and booming economies.
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In 2016, then-Governor Sam Brownback removed Kansas from the U.S. refugee program. That changed how the state provided services to refugees.
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Kansas and nearby states are hoping to keep the Lesser Prairie Chicken off the endangered species list -- and avoid the regulations that come with it. They’ve created a “Range-wide plan” to try and get industry to voluntarily conserve the birds. But is voluntary conservation enough?
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Kansas 1st District Congressman Roger Marshall, a Great Bend Republican, has finally picked up the endorsement of the Kansas Farm Bureau. The endorsement came weeks after KFB endorsed other candidates.
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Garden City fifth-graders read letters from children in New England and shared the messages on the Garden City school's Facebook page.
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The faculty senate at GCCC has delivered a 28-page report to the college's board of trustees alleging sexual harassment by a former cheer coach and inaction by college administrators.
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Summit participants are discussing current management policy and exploring new approaches to managing the aquifer for the long-term benefit of the region's communities and the agriculture industry.