Senate panel questions delay in Auburn-Washburn maintenance
Sen Ty Masterson questions district motive after Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 4837 postponed maintenance projects citing state aid cuts. Superintendent Brenda Dietrich says district cash flow and obligations drive decisions, not politics, as budget provisions aim to offset cuts. Districts statewide faced about 3.7 million in aid adjustments, with many districts returning funds or delaying projects to maintain cash reserves and emergency capacity.
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Topeka
Senate
Auburn-Washburn
Ty Masterson
Andover
Auburn-Washburn Unified
Brenda Dietrich
Mastersor
Dietrich
Farley Elementary
Masterson
Kansas
Education Department
USD 437
Shawnee County
Grenades Found in Footlocker Safely Exploded by Police
Police evacuated nearby residences after a family found two old grenades in a military footlocker in Garden City. EOD technicians from McConnell AFB reviewed, moved the items to a sand pit, placed a counter charge, and destroyed them around 12:30 a.m. No charges filed. Residents stayed with friends during the operation.
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Garden City
North Old Manor Road
Kansas Highway Patrol
American Red Cross
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit
McConnell Air Force Base
Wichita
E.O.D
Finney County Road Department
Anderson Road
Maple Street
Bill Powers
Powers
St Dominic fundraiser bierocks sale supports mission trip
The St Dominic high school mission group will bake and sell bierocks at 5 p.m. or after the 5 30 p.m. Mass Saturday and after the 10 30 a.m. Mass Sunday in the Parish Center of St Dominic Church 615 JC St. Proceeds fund the annual mission trip. For more information contact Austin Greathouse at 620 805 9104.
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St. Dominic High School
St. Dominic Church
JC St
Austin Greathouse
Wind power hits 36.8 percent in SPP region
The Southwest Power Pool reported a record 36.8 percent of electricity dispatched Monday morning came from wind in a nine state region including Kansas. Spokesman Tom Kleckner cited lower spring demand and quick gas plant starts as wind and gas fill in to meet needs while base load remains coal and nuclear. The system aims for reliable, cost-conscious generation with transmission limits guiding infrastructure needs.
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Topeka
Kansas
Southwest Power Pool
SPP
Tom Kleckner
Kleckner
Health groups back tax hike to curb smoking in Kansas
Health professionals back Gov. Brownback’s plan to raise tobacco tax by 1.50 per pack to reduce long-term healthcare costs and curb youth smoking. The proposal aims to generate 71.9 million in first-year revenue and address a 648 million budget shortfall.
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Sam Brownback
Jeff Willett
The
Kansas Health Foundation
Kansas
Tobacco Comics
Ing
Willett
United States
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Lee Richardson Zoo
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