Kansas health care concerns at seniors event speech
Johnson-Betts notes few insurers raise costs and state budget limits slow aid while attendees debate Medicare Modernization Act rollout. Volunteers help Kansans navigate 440 plus drug cards as seniors weigh options. critics call discounts and new cards a boondoggle. Aging population trends point to independent living with support as baby boomers age.
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L.D. Niedens
Garden City
Virgil Gunter
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Chief Officer kept to procedure during chase incident
Investigation finds Chief Tillison followed proper protocol but could not be reached for comment. Witnesses place him three blocks behind the Honda when it struck a Chevy near Buffalo Jones Avenue and Five Points, with radio traffic showing he planned to pursue but terminated the chase. Authorities note he remained composed and within guidelines throughout the event.
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Garden City
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Robbery suspects plead not guilty in Wichita bank case
Robbery suspects plead not guilty after allegedly pointing a handgun at tellers and demanding cash at a Commerce Bank in Wichita. They were arrested Wednesday during a traffic stop that uncovered bank wrappers and money in Harms' car. They face potential 20 year federal sentences if convicted. Police note connections to a prior Western State Bank robbery in Garden City.
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Tywana Harmis
Wichita
Commerce Bank
US District
Garden City
Mike Utz
Rice
Kansas District Court
U.S
Utz
FBI
Western State Bank
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Garden City project funds first GameDay at Memorial Stadium
A joint effort by Garden City school district Garden City Community College Garden City Family YMCA Youth Tackle Football Club Finney County and city to fund a first GameDay at Memorial Stadium with capital outlay funds. Four annual payments total 512513.68 with about 24000 in interest, YMCA sells 50 tickets for drawing a 2004 Chevy Cavalier between junior varsity and varsity soccer games on May 8. camp planned in June for grades 3-6. turf maintenance costs differ between natural and synthetic options, with preservation duties shared among partners.
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Garden City Family Ymca
Finney County
Garden City
YMCA
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Federal indictment in Kansas check cashing case linked to California men
Indictment names three men with California ties facing federal charges after a crash near Sonic Drive In in Kansas left Rios dead two days later. Melendes faces unintentional second degree murder and three aggravated battery counts. Co defendants Aguila Mendez and Men doza-Ponce may face arraignment soon. Police connect similar counterfeit check schemes to Secret Service, with several California license plates tied to the case.
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Tion
Honda
Rios
Wichita
Melendes
Finney County
Wheeler
Mendoza-Ponce
Lingoo
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California
Aguila Mendez
Kansas
Garden City
James Hawkins
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Dodge City
Amarillo
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Hawkins
Gibson Auten
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Pension relief bill heads to passage in Senate
The Senate moves toward passing a bill that would relieve companies from contributing about 80 billion dollars to pension plans over two years. Supporters say savings would boost job creation and wages, while some Democrats question coverage and details of the revised funding formula from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. estimates show the 80 billion dollar savings.
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Washington
Senate
Judd Gregg
R-N.h
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp
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