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Safe Kids Kansas Announces new Take it from a Teen Video Challenge

Take It from a Teen video challenge

Safe Kids Kansas, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and program sponsor State Farm announce Take It from a Teen video challenge, an opportunity for Kansas high schoolers to share their ...

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National Parks announce free admission days for 2023

National Parks

All national parks will be offering free admission to anyone who wants to enter on five different days in 2023. Here are the fee-free days for 2023: Jan. 16 — Martin Luther King Day ...

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Tamika Sellars to speak at C5Alive POWER Luncheon in Topeka

C5Alive

The January C5Alive POWER Luncheon will be held January 12, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Peak, 1930 SW Gage Blvd. The featured speaker will be Tamika Sellars, who will speak ...

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Finding faith in “The Nutcracker,” a Christmas classic

Nutcracker

The popularity of the ballet “The Nutcracker” skyrockets during Advent and the Christmas season because of its pageantry, dancing, and timeless classical music. But have you ever wondered what the story is ...

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Festival of Lights tells the story of “The Greatest Gift” at Gary’s Berries Christmas celebration

Christmas

Christmas is often a time where families come together to celebrate their love for one-another, creating memories by taking family pictures, enjoying traditions like watching Christmas movies or listening to carols…and of ...

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Small Steps Open Doors to Adoption: KVC Kansas Facilitates 60 Children’s Adoptions During National Adoption Month

Adoption

There are approximately 113,589 children and teens in foster care in the U.S. who need loving, permanent forever families, as reported by the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS). That number ...

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Drop-off sites to open for Operation Christmas Child

Operation Christmas Child

More than 4,500 locations will open to collect Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts for the Samaritan’s Purse project. Volunteers are preparing to collect shoebox gifts during National Collection Week, Nov. 14 – ...

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How should you vote? Let me tell you……

Why should you care what I think about the election and who to vote for? Maybe you shouldn’t…..then again, maybe you haven’t had time to do your own research, and you know I’m ...

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C5 will host Veteran-themed luncheon at National Guard Museum

C5

The November C5 “POWER” Luncheon will be held on Nov. 10, 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the National Guard Museum, 125 SE Airport Dr., at Forbes Field. CH (CPT) Travis Forde, ...

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Two constitutional amendments on the Kansas ballot for 2022

On Tuesday, November 8, Kansas voters will weigh in on two proposed constitutional amendments, as well as determine a number of major state and federal offices, from U.S. Senator and governor to ...

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Conservative candidates rally at the Kansas State Capitol

Attorney General candidate Kris Kobach

Conservative candidates held a rally at the State Capitol in Topeka on October 22 to elaborate on their values and beliefs about small government. Todd Staerkel, candidate for House of Representatives in ...

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Station 9 ¾ promises a weekend of fun and fantasy at Great Overland Station

Great Overland Station

Station 9 ¾ promises a weekend of magical fantasy and fun Oct. 22-23 at Great Overland Station. The festival runs 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days. Patrons are encouraged to imagine ...

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Topeka Rescue Mission to hold ribbon cutting for memorial park dedication

Topeka Rescue Mission memorial park

Topeka Rescue Mission is opening a new outdoor memorial park on October 21st, 2022 at 10:30am. The Park will be dedicated in honor of two former staff members, Mike Shinkle & Steve ...

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Spencer Lindsay to speak at C5Alive POWER Luncheon

C5Alive

The monthly C5Alive POWER Luncheon will be held October 13, 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at The Peak, 1930 SW Gage. The featured speaker will be Spencer Lindsay, CEO & Founder at ...

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2nd Annual Topeka Fall Fest features live music, health fair, fun

Great weather and a pent-up demand brought four thousand people to the Topeka Fall Fest last year, and a similar crowd is expected this year, according to organizers. Families attending will be ...

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TSA PreCheck screening program to be offered in Topeka

TSA PreCheck

Attention Topeka area travelers! You can sign up in Topeka this month for TSA PreCheck and save time and trouble when traveling. The AAA Topeka store at 1223 SW Wanamaker (next to ...

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NOTO Live Festival is September 9 & 10

NOTO

The NOTO Arts and Entertainment District is bringing back NOTO Live, a weekend celebration packed full of performance art, live music, busking, and talent of all kinds. Performers will be sprinkled throughout ...

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C5Alive POWER Luncheon to be held at Thornton Place

C5Alive

The monthly C5Alive POWER Luncheon will be held September 8, 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Thornton Place, 2901 SW Armstrong in Topeka. The featured speaker is Hank Hylton, who will speak ...

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Can we keep our children in the Church for life?

For thirty years the answer has been “NO”. For each of those years, nearly all protestant denominations have lost 70-86% of the children raised in the church (Barna research and many others). ...

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Topeka art & music continues in NOTO District

NOTO

First Friday Art Walk in NOTO this month will feature the Good Sam Club Band, playing August 5, 6pm, at Redbud Park. First Friday Art Walk hours are 10 am to 9 ...

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C5Alive POWER Luncheon to feature Barry Feaker

C5Alive

This month’s C5Alive POWER Luncheon will feature Barry Feaker as the main speaker. It will be held August 11, 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at The Peak, 1930 SW Gage.  Feaker served ...

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Conservative candidates rally on Topeka Capitol grounds

conservative candidates

A crowd gathered at the south steps of the Kansas Statehouse on Saturday, as conservative candidates spoke about their values and the focus of their campaigns. Mike Brown, a candidate for Secretary ...

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KS State Rep. gives facts concerning the Value Them Both Amendment

Why did the Kansas legislature bring forth the amendment?  The answer is not that complicated.  The two basic reasons were:   A quote from the Kansas Judicial website states, “Kansas state government, ...

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After Roe: What Now? Do We Value Them Both?

The United States Supreme Court has determined that Federal Government authority to regulate abortion is not found in the Constitution, and that therefore it falls to each individual state to do so. ...

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You can still register for National Night Out, to be held on August 6

national night out

The Safe Streets organization is about to embark on its 26th year of National Night Out in the Topeka/Shawnee County community! This annual event, which will be held Saturday, August 6, brings ...

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