Hispanic advisory group meets Saturday in Dodge City
The Kansas Advisory Committee on Hispanic Affairs will hold an advisory board meeting from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at Dodge City Community College Ford County Room in the Student Union. The public is invited to join to discuss Hispanic community issues and board activities and generate ideas to assist the community.
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Steel Workers strike at Morton Salt plant in Kansas
SOUTH HUTCHINSON AP The first strike in 25 years at the Morton Salt Plant began at midnight Saturday when about 140 members of United Steel Workers Local 12606 rejected the final Morton offer. Picketing continued Sunday as union leaders cited issues including insurance and health care costs. Local president Dennis McKenna said the duration depends on talks to reach an agreement.
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South Hutchinson
Morton Salt
United Steel Workers Local No. 12606
Morton
Jim Ford
Dennis McKenna
McKenna
Wichita spared tough changes at Boeing
Boeing continues consolidating to raise profits and move work, but Wichita’s 18 200 employment base remains largely spared. Analysts warn that profit pressures could bring further realignments as Boeing weighs headquarters moves from Seattle to Denver or Dallas Fort Worth and reshapes operations nationwide.
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Wichita
Seattle
Boeing
Denver
Chicago
Dallas-Fort Worth
Dick Schneider
Machinists Union
Crimes report shows KU crime down for fourth year
Lawrence AP says University of Kansas campus crime declined in 2000 for the fourth consecutive year. Burglaries fell 55 percent since 1997 to 155, thefts dropped 35 percent to 380, and assaults and vandalism also decreased as overall crime eased.
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Chris Keary
University
Public Safety Office
Reading Carousel promotes literacy in Finney County
The Finney County Literacy Council hosted the second Reading Carousel at the Exhibition Building drawing over 1,000 attendees. Parents and children explored 32 booths with author talks, performances, and activities from local schools and groups.
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Finney County
Barbara Larson
Literacy Council
Larson
Leigh Ann Roderick
Roderick
Finney County Literacy Council
James M. Deem
Vivian Sabre
Jillian Lund
Nancy Harness
Lauren
Lund
Way Out West
Frank
Musick
William Shakespeare
Oberon
Colby Biernacki
Garden City High School
Garden City Community College
Holcomb
Caprice Schaffer
Granny
Charles O. Stone Intermediate Center
Finney County Exhibition Building
Murder on Nile at GCCC a mystery dinner theater
Garden City Community College presents Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Nile as a dinner theater with a 6 p.m. meal and 7 30 p.m. show on April 27 28 and 29 in the Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Building. Cast includes Adam Rafferty Takaaki Ozawa and local residents. box office opens April 20 with reservations required.
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Garden City Community College
Studio 99
Adam Rafferty
Rossville
Takaaki Ozawa
Japan
Rachel Bender
Ashley Foltz
German Hernandez
Bob Lewis
Christine Melin
Blanca Montanez
Hallie Zirkle
Aaron Bennett
Laurel Veesart
Coleman Black
Irene Bates
Kris Sisk
Fine Arts
Twins Celebrate Fourth Birthday After Fragile Start
Tamra and Bill Mortsolf hosted a carnival style party for twins Brooke and Taylor Jo who turned four after a difficult start in life. Born four months early weighing under 1 pound 6 ounces, the girls faced medical hurdles but emerged healthier this year with their first substantial birthday celebration.
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Lansing
Tamra
Bill Mortsoll
Tamra Mortsolf
Brooke
Taylor Jo
Voters head to polls in 11 area counties on Tuesday
Voters in 11 area counties will select school board members city council mayors and other officials on Tuesday with some counties deciding on special ballot questions. Polling sites include Scott Stevens Grant Greeley Gray Copeland Ensign Montezuma Hamilton Kendall Haskell Dudley Kearny Deerfield Lane Stanton and Wichita counties with facilities ranging from fairgrounds and town halls to courthouses and community centers.
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Scott County
William Carpenter
Scott County Fairgrounds
Stevens County
Moscow
Memorial Hall
E. Sixth St
Hugoton
Grant County
Ulysses. Greeley County
Greeley County
Tribune
Gray County
Cimarron
USD
Gray Co
Copeland
Ensign
Ingalls
Ingalls Montezuma
Montezuma
Hamilton County
Coolidge
Kendall Township
Syracuse
Haskell County
Lockport
Haskell
Sublette
Dudly
Satanta
Satanta Kearny
Lakin
USD 215
Veterans’ Memorial
Deerfield
USD 216
Lane County
Cheyenne
Dighton
Healy
Stanton County
Big Bow
Stanton
Manter
Wichita
Wichita County
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