Sunday reception to honor Homer and Donna Watkins
The First Christian Church will host a 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday reception at the Senior Center in Lakin for Homer and Donna Watkins. The couple recently bought a Derby home and will relocate to be near their son Randy and daughter Pam. Watkins served as conservation director for the soil conservation service since 1948. Mrs. Watkins long worked at the courthouse and handled the county census for many years. The family requests no gifts.
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First Christian Church
Homer
Donna Watkins
Lakin
Watkins
Derby
Randy
Pam
Soil Conservation Service
Court House
Kearny County
Domann in concert at Sublette United Methodist Church
Lee Domann, songwriter storyteller and playwright, appears in concert at Sublette United Methodist Church at 7 30 p m Thursday. Former church minister his music has been recorded by Kathy Mattea the Bishops Riders in the Sky. His style blends roots Kansas Nashville Celtic country folk and gospel traditions with humor and storytelling since 1991. He has four albums and a love offering will be received. A Renew Your Passion event also scheduled in Scott City with speaker Steve J Hill at 7 p m today and Saturday and 10 a m Sunday at 303 Antelope St.
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Lee Domann
Sublette United Methodist Church
United Methodist Church
Kathy Mattea
The
Bishops
Riders In the Sky
Domann
Kansas
Nashville
Tenn
Faith Christian Center
Scott City
Steve J. Hill
Brownsville Revival School of Ministry
David Hogan
Freedom Ministries
Mike Bickle
International House of Prayer
Forerunner School of Prayer
Flr.e. School of Ministry
Kansas City
Antelope St
Bill to limit government gun liability moves to governor
TOPEKA AP A bill limits lawsuits to the state government against gun makers and sellers, barring local or county governments from damages claims tied to legal sale or manufacture of firearms or ammunition. Road hotline 1 800 585 7623.
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Topeka
Bill Graves
Garden City district unfazed by delayed state aid funds
Garden City USD 457 and Deerfield USD 216 report partial April state aid receipts with half of monthly payments arriving late. Officials expect full funds by month end, relying on payroll timing and cash reserves to cover expenses while lawmakers debate long term funding.
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Garden City
Bill Graves
Kathleen Whitley
USD
Kansas
Whitley
Milt Pippenger
Deerfield
Phil Mahan
Mahan
Feds field calls about foot‑and‑mouth outbreak rumor
Federal officials receive requests for investigations into a unfounded foot‑and‑mouth rumor in northeast Kansas. The CFTC and NCBA coordinate a status report for April 19 as investigators map events and March commodity prices with USDA and CME. Kansas AG Stovall cites exclusive federal jurisdiction.
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Topeka
Kansas
Alan Sobba
Federal Commodity Futures Trading Commission
National Cattlemen's Beef Association
NCBA
Washington
Sobba
USDA
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Pat Roberts
R-Kan
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Anne Veneman
Holton
Midwest
Kansas State
Tim Huelskamp
Fowler
Stovall
Huelskamp
Kansans inch toward no call bill in House Senate talks
Lawmakers press for a consumer friendly no call plan after House approval 105 18 with added protections. Both chambers back an industry list run by the Direct Marketing Association with five year registration and five dollar internet option. Senate and House aim to reconcile consumer safeguards while opposing small business impact. Senator Derek Schmidt praised added protections as improvement.
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Stovall
Kansans
Huelskamp
R-Fowler
Microsoft
Justice Department
Mary Tritsch
Tritsch
Topeka
House
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Sen
John Wratil
Wratil
Rleawood
Direct Marketing Association
Attorney General
AARP
Les Donovan
Richita
Derek Schmidt
Fort Riley honors three soldiers killed in California accident
At Fort Riley a 21 gun salute and bugler notes marked a 20 minute memorial for Sgt Clifton J Decklar 22 of Shelton Washington Spec Bobby L Newton 27 of New Orleans and Pfc Oscar Perez-Jimenez 19 of West Covina Calif all three mortally wounded when a 120 mm mortar round exploded during a training exercise at Fort Irwin Calif last Friday Lt Col George Brinegar commander of the 2nd Battalion 34th Armor praised them as great warriors who made the ultimate sacrifice in a post chapel service attended by about 300 soldiers with no immediate family present.
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Fort Riley
California
Clifton J. Decklar
Shelton
Wash
Bobby L. Newton
New Orleans
Oscar Perez-Jimenez
West Covina
Calif
National Training Center
Fort Irwin
George Brinegar
34Th Armor
Tax hike talks stall over funding needs in Kansas
In Topeka the Assessment and Taxation Committee failed to settle how much revenue to raise as part of a budget fix. The Ways and Means panel backed two bills and, with Thursday work, aimed to reconcile numbers. The growing gap between spending needs and revenues tops $700 million for the next 15 months, with proposals eyeing sales, tobacco and estate taxes and potential use of rainy day funds. Governor Graves opposes tapping reserves, while Democrats push to avoid debt by raising taxes.
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Topeka
Assessment and Taxation
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Ways and Means
Bill Graves
Sen
Janis Lee
Kensington
House
Graves
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US Postal Service
Sam Brownback
University of Kansas
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Jones Avenue
Park Drive
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View
Carla Stovall
Federal Commission
Commission
James Newsome
U.S
Tom Harkin
Iowa
John Ashcroft
Harkin
Senate Agriculture Committee
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