Ag Forum and Cruise In Highlight Local Events
An ag business forum is set for Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Clarion Inn and Conference Center with delegates including Mitch Hall for Congressman Moran and state reps Powell Hayzlett Faber. Emmaus House hosts a Cruise In Friday 7 to 9 p.m. at Western State Bank with a $5 entry or a food donation, plus a poker walk and games. attendees can win a 1999 Ford Mustang convertible. Steve Gerber at 521-4010 for details.
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Clarion Inn
Mitch Hall
Jerry Moran
Larry Powell
Gary Hayzlett
John Faber
Eric Depperschmidt
Finney County Economic Development Corp
Larry Jones
Jones Cattle
Finney County
Brian Price
Brookover Feed Lot
Paul Joesph
Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce
Emmaus House
Western State Bank
Kansas Ave
Steve Gerber
Retirement Village Luau Dinner at Garden Valley
Garden Valley Retirement Village hosts a Hawaiian style luau on Saturday at 1505 E Spruce St. Dinner begins 6 p.m. in the central dining area with music by Houseblend at 7 p.m. Tickets cost 6 dollars for adults and 3 dollars for children. Reservations due by 5 p.m. Wednesday to Ruby Buller at 275-9651.
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Garden Valley Retirement Village
Spruce St
Ruby Buller
Woman dies in Wichita house fire
In Wichita a woman about 56 died after an early morning house fire. A neighbor alerted police around 1 20 a.m. Officers found her on a sofa, moved her outside, and began CPR but she died at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital. Investigators suspect a heating pad left in a chair caused the fire.
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Wichita
Battalion
Mike Gonzalez
Via Christi St. Francis Hospital
Union Member Killed Crossing Street At Wichita Strike Rally
A 49 year old union member was struck by a pickup and killed as he walked from his car to a strike rally outside the Hawker Beechcraft plant in Wichita. He died at a hospital after the early morning crash as machinists enter the third week of a walkout following an August contract rejection.
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Wichita
Hawker Beechcraft
Charles Newman
Newman
Mbers
Kansas contenders favor broad domestic energy push
Kansas candidates from both parties back expanding domestic drilling as part of solving energy woes. Sen. Pat Roberts and challenger Jim Slattery support using all cleanly produced home energy, while Rep. Nancy Boyda urges drilling on unused leased lands and pressure on oil firms. Rep.Jerry Moran calls Congress back to push offshore and Arctic drilling.
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Topeka
Hns
Kansas
U.S
Senate
Pat Roberts
Jim Slattery
Sarah Little
Slattery
Roberts
Nancy Boyda
Boyda
Lynn Jenkins
Bogda
Jenkins
Washington
Congress
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Jerry Moran
Youth learn outdoor skills at Kansas state park event
At Lake Scott State Park, Curtistes Perez, 14, fires a shotgun for the first time while about 60 youths learn gun safety, duck calling, and hunting basics. Wildlife managers hope to expand the program to boost outdoor activity and responsibility among Kansas youth.
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Dennis Kreutzer
Kansas Wildlife and Parks
Lake Scott State Park
Lake Scott
Curtistes Perez
Curtister
Manuel Torres
Curtistes
Torres
Scott City
Trenton Warden
Tim Brown
Brandon Miller
Bill Haley
Haley
Hunter
Warden
Laura Abell
Hanah
Abells
Kansas Guard names Brig. Gen. John Davoren new commander
Brig. Gen. John Davoren becomes the Kansas Army National Guard's new commander replacing Brig. Gen. Jonathan Small. Born in Kansas City and raised near Tonganoxie, he was KU ROTC graduate in 1976 and has served in Kentucky and Hawaii with Meritorious Service Medal honors. He led a multinational peacekeeping mission and notes the role covers dual state and federal missions.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Kansas Army National Guard
Army
John Davoren
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
Davoren
Jonathan Small
Army Guard
Kansas City
Tonganoxie
Basehor
Basehor High School
University of Kansas
Kentucky
Hawaii
Kansas
Kosovo
United States
Greece
Poland
Ukraine
Lithuania
Armenia
Romania
Summer breaks not for teachers in Lawrence schools
Lawrence teachers fill summer with classroom moves, curriculum prep, and year‑start setup. Lori Greenfield switches from fourth to fifth grade and awaits materials. Union talks stall with a federal mediator set for August 20 over planning time, with elementary hours at 190 minutes weekly versus 325 minutes for high schools.
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Lawrence
Lori Greenfield
Prairie Park
Greenfield
Lawrence Public School
Terry Durgan
Quail Run School
Southwest Junior High
Kelly Barker
Dani Lotton-Barker
Alice Karakas-Neuman
Free State High School
Karakas-Neuman
Lawrence Public Schools
Lawrence Education Association
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Ag Forum
Cruise
Luau
Oe Heyer
Dasud
Garden City Gas Stati
Brown
Farley
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