Radio stations mobilize to aid Hoisington tornado victims
Western Kansas Broadcast Center stations in Garden City collect baby items toys household goods nonperishables toiletries water and blankets for Hoisington survivors with an 18 wheeler donated by Earl Pyle Trucking. Dodge City stations also accept donations via KGNO K95.5 and Ralph 93.9 aiding Salvation Army efforts.
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Kansas
Hoisington
Rick Everett
Kiul Radio
Western Kansas Broadcast Center
Garden City
Kansas Ave
Everett
Earl Pyle
KIUL
KKJQ
KBUF
KFXX
KSSA
KSKZ
KFLA
KYBD
KSKL
Dodge City
Bob Edwards
Kgno 1370
K95
Ralph 93
Central Avenue
Village Square Mall
Satanta
Scott City
Ulysses
Oklahoma
Edwards
Salvation Army
Better Kid Care teleconference Lets Celebrate May 3
Finney County Extension Office and Care Connection co host a Better Kid Care live satellite teleconference on May 3 from 6 10 to 8 10 p m at 501 S Ninth St. The session guides parents grandparents and child care providers in holiday celebration ideas and multicultural foods. A $2 registration covers costs. bring a sack lunch snacks and beverages are provided. Pre register by May 2 at 272 3670.
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Finney County Extension Office
Care Connection
Better Kid Care Live
Finney County
S. Ninth St
Shuttle Service During 3i Show Runs From Multiple Locations
During the 3i Show shuttles operate Thursday to Saturday every 15 minutes from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Pickups are at Plaza Inn on East Kansas, Westlake Ace Hardware on Fleming Street, B Alco Discount Store on East Kansas Avenue, Municipal parking at Eighth and Fulton, and Lee Richardson Zoo on South Fourth Street. Airport shuttles available upon request.
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Plaza Inn
1911
E. Kansas
Westlake Ace Hardware
Fleming St
Alco Discount Store
E. Kansas Ave
Eighth
Fulton Streets
Lee Richardson Zoo
S. Fourth St
Garden City Regional Airport
Settlement reached in fatal crash lawsuit in Overland Park
The DeFranco family, whose daughter Jennifer died in the 1998 crash that killed three Blue Valley students and injured two others, reached a $75,000 settlement alleging city maintenance deficiencies. Attorney Edward M. Boyle called the deal fair though noneconomic damages were capped at $100,000 by state law at the time.
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Overland Park
Blue Valley
Jennifer DeFranco
Alanna Winn
Amanda Bush
Graves signs bills funding fair upgrades and Oz theme park
Governor Bill Graves approved measures backing a 36.1 million dollar State Fair capital plan funded by 29 million in bonds with Hutchinson and Reno County contributions, extending Oz theme park bonding to 2002, and declaring a charitable trust a public agency under open meetings laws. He also named a Topeka stretch of U S 24 for Charles Sheldon.
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Topeka
Bill Graves
Graves
Hutchinson
Reno County
State Fair Board
Fair Board
House Appropriations Committee
Fair
Senate
Ways and Means
DeSoto
Johnson County
Kansas
Carla Stovall
Sunflower Foundation
Stovall
Health Care Foundation
Blue Cross
Blue Shield of
U.S. 24
Charles Sheldon
Jesus
Ulysses Mental Health Center Near Completion
The $500000 Ulysses center nears opening as staff move from Grant County Hospital to a 4100 square foot building. Two new staffers expand the family support program while the county funds the project with an economic development grant and center funds, with no tax increase. The center serves Grant Morton and Stanton counties within a 13-county network offering therapy, testing, and med services.
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Ulysses
Grant County Hospital
Don McLendon
Area Mental Health Center
McLendon
Tate
Lee Construction Inc
Garden City
Holcomb Considers Pickup and Patrol Car Purchases
The Holcomb City Council will discuss buying a new pickup for the maintenance department replacing a 1991 vehicle and a replacement police car. Perry Smith notes replacements aim for a ten year cycle. Also on the agenda are Girl Scout cleanup day plans and a closed session on personnel matters.
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Holcomb
Perry Smith
Kansas unemployment rate dips to 3.7 percent in March
Warm weather lifts job market as construction, lawn care, and recreation jobs resume. State Department of Human Resources reports 1,388,303 employed and 53,870 seeking work, with government hiring up 4,000 and service firms adding 3,100. Metropolitan areas Kansas City 3.6, Wichita 3.4, Topeka 3.7.
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State Department of Human Resources
Bill Layes
Layes
Kansas City
Johnson, Leavenworth
Miami
Wyandotte
Wichita
Butler
Harvey
Sedgwick
Topeka
Shawnee County
Southwest Kansas counties report March unemployment data
The state Department of Human Resources provides March figures for Southwest Kansas counties. Data show labor force, employment, and jobless counts with rates ranging from 1.6 percent in Hamilton to 11.6 percent in Garden City, including totals for Finney Grant Gray Greeley and others.
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Lane
Scott
Stanton
Stevens
Wichita
Garden City
Topeka rapper targets blood diamonds in new rap
Franko Boswell aka Phazerious Friction leads War Party and teams with Topeka activist Sonny Scroggins to educate Kansans about conflict diamonds. The piece notes Boswell’s history of charity performances and a Congo government move ending an Israeli firm's export monopoly amid civil war financing concerns.
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Topeka
Franko Boswell
War Party
Phazerious
Martin Luther King Jr
Amnesty International
Africa
Sonny Scroggins
Boswell
Congo
Laurent Kabila
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Huber
Dillon's
Ulysses’ Mental Health Center
Alysses
Holcomb City
N. Lynch St
Smith
Holcomb Fire Station
Rapper
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