County to discuss bid, waste fee waiver at Monday meeting
Finney County Commissioners meet at 8 30 a m at the Administrative Center to discuss equipment bids from Public Works Director John Ellermann. He recommends Burtis Motors Co for a 40 358 pickup truck versus Magouirk Chevrolet at 44 454 and will consider a 2009 leader for Road and Bridge. The panel will also review Garden City’s request to waive a 2 per ton municipal waste fee during fall cleanup.
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Finney County Public Works Department
County Commission
Finney County
Ninth St
Public Works
John Ellermann
Ellermann
Burtis Motors Co
Magouirk Chevrolet
Commission
Garden City
Garden City Police to offer Citizens' Police Academy
Garden City Police Department will launch a ten session Citizens' Police Academy starting September 15 evenings from seven to ten. Attendees will learn about crime scene investigation K-9s SWAT firearms and more with hands on demonstrations. Registration ends September 8 at the police department or online.
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Garden City
Kansas House Budget Panel Plans Special Meetings
Republican leaders order out of session budget panel meetings to seek efficiency and possible sweeping government cuts. The Appropriations Committee will convene Aug 24 and 25 with eight summer and fall sessions discussed. Governor Parkinson argues no action needed until January, while Democrats urge bipartisanship.
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Topeka
Kansas House
Budget Committee
Appropriations Committee
Kevin Yoder
House
Senate
Yoder
Overland Park
Mark Parkinson
Paul Davis
Lawrence
Parkinson
Davis
Kansas
Critics fault Labor Dept for poor unemployment fund forecasts
The Kansas Chamber of Commerce criticizes the Labor Department for not accurately projecting the unemployment benefit fund’s stability, risking depletion as early as November. Officials cite delayed forecasts, while department leaders defend the projections and note ongoing solvency safeguards.
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Kansas Chamber of Commerce
Labor Department
Kansas Labor
Jim Garner
Garner
Kansas Department of Labor
Amy Blankenbiller
The
Kansas Chamber
Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce
Bryan Derreberry
Kansas
Kathy Toelkes
Department
US Department of Labor
Toelkes
State Chamber
Rachelle Colombo
Chamber
Restored B-47 on display at Wichita museum
The Boeing B-47 Stratojet, one of the few remaining in the United States, is showcased at the Wichita Kansas Aviation Museum after a year-long restoration. Volunteers and donations funded the move from Oklahoma City, with a $40,000 grant from local businessman Brad Murray aiding the effort before his death. The jet was transported by a 500-mile route to avoid bridges on interstates.
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Steve Brunk
Bel Aire
House
Commerce and Labor Committee
Brunk
Garner
US Treasury
Wichita
Wichita Kansas
Lon Smith
Oklahoma State Fairgrounds
Tim Bonnell
Brad Murray
Fairgrounds
Oklahoma City
State seeks help on meth lab cleanup
Kansas officials seek a plan to handle meth lab cleanups after KDHE cut the program. KBI and KDHE with DEA will meet Sept 3 in Wichita to discuss options. The shutdown ended a 132 cleanup run in 2009, raising concern that delays and costs burden law enforcement and communities.
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Topeka
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
KBI
Bob Blecha
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Federal Drug Enforcement Administration
Wichita
KDHE
Mark Parkinson
Blecha
Kansas
Senate
Derek Schmidt
Schmidt
DEA
Maggie Thompson
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Gcpd Holding
Citizens’ Academy
United Way
Finney County United Way
Clarion Inn
E. Kansas Ave
Finney Country United Way
E. Fulton Terrace
Black Hills
Buffalones
Buffalo Dunes
Brad Nading
Eli Valentine
Western State Bank
Emmaus House
Labor Dept
Wichita Museum
Iphis
State
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