Mosquito Control Project Faces Funding Hurdles In Chanute
Chanute city commissioners weigh a 2000 funding request for a 4000 project to drain 527 acres of mosquito breeding ground in the northeast area. Robin Collins from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment argues the plan will reduce public health hazards, while residents fear northern southbound crossbreeding and require maintenance clearances before final approval.
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Village Creek
Main Street
Robin Collins
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Chanute
Collins
Department of Health and Environment
Commission
Melvin Stierwalt
S. Allen
Don Davidson
Collins Collins
Youth camps press on after Camp Scott tragedy in Oklahoma
In Locust Grove Oklahoma youth groups hold camps despite the Camp Scott murders. Camp Garland near Camp Scott remains open with increased security and guards. Camp Fire Girls and Boy Scouts adjust by closing outpost areas and adding overnight staff.
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Locust Grove
Okla
UPI
Camp Scott
Green Hills
Oklahoma
Boy Scouts
Camp Garland
Arkansas Ozarks
Tulsa
Lori Lee Farmer
Doris Denise Milner
Michele Guse
Herb McCoggins
Indian Nations Council
Arkansas
McCoggins
Mosquito Control Project Attracts Public Support
Residents voice strong approval for a mosquito control effort described as essential to public health. Proponents say the initiative targets breeding sites and reduces nuisance bites, urging swift implementation across affected neighborhoods.
Hospital budget and services face new year at Neosho Memorial
Neosho Memorial Hospital trustees approved the 1978 budget with projected gross patient revenue of 2 646 490 to break even next year. The 2 mill general levy is projected to raise 142 627, while expenses rise about 13 percent. The board also approved staff privileges for two doctors and a new purchasing agent, plus funding for an 80 percent share of new X ray equipment.
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Michael Spence
Spence
Chris Halvorson
Charles Bare
Olathe
Dan Danielson
Coffeyville
Rudolf Francis
University of Kansas Medical Center
Albert Kihm
Joint Commission of the Hospital Review Board
Chicago
John Hatinett
Ed Smith
Stark
Keith Kraft
American Legion
James Schmeltz
Schmeltz
Trash rate reduction for elderly extended in Chanute
Chanute City Commission approved six ordinances including extending the reduced trash pickup fee for the elderly and disabled for another 12 months. About 100 signed up last year, four or five renewed this year, while the base rate stays 2 dollars for eligible participants.
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Chanute
Commission
Jim Youngberg
14Th
Washington Streets
Washington Street
Weather Outlook For Area Partly Cloudy Heatwave Awaits
Partly cloudy and very warm and humid today through Thursday. Highs today in the low to mid 90s with lows near 70. Lows tonight around 70. Thursday highs mid 90s. Southerly winds 10 to 20 mph this afternoon and 5 to 15 mph tonight.
Kansas Commission pushes energy efficiency standards nationwide
The Kansas Corporation Commission wraps three articles by proposing efficiency standards for home insulation and air conditioning to curb energy use and stabilize rates. Commissioner Richard Loux says the move aims to set a national precedent and reduce peak demand while funding cost studies to ensure fair charges.
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Poration Commission
Martha Mangelsdorf
UPI Capital
Topeka
UPI
Kansas Corporation Commission
Kansas
KCC
Richard Loux
Loux
Commission
ECC
Minnesota Supreme Court
Regulatory Commission
Kansas prison expansion hinges on three new medium security facilities
Kansas would need three medium security prisons to address crowding, Rep. Patrick Hurley says. He notes planners' standard of 65 square feet per cell and 25 square feet per day room per inmate would still leave the state with room for only about 1,770 inmates.
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Topeka
UPI
Kansas
House
Patrick Hurley
D-Leavenworth
Hurley
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Mid America Refinery
Ash Grove Cement
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Milner
Oklahoma State Crime Bureau Laboratory
Oklahoma City
Kenneth Carrouthers
Herman Anderson
Cha
By Jane Blades
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Murray Brown
Brown
Jane Hospital
B. B. Anderson
Jack C. Oliver & Co
Overland Park
Elm and
Lincoln Streets
Post Office
Elm Street
Walnut Street
Grant and
Santa Fe Streets
Highland Street
Highland and
R.C. Lee
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Safari Industrial Park
Young
Sunnyside
Crestview
Kansas Power & Light Co
William Wall
Wall
Berman
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