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Pawz in Oz sees wild success

As non-profit organization Pawz in Oz inches closer to their one-year anniversary of being founded, the crew has found themselves wildly successful in their efforts to lessen the overpopulation of cats and dogs.Monday was another successful spay-neuter clinic as the organization hosted Dr.

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Miss Butler County takes the crown

Over the last week, 25 women from across the state of Kansas gathered in Pratt to compete in the Miss Kansas competition.Competing for the title were: Miss Air Capital Bailey Smith from El Dorado; Miss Augusta Grace Isch from Emporia; Miss Black and Gold Devyn Fields from Wichita; Miss Boot Hill Payton Keller from Wichita; Miss Butler County Alexis Smith from Wichita; Miss Capital City HaLena Lykins from Wellsville; Miss Cowley County Katie Brooks from Winfield; Miss Dodge City Sierra Bonn from El Dorado; Miss Emerald City Courtney Price Dukes from Wichita; Miss Garden City Fiesta Hayley Loya from Garden City; Miss Kiowa County Lauren Alley from Wichita; Miss Meadowlark Carmen Macias from Wichita; Miss Neewollah Kylee Davis from Independence; Miss Red Brick District Kaycee Krell from Lawrence; Miss Santa Fe Trail Alexandria Gier from Dodge City; Miss Sedgwick County Megan Storie from Wichita; Miss Shawnee County Becca Wendt from Ulysses; Miss South Central Tiayla Maholmes from Wichita; Miss Southern Kansas Katelyn Andrist from Wichita; Miss Southern Plains Abigail Zabel from Satanta; Miss Sunflower Sarah Proberts from Olathe; Miss Topeka Hailey Hedrick from Topeka; Miss Walnut Valley Grace Henderson from Arkansas City; Miss Wichita Gabrielle Altenor from Wichita; Miss Wichita Asian Association Ashley Nguyen from Wichita.Each candidate competed in five categories throughout the week, including health and fitness, talent, on-stage interview, evening gown, and private interview.

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