Garden City resident bids for NBC TODAY Show weight loss spot
Former Garden City resident Jez Luckett aims to join a weight loss reality show via TODAY Show casting. He submitted a five minute audition, made the last round, and his tape airs Wednesday with online or text voting. Luckett, a Dallas Baptist University graduate, highlights his lifelong weight struggle. Ed Whitesell named commander of Garden City American Legion Post 9 for 2007-08, a Vietnam veteran with 21 years in the post, 17 in Garden City, term starting May 7.
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Garden City
Jez Luckett
Luckett
Dallas Baptist University
American Legion
Harry H. Renick
Ed Whitesell
Whitesell
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The
Legion
Veteran Iraqi War Veteran Surrenders After Hostage Standoff
A Fort Riley soldier in Herington held his wife and four children hostage in a standoff that ended when he agreed to seek help for post traumatic stress disorder. He wore military armor and stated a wish to go down in a blaze of glory before surrendering after talks with a fire officer who had befriended him.
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Herington
Fort Riley
John Pritchard
Pritchard
State sues Kiowa County over illegal meeting
GREENSBURG AP The state sues Kiowa County Commission claiming two members held an illegal meeting to discuss an insurance matter. Kiowa County Attorney Candace Lattin seeks a $500 penalty against commissioners Earl Liggett Gene West and Don Richards. Richards says only he and West were involved, with Grimm and an assistant clerk present via speakerphone during the Feb 26 meeting.
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Greensburg
Kiowa County Commission
Kiowa County
Candace Lattin
Kiowa District Court
Earl Liggett
Gene West
Don Richards
Evelyn Grimm
Richards
West
Iman
Commission
Grimm
Procrastinators rush last minute to file taxes in Kansas
Kansans faced an extended two day window to file 2006 federal and state income taxes with Emancipation Day prompting a late finish. KS Revenue aligned with IRS timing, advising extensions by 5 30 pm. Local filers including Susan Chase and Georgia Miller described last minute pressures and a shift to e filing. IRS data showed 88 1 million returns received by April 7 with 61 million filed electronically, 44 million by professionals and 17 million via home software.
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District of Columbia
Susan Chase
Garden City
Kansas Department of Revenue
Internal Revenue
Chase
IRS
Katherine Hart
Hart
N. Sixth St
Mark Everson
The
Agen
Andy Koehn
Sublette
Koehn
Georgia Miller
H&r Block
Finney County
Finney County backs Holcomb traffic bypass plan
Finney County commissioners endorsed a 1.5 mile Holcomb bypass to divert Sunflower Electric and Scoular ethanol traffic from Holcomb Main Street near two elementary schools. A study by an outside firm will examine costs and routes with funding split between Holcomb and the county. A public hearing is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday at Holcomb High School.
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Finney County
Holcomb
Sunflower Electric Power Corp
Cliff Mayo
Sunflower
Dwayne Roth
Finney County Economic Development Corp
Roth
Sccular Co
Holcomb High School
N. Jones Ave
Scoular
Holcomb Lane
River Road
Deerfield
Fine Arts Festival Showcases Copeland Students
Johnny Wiebe, a Copeland Christian School third grader, recites The Arrow and the Song at the 2007 Fine Arts Festival hosted by High Plains Home Educators at First United Methodist Church. About 300 participants from four states competed in music solos, skits, and Bible recitations.
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Johnny Wiebe
Copeland Christian School
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
High Plains Home Educators
First United Methodist Church
Tina Fehr
High Plains
Immigration reform hopes fade yet persist in Salina tours
Immigration advocates in Kansas keep hope alive for policy reform as Congress nears a new push in Washington. Activists urge action before fall while noting the political cycle may retire the issue until 2009. Tax filings by undocumented workers rise, pursued to show they contribute. advocates cite IRS attention and ongoing backlog for legal immigrants, including families waiting over two decades.
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Salina
Kansas
Congress
Washington
Melinda Lewis
el Centro
Kansas City
Lewis
Sacred Heart
Manhattan
Garden City
Dodge City
Hutchinson
Blanca Banda
Catholic Charities
Banda
IRS
U.S
Philippines
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