Holcomb USD 363 Board Eyes 2007-08 Goals With Consultant
The Holcomb Board of Education meets at 6 30 p m in the Administrative Center to outline district goals for 2007 08 with new superintendent Bob O Connor and consultant Charles Mansfield of McPherson Jacobson LLC guiding the process. The board may fill a vacancy left by Rob McCallister who became director of building and grounds.
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Holcomb
Rob McCallister
Tim Miller
Kenya Safari Trip With Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo
The Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo offer a 12 day Kenyan safari from February 21 to March 4, 2008 with visits to Sweetwaters Samburu Nakuru Masai Mara Mt. Kenya and Nairobi. Costs total 4795 dollars with an 800 dollar deposit due 121 days prior. Contact folrz at 2766243 or folrz.com for details.
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Kenya
Lee Richardson Zoo
Sweetwaters
Samburu
Lake Nakuru
Masai Mara
Mt. Kenya
Nairobi
The
Friends of
Folrz
Stipend program halted by funding shortfall
The Low Income Energy Assistance Program will not offer supplemental benefits this year due to insufficient federal funding. It provides an annual stipend to help qualifying households pay winter heating bills but cannot be continued under current budget constraints.
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Kocher
Supreme Court
Jean Holthaus
Kansas Coalition On
Kansas
Holthaus
Charlie Roth
Rsalina
Sebelius leaders adopt relief package for southeast Kansas
Governor Kathleen Sebelius and top lawmakers approved a 30 million relief package to aid southeast Kansas flood victims and Greensburg tornado survivors. The plan funds business reopenings, job retention, building repairs, equipment replacement, and temporary rental space as communities recover. The State Finance Council authorized emergency spending when the Legislature is out of session.
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Topeka
Southeast Kansas
Greensburg
Kathleen Sebelius
State Finance Council
Sebelius
House
Senate
Local youth form leadership group to boost Garden City role
Alicia Perkins and about 15 aspiring leaders from Garden City High School completed the LULAC Youth Leadership Program and aim to keep graduates from leaving. They plan youth focused projects, including a radio call in and revival of Project Effort, while engaging with USD 457 board meetings and city commissioners to improve community life.
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League of United Latin American Citizens
LULAC
Garden City
Alicia Perkins
Garden City High School
University of Kansas In
Lawrence
Martha Perkins
Luis Lopez
GCHS
Pedro Lira
Lira
Vanessa Rodriguez
Manuel Guzman
Guzman
Rodriguez
USD 457 Board of Education
Mexico
Kansas considers self exclusion from state casinos
Kansas lawmakers move toward a self ban option for problem gamblers at four state owned casinos and three racing tracks. Missouri already offers lifetime bans and a centralized database. Kansas aims to outline rules for self exclusion though exact duration and scope remain undecided.
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Topeka
Hns
Missouri
Keith Kocher
Kansas Lottery
Kansas
Kocher
State Lottery Commission
Holthaus
Ed van Petten
Lottery
Melissa Stephens
Missouri Gaming Commission
American Gaming Association
Michigan
Stephens
Commission
State Gaming Commission
Water concerns loom over ethanol growth in Kansas
Water quality and quantity increasingly influence ethanol plant expansion in Kansas. Teresa Delano of ICM, Inc. cites 3 to 5 gallons of water per gallon of ethanol, with a 50 million gallon plant needing 150 to 250 million gallons annually. State production could double by 2008, boosting rural economies and job creation.
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Wichita
Kansas Water Congress
Teresa Delano
ICM, Inc
Colwich
Kansas
Delano
U.S
Kansas Agriculture
Adrian Polansky
Regan Realty receives IWW loan for renovations
Regan and Co Realty in Garden City secures about 5450 from Incentive Without Walls to finance second floor and interior exterior renovations. The Kansas Department of Commerce allocates 50450 to Garden City Hoisington Leavenworth and Sterling as part of Kansas Main Street efforts.
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Regan & Co. Realty
Garden City
Kansas Department of Commerce
Kansas Main Street
Hoisington
Leavenworth
Sterling
Regan
Michael L. Regan
N. Main St
Oan
Beverly Schmitz Glass
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