Commission to hold public hearings on Kansas judiciary
A three member Blue Ribbon Commission on Kansas judiciary will hold two public meetings in Garden City to hear local concerns and improve access and efficiency. Members John Wheeler Gerald Schultz and Bob Bouldin will host sessions at the Finney County Administrative Building 311 N Ninth St at 3 p m for officials and 7 p m for the public with details online.
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Blue Ribbon Commission
Kansas Judiciary
Garden City
State Supreme Court
Kansas
John Wheeler
Finney County
Gerald Schultz
Bob Bouldin
Morton County
Elkhart
Ninth St
Kscourts.org
Judicial
Garden City Insurance Check Lane To Target Uninsured Drivers
Garden City police will run a 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. license and liability insurance check lane in a high traffic area to reduce unlicensed and uninsured motorists. Vehicles may be stopped. valid licenses and insurance will ease flow. Fines range from 200 to 1500 dollars plus 70 in court costs for violations.
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Garden City
Syracuse Spring Sand Fest set for Saturday
Syracuse Sand Park hosts the annual Spring Sand Fest on Saturday with a poker run at dark, fishing and camp sites available, plus an off road vehicle show on Main Street. Registration at 8 a.m. MST in front of the Northrup Theatre. call 620 384 2480 or visit syri cusesanddunes.com for details.
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Syracuse
Main Street
Northrup Theatre
Syracusesanddunes.com
Leavenworth to host Kansas Sampler Festival
Leavenworth will host the 22nd Kansas Sampler Festival at Ray Miller Park on May 7 and 8. More than 150 Kansas communities attend this outdoor travel show to showcase sights, tastes, and experiences across the state with programs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 7 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 8. Admission is 5 dollars for adults and 3 dollars for youths 7 to 14.
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Kansas
Leavenworth
Ray Miller Park
Kansassamplerfestival.com
Kansas Sampler Foundation
Liberal
Kansas Senate set to vote on stricter abortion clinic rules
The Kansas Senate planned to vote on a bill requiring annual unannounced inspections and new health standards for abortion clinics. If approved, KDHE would license clinics, levy fines, and can sue to close facilities. Critics warn costs may shutter clinics and reduce access to care.
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State Senate
Topeka
Kansas
Senate
House
Sam Brownback
George Tiller
Wichita
Kathleen Sebelius
Brownback
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
KDHE
Mary Pilcher- Cook
State of
Julie Burkhart
Tiller
Trust Women
State Board of Healing Arts
Pilcher-Cook
Planned Parenthood
Overland Park
Kansas City
Kan
Burkhart
Ride for the Future honors late paramedic Jeff Landgraf
Western Kansas riders will start the Fourth Annual Ride for the Future in Garden City in memory of Jeff Landgraf a 45 year old paramedic and nurse who died from injuries after a two vehicle crash near Scott City. The event raises funds for GCCC scholarships and supports public safety partners across multiple counties. Registration runs 8 to 9 am at Bible Christian Church with departures 9 to 10 am and return by 3 pm for a dessert bar prize drawings and marble awards.
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East Mary
Garden City Community College
Gccc Department of Public Safety
Southwest
Kansas
Jeff Landgraf
Scott City
Western Kansas
Southwest Kansas
Steve Quakenbush
GCCC
Linda Morgan
Department of Public Safety
Landgraf
Morgan
Brad Sisk
EMST
EMS
Quakenbush
Bible Christian Church
Mary St
Bucklin
Dodge City
Garden City
Hays
Holcomb
Hooker
Okla
Ingalls
Lakin
Liberal
Meade
Minneola
Pierceville
Sublette
Topeka
Ulysses
Team T.org
Finney
Ford
Scott, Gray
Haskell
Grant
Kearny
Wichita Counties
Former EMS director pleads innocent in child exploitation case
William Lance McGowan, ex Lane County EMS director, pleads innocent to charges of aggravated indecent liberties with a child, aggravated criminal sodomy, and sexual exploitation of a child. Trial set for Aug 29 in Lane County District Court after a February preliminary hearing. McGowan posted 150000 bond. Prosecutors allege photos of minors stored on computer files and crimes dated from 2007 to 2009.
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Dighton
Lane County Emergency Medical Services
William Lance McGowan
Lane County
Jeff Wagaman
Kansas Attorney General’s Office
McGowan
Wagaman
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Steve Karrer
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G.C
Board of Healing Arts
Philadelphia
Brad Nading
Chelsea Koksal
Veronica McCallum
Garden City Family Ymca
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