Garden City opens year with multiple school open houses
Garden City Public Schools schedule open houses across elementary and middle schools to greet students and families for the 2011-12 year. Events span today through Aug 23 with times from noon to 8 p.m., leading to a half day orientation for younger students and a full day start next week.
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Garden City
Georgia Matthews
Johnson St
Edith Scheuerman
Wilcox St
Plymell
West Plymell Road
Buffalo Jones
Taylor Ave
Jennie Wilson
Harding Ave
Bernadine Sitts
Belmont Place
Alta Brown
E. Pine St
Victor Ornelas
East Spruce St
Garfield Early Childhood Center
W. Walnut St
Abe Hubert
A St
Kenneth Henderson
Fleming St
Florence Wilson
Labrador Blvd
Jennie Barker
Charles O. Stones
Garfield
Gertrude Walker
W. Fair St
Musical performance by House Blend at Garden Valley Village
A free musical variety program directed by Gale Seibert will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Garden Valley Retirement Village. House Blend includes Gale Seibert, Jane Jacobs, Joe Irsik, Katie Hahn, and David and DeAnn Crase. the public is invited and information is available by calling 275-5036.
Corrections advisory board to meet Thursday
The 25th Judicial District Community Corrections Advisory Board will meet at 5 30 p m Thursday in the Community Corrections Conference Room at 601 N Main St Suite H Garden City The agenda includes the FY 2012 KDOC Carryover Reimbursement Budget and ongoing state and agency funding issues.
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25Th Judicial District Community Corrections Advisory Board
Community Corrections Conference Room
N. Main St
Suite H. Garden City
KDOC
Great Bend Bank to Acquire Rose Hill Bank
Bancshares of Great Bend plans to buy Rose Hill Bancorp and its Rose Hill Andover and Wichita branches. The four Wichita area locations and growth under George H. Waitt III bolster a total holding company assets over 620 million dollars. The deal awaits regulatory approval.
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Bancshares, Inc
Great Bend
Rose Hill Bancorp, Inc
Rose Hill Bank
Waitt
George H
Rocky) Waitt III
Rose Hill
Wichita
Andover
Tainted Kansas beef prompts nationwide grocery recalls
Major grocery chains Winn-Dixie Publix and Kroger recalled ground beef products after National Beef Packaging in Dodge City reported E coli contamination. More than 60,000 pounds were recalled nationwide with sell by dates July 25 to August 12. No illnesses reported. return for refunds.
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Dodge City
Winn-Dixie Stores Inc
Publix Super Markets Inc
Kroger Co
U.S
National Beef Packaging Co
U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Beef
Ohio
Agriculture Department
Detroit
Indianapolis
Wal-Mart
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Wyoming
Kroger
Publix
Winn-Dixie
Scrap metal hunger drives Scott City man to forage farms
In intense heat, 78 year old Cliff Hillery scours farmsteads for old equipment to sell as scrap. Prices surge near 2008 highs with buyers from firms like Salina Iron and Metal paying around 245 dollars per ton, encouraging farmers and residents to recycle metal while local yards enforce stricter controls to curb theft.
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Scott City
Cliff Hillery
Hillery
Bob Butts
Salina
Butts
Roger Crispin
Hutchinson
Midwest Iron
China
Turkey
Lawrence restaurant owner killed in 1977 robbery case remains unsolved
Robert Conlin was beaten in his Lawrence apartment on May 21, 1977 and died five days later. Autopsy linked the beating to his death but it was not ruled homicide due to medical issues. His daughter says two men attacked him, though police previously sought one man. Police seek case files to review evidence.
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Lawrence
Robert Conlin
Conlin
Katie Gillam
Lawrence Journal-World
Kansas SRS to crack down on fraud and reforms
SRS will launch a centralized fraud investigations unit and increase staff to pursue benefit fraud across Vision cards replacing food stamps. Rob Siedlecki aims to restore 17 investigators, noting prior cuts since 2006 while state budget pressures require reforms and closer enforcement.
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Kansas
Topeka
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
SRS
Rob Siedlecki
Siedlecki
Sam Brownback
Don Jordan
Brownback
Dave Crum
Augusta
House Social Services Budget Committee
Ken Thompson
Chanute
Thompson
Western
Wichita
Sedgwick County
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Great Bend Bank
Brad Nading
Arbetta Long
Wayne
High Plains Autoharp Public Radio
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Kansas Srs
Rick Plumlee
Wichita Eagle
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