Immigrants Detained After Traffic Stop in Finney County
A 2006 Ford van was stopped at Mary Street and Kansas 156, revealing 12 illegal immigrants from Mexico. Nine adults and three minors were held at Finney County jail before ICE took custody at 5:30 p.m. for transport to Wichita.
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Finney County
Kevin Bascue
Bascue
Mary Street
Wal-Mart
Kansas Ave
Rascue
Mexico
Arizona
Kansas
Law Enforcement Center
Ninth St
ICE
Wichita
Highway 96 work to begin today in Scott City area
The Kansas Department of Transportation will start a two week modified slurry seal project on Kansas Highway 96 from the end of the concrete pavement east of the K-96 U.S. 83 junction in Scott City to the Scott Lane county line. Traffic may delay up to 15 minutes with pilot cars guiding vehicles. Ballou Construction Co. Inc. of Salina is the primary contractor. The project costs about $480,000 and depends on favorable weather.
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Kansas Department of Transportation
Scott City
Scott Lane
KDOT
Ballou Construction Co. Inc
Salina
GI Forum to Host Scholarship Awards Reception
Garden City American GI Forum Local Chapter 55 will hold its annual scholarship awards reception at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Fiesta Courtyard at 1810 Buffalo Jones Ave. The event recognizes the year's top male and female senior high students and features keynote speaker Angelica Castillo-Hahn of the Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce.
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Garden City American GI Forum
Fiesta Courtyard
Buffalo Jones Ave
Angelica Castillo-Hahn
Garden City Area
LULAC Hosts 11th Academic Scholarship Reception
The Garden City League of United Latin American Citizens Council will hold its 11th Annual Academic Scholarship reception from 9 30 a m to noon on April 29 at Fiesta Courtyard 1810 Buffalo Jones Ave RSVP by Monday for more information contact Hilda Meza at 276 5156.
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Garden City League of United Latin American Citizens Council
Fiesta Courtyard
Buffalo Jones Ave
Hilda Meza
Reunion planning meeting set for Garden City Class of 1976
The Garden City High School Class of 1976 reunion planning committee will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Plaza Hotel pool gazebo. For information contact Sandy Mott at 620 344 0113 or Tami Johnson at 276 8846 or visit members.com/trim53/1976/
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Garden City
Plaza
Sandy Mott
Tami Johnson
Members
Law reforms retirement rules hit rural districts in Kansas
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius signed a law affecting double dipping by retired educators. Beginning July 1 districts must pay state pension contributions for new hires who are retirees, and rehired retirees lose union and tenure protections. Rural districts fear recruitment difficulties and higher costs as districts face about 14 percent higher hiring expenses and longerretirement timelines.
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Topeka
Hns
Kathleen Sebelius
Kansas
Kansas Public Employees Retirement System
Jim Menze
United School Administrators of Kansas
Menze
Bill Otto
R-Leroy
Otto
Nicole Corcoran
Kansas School
KPERS
Glenn Deck
Sunflower and Tri-State to discuss Holcomb expansion plans
Sunflower Electric Power Corp will host a private reception at Garden City Community College to brief local officials on the Holcomb site expansion. Nine Tri-State executives will attend alongside county and city leaders to receive progress updates on two proposed 650 megawatt coal plants. Public hearing on the project is planned for July.
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Sunflower Electric Power Corp
Garden City Community College
Holcomb
Steve Miller
Sunflower
Energy Company
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Inc
Kansas
Tri-State
Westminster
Colo
Thornburgh visits Garden City to kick off re election bid
Kansas Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh stopped in Garden City as part of a statewide tour to launch his bid for a fourth term. The Republican, first elected in 1994, touted HAVA leadership and cost containment, and said local officials must retain decision making while stressing statewide election security.
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Kansas
Ron Thornburgh
Garden City
Thornburgh
Wheat Lands
Washburn University
National Association of Secretaries of State
Florida
Olathe
Kay O’connor
O’connor
The
Kansas City Star
Star
Topeka
Wichita
Dodge City
Hays
Salina
Evolution 101 course to boost Kansas science understanding
Kansas educators push Evolution 101 as a web resource after the state board last year adopted new science standards allowing non natural explanations for phenomena. Jack Krebs and Cheryl Shepherd describe aims to clarify evolution and science, with speeches planned across Kansas and a site hosting presentations and a PowerPoint.
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Topeka
Hns
State Board of Education
State
Jack Krebs
Johnson County
Hays High
Cheryl Shepherd
Adams
Kansas Citizens For Science
Kathy Martin
R-Clay Center
Kansas
Krebs
Oskaloosa
Sebelius backs 20.5 million prison bond plan
Gov Kathleen Sebelius urges expanding Kansas prisons to add about 1000 beds over 15 years as tougher sex offender penalties loom. Memo notes House proposals to add space at El Dorado or Ellsworth prisons. Senate blocked state expansion, favoring private prisons. Budget talks resume April 26.
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Topeka
Kathleen Sebelius
Sebelius
House
el Dorado
Ellsworth
Senate
Derek Schmidt
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LULAC
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Nis
Bas
Chris Greengreen
Dailynews.net
Lincoln
Terry Stratman
Stratman
Bob Halloran
Gary Fuller
Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce
Carol Meyer
Finney County Economic Development
Eric Depperschmidt
Miller
Kansas Department of Public Health and Environment
Secretary of State
Travis Reece
Scott Community
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