Picture This Bessie Burch Leads Fair Parade Float
Bessie Burch centers a nine of her ten children on an Old Woman in the Shoe float during the Wichita County Fair parade in September. Local pageant style display draws crowd as communities celebrate harvest season and family unity.
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Bessie Burch
Wichita County
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BTK killer Dennis Rader begins life in El Dorado prison
Dennis Rader, the BTK killer, arrived at El Dorado Correctional Facility to begin serving 10 consecutive life sentences for the Wichita murders. He entered in an orange suit with restraints, under heavy media attention, and will have limited access to outdoor time and reading materials as investigators determine whether to keep him at El Dorado or transfer him.
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BTK
EL Dorado
Dennis Rader
Wichita
Rader
Ray Roberts
el Dorado Correctional Facility
Dale Call
Sedgwick County
Advocates push AG probe of Morris travel expenses
Kansas Families United for Public Education asks Attorney General Phill Kline to investigate State School Board Member Connie Morris over a April Miami conference trip. Morris repaid 2890 after a 3990- dollar trip. The advocacy group seeks an independent probe and notes prior concerns about meetings with conservatives.
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Topeka
HNS
Phill Kline
Connie Morris
Miami
Kansas Families United For Public Education
Kline
Morris
R-St. Francis
John Martellaro
Johnson County
Kansas
Jan Lunsford
Lunsford
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Soft-drink guidelines spark mixed school debate in Kansas
Health advocates call the voluntary beverage guidelines a step forward while marketing expert Kevin Gwinner of Kansas State University views the move as a pre- emptive effort to keep soft-drink presence in schools. Some districts consider or enact soda bans as scrutiny grows.
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Topeka
Hns
Kevin Gwinner
Kansas State University
FCEDC Board OKs new president and VP job rules
The Finney County Economic Development Corp. board approved job descriptions for the new president and vice president roles and amended bylaws. They dropped preferred qualifications to begin advertising before the next meeting, outlining a four year degree or equivalent experience and three years in economic development for the president, with the VP role having less stringent requirements.
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Finney County Economic Development Corp. Board of Directors
FCEDC
Bill Fruth
District ACT scores among highest results in five years
Fewer Garden City High School students took the ACT last year but the district’s composite score rose to 21.2, nearing the state average of 21.6. Principal James Mireles cites tougher testing and class strengths as possible factors.
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Garden City High School
GCHS
James Mireles
Mireles
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