Moran to visit Garden City Tuesday
US Representative Jerry Moran continues his 11th Big First Listening Tour visiting Finney Stevens Grant and Kearny counties. He will attend a Garden City Lions Club meeting from noon to 1 p.m. at Wheat Lands Convention Center and then visit Moscow Ulysses and Lakin venues with public invitations. Moran aims to exceed 5,000 miles of outreach across the district while addressing local issues.
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Finney
Stevens
Grant
Kearny
Moran
Garden City
Moscow
Ulysses
Lakin
Lions Club
Wheat Lands Convention Center
E. Euston St
Moscow Senior Center
Main St
Ulysses Senior Center
E. Grant
County Commissioners
Kearny County
N. Main St
Fort Riley Soldier Killed in Iraq Crash
Pfc. Daniel A. Fuentes, 19, of Levittown New York from Fort Riley died in Baghdad after a roadside bomb struck his vehicle. He served in 1st Battalion 28th Infantry 4th Brigade and was the 91st Fort Riley fatality in the war. Fuentes joined the Army in 2005 and the 1st Infantry Division in 2006.
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Kan
New York
Iraq
Army
Daniel A. Fuentes
Levittown
N.Y
Baghdad
Fuentes
28Th Infantry
1St Infantry Division
Public Utilities Board to undergo state review instead of regulation
Kansas City officials push for a two year review of the Wyandotte County Public Utilities Board finances and management after ethics findings. Senators supported oversight. House did not. Results due February 2008 with budgetary and service questions to be addressed by regulators.
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Kansas City, Kan
Board of
Public Utilities
BPU
Wyandotte County
Kansas Corporation Commission
Chris Steineger
Kansas City
Kan
Senate
Steineger
House
Board
Ethics Commission
Pigs and People At Finney County Pig Sale In 2027 Spotlight
At the 30th Annual Finney County Pig Sale in the West Pavilion buyers and sellers gathered to auction 95 pigs. Connie and Gene Gross sold 30, with floor bids around $80 per pig and 46 buyers attending a two hour event. 4 H members Rick and Gary Hibler discussed picking pigs for youth participants while others observed, noting market dynamics and traditions since 1977.
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Mack
Tammy Morris
Morris
Finney County
West Pavillion
Gene
Connie Gross
Holcomb
Ray Purdy
Purdy
Hibler
Rick Hibler
Gary Hibler
John
Prudy
Finney County Fairgrounds
Tyler Cloud
Finney County Fairgrounds West Pavilion
Tyler
Blizzard's toll on Kansas wildlife seen by rancher
Western Kansas rancher Gene Bertrand reports sharp declines in deer antelope rabbits and pheasants after a heavy winter and New Year blizzard. Biologists caution against early conclusions, with pheasant surveys just beginning and losses estimated up to 80 percent in the hardest areas. Bertrand fed wildlife heavily while deer damaged stored feed, raising questions about feeding practices.
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Wallace
Gene Bertrand
Kansas
Bertrand
Steve Price
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Price
Wildlife and Parks
Randy Rodgers
Rodgers
Nel
Turkey Creek
Smoky Hill
Elderly man found not guilty in Wichita hot dog case
In Sedgwick County Court Thomas M. Wimberly 75 spent 71 days in jail before a jury found him not guilty of felony theft for taking two hot dogs valued at 2.11 dollars. He had two prior misdemeanor thefts, one over a decade old, and argued the act was a forgetful lapse tied to his dog and shopping trip.
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Wichita
Sedgwick
Thomas M. Wimberly
Krysti Mason
Kansas
Wimberly
Supreme Court
Kim Parker
Sedgwick County
Wichita Eagle
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Finnup
Finney County Public Library
Walnut St
Len Jay Emler
Lindsborg
Senate Utility Committee
Don Gray
Gray
Lawmak
Ers
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Joe Reardon
BPA
Reardon
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Sale
4-H
Gary Hisuer
Monotzuma
Brad Nading
Parker
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