Down Home Country Live in Branson Debuts on Public TV
Smoky Hills Public Television unveils a 10 week series premiering Saturday at 9 PM with an encore Sunday 6 30 PM. Host Dalena Ditto interviews major guests and her band backs performances by legends such as Mo Bandy LeRoy Van Dyke and Johnny Lee plus a Jerry Lee Lewis tribute and others.
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Smoky Hills
Branson Theatre
Sons of the Pioneers
Wanda Jackson
Penny Gilley
Roy Rogers Jr
Pierce Arrow
Baldknobbers
Jerry Lee Lewis
Mel Tillis
Marty Stuart
Lee Greenwood
Daniel O’donnell
Bill Anderson
Jim Ed Brown
Bellamy Brothers
The
Oak Ridge Boys
Mickey Gilley
Catholic schools alumni group meets Monday at St Dominic
The Garden City Catholic Schools Alumni & Friends Association will hold a 9 a.m. meeting Monday at St Dominic School. Attendees will get a Hot Cross Runs fundraiser update and discuss new projects for St Mary School and St Dominic School. Contact Jean Clifford at 275 4317 for details.
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Garden City Catholic Schools Alumni & Friends Association
St. Dominic School
Hot Cross
St. Mary School
Jean Clifford
KDOT to present US Highway 83 corridor study findings
The Kansas Department of Transportation plans public forums in Sublette Garden City and Scott City to share results from the US Highway 83 corridor study. Open houses run 5 to 7 p.m. with a final report and prioritized project list to be released at the meetings.
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Kansas Department of Transportation
Sublette
Garden City
Scott City
KDOT
Sublette Christian Church
W. Carson St
Lake Ave
Finney County Fairgrounds
Law Enforcement Center
W. Fifth St
House Won't Reopen Debate On Smoking Ban In Kansas
Kansas House refused to reconsider a July start smoking ban in bars and public places. Some sought exemptions for state casinos and a delay till next January. A voice vote sent the measure back to committee, likely killing any tinkering. The House also advanced a constitutional amendment to remove mental illness from voting rights restrictions, with final action possible Friday.
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Topeka
Kansas House
House
Chamber
Paul Davis
Lawrence
Brenda Landwehr
Wichita
Kansas
Pawnee Heights and Hanston districts part ways over cooperation
Pawnee Heights USD 496 plans to run a full K to 12 system next year after ending the five year cooperative with Hanston. Houston and Jetmore districts discuss a new year pact, with prospects for long term changes including potential all Hodgeman County restructuring.
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Pawnee Heights
Hanston
Kevin Milch
Burdett
Rozel
USD 496
Dan Binder
Houston
Binder
Jetmore
Greensburg anniversary events celebrate town rebuilds
Greensburg marks the third anniversary of the EF5 tornado with a weekend of festivities. Events include Centera Bank grand opening at 1385 S. Main, wind farm dedication, Kiowa County United retail center opening, Green Town activities, a benefit auction, and music at Greensburg airport, plus a church dedication and a car show registration. The auction features a Michael Jordan signed basketball.
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Greensburg
Greensburgks. Org
Centera Bank
S. Main St
Greensburg City Hall
Kiowa
Silenco
S. Sycamore St
Michael Jordan
Chicago Bulls
George Jones
First United Methodist Church
Lincoln Ave
North Main Street
Kansas Supreme Court limits award in Wichita man case
The Kansas Supreme Court struck down a 250000 award to the estate of a Wichita man mistakenly identified as a BTK suspect, ruling emotional distress did not reach the threshold for civil damages. The man died a month after a 2006 trial after suing KSN and its news director over a 2004 report. Kansas House failed to override a veto on a late term abortion bill. Overland Park’s Lisa Johnston launches Senate bid.
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Topeka
Kansas Supreme Court
Wichita
BTK
Roger G. Valadez
Valadez
Sedgwick County District Court
KSN
Kansas House
Mark Parkinson
Doctor's attorney challenges investigator in overdose case
In Wichita, the defense for Dr Stephen Schneider and his wife Linda sought to undermine data gathered by a government investigator analyzing insurance payments and ER visits linked to their Haysville clinic. The pair face charges of illegally prescribing drugs, defrauding programs, and money laundering connected to 68 overdose deaths.
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Wichita
Kansas
Stephen Schneider
Linda
Perry Seaton
Department of Health and Human Services
Inspector General
Seaton
Haysville
Schneider
Lawrence Williamson
Via Christi Hospital
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Calvin Carter
Rently
Senate
Playful Paws
Finney County Humane Society
iState News
Dem
Overland Park
Baker University
U.S. Senate
Sam Brownback
Lisa Johnston
Baldwin City University
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