Public works review at county meeting
County commissioners will hear a public works presentation by director John Ellermann at 8:30 a.m. at the Finney County Administrative Center. The agenda includes a West Jones Avenue road surfacing update and water wells at Brookover and Weldon landfills. full details online.
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John Ellermann
West Jones Avenue
Brookover
Weldon
Finney County Administrative Center
N. Ninth St
Gctelegram.com
Candidates to Speak at Fort Hays District Forum
Voters can meet the 1st US House candidates at a 7 p.m. forum in Fort Hays State University ballroom. The event will be televised by Smoky Hills Public Television and KFHS TV. Invited are Jim Barnett Sue Boldra Marek Cobb Tim Huelskamp Alan Jilka Tracey Mann Monte Shadwick and Rob Wasinger. The district spans 69 counties in Kansas, covering 57,000 of the state’s 82,000 square miles.
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Fort Hays State University
Smoky Hills
Kfhs-Tv
U.S. House of Representatives
Jim Barnett
Emporia
Sue Boldra
Hays
Marek Cobb
Galva
Tim Huelskamp
Fowler
Alan Jilka
Salina
Tracey Mann
Monte Shadwick
Rob Wasinger
Kansas
Ilinois
Finney County
Garden City Community College Garage Sale Fundraiser
The public is invited to a 9 a.m. garage sale on the GCCC campus in the Penka Building parking lot. Phi Theta Kappa members have gathered items from students staff and faculty to raise funds for the honor society’s activities and service projects.
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Garden City Community College
Phi Theta Kappa
GCCC
Penka
Finney County Spring Cleanup Extended to Monday
Finney County extends the spring cleanup due to weather and muddy landfill conditions. Residents may haul unwanted items to the county landfill for 1 per ton. tires and white goods separated and charged at normal gate rate. Commercial users are prohibited.
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Finney County
Doctors on Call to Discuss Eyes
Eye health topic for Smoky Hills Public Television program features Dr William Clifford of Fry Eye and Associates and Dr Thomas McDonald of Eye Specialists answering live viewer questions. The hour long show airs at 7 p.m. Tuesday with an encore at 3 30 p.m. April 25 and includes a video on LASIK eye surgery.
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Smoky Hills
William Clifford
Fry Eye and Associates
Garden City
Thomas McDonald
Eye Specialists
Hays
Fry Eye
Kansas seeks funding to keep sex predator evaluation program
Kansas Attorney General Steve Six asks lawmakers to restore 337,500 dollars to fund the Correct Care Solutions contract for evaluating sexually violent predators before release. He warns cuts threaten public safety and urges moving oversight to the Parole Board as budget gaps loom in 2011.
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Topeka
Kansas
Steve Six
Six
Department of Corrections
Correct Care Solutions
Bill Miskell
Attorney General and Parole Board
Miskell
Attorney General’s Office
Larned
Kansas Parole Board
Senate
Ways and Means
Jay Emler
Emler
Lindsborg
Mark Parkinson
Lawrence area meat shop closes after 50 years
Pyle Meat Co of Eudora ends a half century in business amid a nationwide recession. The store, famed for Hombre beef jerky and smoked sausages, operated near Lawrence, Topeka and Kansas City before shutting down. Owner Pat Pyle recalls steady decline as sales faltered and beef jerky became a luxury snack.
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Lawrence
Pyle Meat Company
Eudora
Pyle
Kaw River
Tom Pyle Jr
Roberta Lehmann
Rose Pyle
Alberta
Pyle Meat Co
Pat
Pat Pyle
KU plan to expand medical Classes approved
Kansas Regents endorsed a plan to grow the University of Kansas School of Medicine. A new four year Salina track would start with eight students a year, aiming to keep 75 percent of graduates in Kansas. Wichita would add first two years to its existing two year program, increasing to 28 students per year.
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Topeka
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas Board of Regents
Salina
Wichita
Harold Boettcher
Beloit
Barbara Atkinson
Kansas
Officials warn of grass and trash burning dangers
Garden City Fire Department cautions residents about grass and trash burns amid high winds and dry conditions. Chief Allen Shelton urges monitoring, bans when wind is under five or over fifteen mph, and notifying owners or law enforcement within 1000 feet of structures or roadways.
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Garden City Fire Department
Garden City
Allen Shelton
Southwest Kansas
Northeast Kansas
Shelton
Ing
Finney County
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Andrew Trechak
Kelsey Scheuerman
Deerfield
Pauline Joyce
Trechak
Wichita State University
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