Kan.
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Monson de Kansky began dancing as a child in Independence, Kan. During the Great Depression, her family moved from city to city, and in each new place, her parents found her a dance school.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
Meanwhile, CoreCivic had added more than 2,500 detainees at prisons in California and Oklahoma by the end of the first quarter and began admitting detainees to its Leavenworth, Kan., Midwest Regional Reception Center in March.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
The Walton State Bank has served 200-person Walton, Kan., since 1907, when the state granted Guy Hawk a charter to start a local bank.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Born April 15, 1962, in Overland Park, Kan., Kane began his voice acting career at age 15 doing commercials in his hometown of Kansas City, according to IMDb.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
Minn., E. Kan., and south to the Gulf.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa
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