Corps May Release Water From Dams To Aid Missouri River
The U S Army Corps of Engineers considers releasing water from Turtle Creek Perry and Milford lakes in Kansas to aid barge navigation on the Missouri River. Governor Sebelius office confirms talks. no decision made. Officials warn releases could hurt recreation and drought response. The plan follows a federal judge order to reduce levels to protect wildlife. Releases target 21 000 cfs, 4000 cfs below necessary navigation level.
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Kansas City, Mo
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Kansas Dams
Missouri River
Nicole Corcoran
Kansas
Kathleen Sebelius
Turtle Creek
Perry
Milford Lakes
Kansas River
Cessna revises layoff figures again in Wichita
Cessna Aircraft raised its confirmed layoffs again on Tuesday, adding 300 more workers to receive 60 day notices by month end. Most affected are salaried staff as the company trims jobs to match lower 2003 and 2004 production. Earlier plans cited 1,200 layoffs including a seven week furlough.
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Wichita
Cessna Aircraft
Cessna
Sebelius names senior legislator to Kansas Parole Board
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius appointed Sen. Paul Feleciano a 31-year veteran and Hispanic lawmakers leader to the three member Kansas Parole Board. He will resign his Senate seat to join the board and bring compassion with toughness, aiming to aid crime victims and support inmate rehabilitation. Feleciano, 61, is president of a telecommunications consulting firm and has served in the Kansas House and Senate since the 1970s, currently ranking Democrat on the Senate Ways and Means Committee.
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Topeka
Kathleen Sebelius
Kansas Parole Board
Sebelius
Paul Feleciano
Wichita
Feleciano
Senate
Kansas House
Ways and Means
Topeka Takes Step Toward Sunday Liquor Sales
Topeka City Council voted 6-3 to amend the charter allowing Sunday liquor sales. City Attorney Brendan Long said an ordinance setting store hours is needed before sales can begin. Road condition hotline 1-800-585-7623.
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Topeka
Brendan Long
Fulton House Moves Toward New Finnup Park Site
The two story Fulton House moves on a 25 by 32 foot flatbed from 404 N Seventh St toward Finnup Park amid railroad clearance and tree trimming. Finney County Historical Society donor funds and a $16,000 county grant back the project with aims to display southwest Kansas founding stories at Lee Richardson Zoo grounds. The move, planned for hours, could open the exhibit next summer depending on the load and restoration funds.
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Seventh Street
W. D. Fulton
Dwight Jones & Son House
Minneola
N. Seventh St
Finney County
Garden City
Seventh St
John Helton
Southwest Construction
Helton
Finney County Historical Society
Dwight Jones
Zoo
Mary Regan
Finnup Park
Regan
Lee Richardson Zoo
Finney County Historical Museum
Finnup Foundation
Finney County Commission
Kansas
Kansas Board orders full review of science standards
The State Board of Education votes 7 to 3 to conduct a full-scale review of Kansas science testing standards with a draft committee to be appointed by August 2004. The move, likely to revive debate over evolution, delays recommendations until 2005 as elections approach.
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Topeka
State Board of Education
Kansas
Wagnon
John Bacon
Hugoton High School misses adequate progress in math
Hugoton High School met adequate yearly progress in math overall with 33.3 percent proficient or above, above the state goal of 29.1 percent, but failed in the free and reduced lunch subgroup at 14.6 percent. District efforts include reworked math curriculum and higher standards for teachers.
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Bernadine Sitts
Buffalo Jones
Hugoton High School
Kansas State Department of Education
Self
States designate seven districts as improvement under No Child Left Behind
The Kansas State Department of Education designated Altoona Midway Argonia Baldwin City Houston Osawatomie Silver Lake and Sterling as improvement districts under No Child Left Behind. The move follows 2002-03 failures in reading and math with seven districts and 33 schools needing state help.
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Associated Press
Altoona-Midway
Argonta
Baldwin City
Houston
Osawatomie
Silver Lake
Sterling Area
Liberal
Sunflower
Stanton County
Deerfield
Dodge City
Soule
Buffalo Jones
Kansas State Department of Education
Formance
Education Department
Altoona Midway
Argonia
Sterling
State Board of Education
Alexa Pochowski
Kansas farmers see bigger harvests despite drought in state
USDA forecast shows Kansas corn at 334.8 million bushels up 15 percent from last year, sorghum at 166.6 million, soybeans at 67.6 million and cotton at 150,000 bales. Wheat output earlier 475.3 million bushels, up 78 percent from 2002, with planted areas varying across crops.
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Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service
Kansas
Agriculture Department
Mississippi River
Iowa
Minnesota
USDA
Bill Tierney
Kansas State University
Kass
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Historical Society
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Ninth Street
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W.D. Fulton
Fulton Street
Rod Harsh
Casco Homes Inc
Sarah Street
Wilson Addition
Steve Abrams
Arkansas City
Carol Rupe
Bill Wagnon
Abrams
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