West Nile virus confirmed in second Kansas horse
AP report says a mare in the Meade Ford county area tested positive for West Nile virus as health officials confirm a second Kansas case. The first Kansas case was a Cowley County horse that died Aug 7 after confirmation on Aug 8. The department notes no human transmission from animals and explains the mosquito bird cycle.
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Hutchinson
Kansas
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Meade
Ford County
Cowley
Health Department
Dawn to Perform Sunday Concert in Stevens Park
Melissa Dawn is scheduled to perform at 7 30 p m Sunday at the Stevens Park band shell presenting Christian contemporary music. The concert is free to the public and sponsored by the Arts Program at the Garden City Recreation Commission and the City of Garden City.
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Dawn
Melissa Dawn
Stevens Park
Shell
Garden City Recreation Commission
City of
Garden City
Banner for U S troops to be signed in Holcomb
Area residents may sign a banner of support for American troops in Afghanistan from 5 to 8 p m Friday at the Relay for Life at Holcomb High School football field. U S Rep Jerry Moran will take the banner to Afghanistan later this month to deliver to the troops.
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Afghanistan
Relay For Life
Holcomb
Jerry Moran
Rhays
Moran
Finney County Museum Hosts Brown Bag on Conservation
The Aug 20 Brown Bag lunch features Connie Richmeier district manager Conservation District giving a historical overview of Finney County conservation efforts and plans. Free event from noon to 1 pm at Finnup Park museum with coffee tea and dessert. attendees may bring their own lunch.
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Finney County
Connie Richmeier
Hearing for GCCC budget tonight
The Garden City Community College 2002 03 budget public hearing is at 7 in the Endowment room of the Student Center on the GCCC campus. The Board of Trustees will meet after the hearing.
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Garden City Community College
GCCC
Board of Trustees
Denverman caught stealing chemotherapy drugs case
A Denver man Steuart W. Smith received five years on probation after pleading guilty to unlawful sale of hospital drugs. He admitted stealing prescription and four chemotherapy drugs from the University of Colorado Hospital between 1996 and 2001. He must pay 50,000 restitution, a 25,000 fine, six months home detention with monitoring, and 1,000 hours community service. Robert Courtney, once of Scott City, pleaded guilty to diluting chemotherapy drugs for profit.
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Kansas City, Mo
Colorado
Kansas City
Steuart Smith
Kansas faces bond rating downgrade risk on weak revenues
Kansas officials warned the state could lose its AA bond rating if cash reserves and revenue collections do not improve. Standard & Poor's had cut the outlook to negative, citing declines since 1999 and a budget shortfall. Governor Graves plans spending allotments across agencies, with education and social services likely to bear cuts.
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Topeka
Kansas
Duane Goossen
Standard & Poor
Standard & Poor's
Arizona
Indiana
Kentucky
Ohio
Washington
Goossen
James Breeding
Standard & Poor’s
Jim Wiemken
Bill Graves
John Carlin
Steve Morris
Rhugoton
Ways and Means
Morris
Airport Revenue Shortfall Shrinks to 36685 in Hangar Fees
City officials say Garden City Regional Airport owes 36685 in hangar rentals from January 2001 to June 30 2002 and about 13000 from airlines. Since November 49000 of 1800s outstanding bills were collected and audits found billing errors rather than criminal activity.
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Garden City
Gus Esquivel
Melinda Hitz
Hitz
Esquivel
Air Midwest
Great Lakes
Jeff Whitham
Enrollment Up Again at Garden City Community College
Enrollment at Garden City Community College rises nine percent to 1,904 by early registration day Tuesday. 935 full-time and 1,295 equivalent full-time students reflect a 4 percent year-over-year increase. Late and continuing education registrations continue through next week with EduKon sessions starting Aug 28.
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Garden City Community College
Nancy Unruh
Unruh
Gccc Continuing Education and Community Services Division
Business and Industry Institute
Allied Health Program
EduKon
GCCC
Make-A-Wish warns of misleading letter circulating
Kansas Make-A-Wish official warns the Craig Shergold chain letter hoax misleads well meaning donors and wastes time. The charity does not solicit via chain letters or the internet and urges people to verify with their offices before helping.
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Make-A Wish Foundation
Kansas
Make-A-Wish
Diane Tinker
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Kansas Inc
Craig Shergold
Craig Sheppard
Craig Shelford
Tinker
Shergold
Guinness
Wishks.org
Wichita
Finney County
United Way
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Southwest
U.S
Denverman
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Scott City
Brad Nading Te
Joseph Clark
Spruce Street
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