Open House for Departing Library Director Emily Sitz
The Friends of the Finney County Public Library invite the public to a 2 to 4 p.m. open house in the Hutchison Room at 605 E. Walnut St. to thank Emily Sitz for her service as departing director. Litz will join the Southwest Kansas Library System.
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Friends of the
Finney County Public Library
Emily Sitz
Hutchison
Walnut St
Litz
Southwest Kansas Library System
Fiddlers and Singers to Perform in Scott City Sunday
The White Woman Basin Chapter of the Old Time Fiddlers Pickers and Singers will perform from 2 to 4 30 p m Sunday at the VIP Building 300 Church Street Scott City All musicians are welcome to join and the public is invited at no charge.
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White Woman Basin
Church St
Scott City
Garden City Fire Dept Boots Block fundraiser set for Sunday
The Garden City Fire Department will host its annual Boot Block to raise funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Association from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at multiple locations. Firefighters will collect donations at Main and Fulton streets, Fleming Street and Kansas Avenue, Wal-Mart at 3101 E. Kansas Ave., and Fleming and Mary streets.
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Garden City
Teen killed by tiger at Kansas animal sanctuary
In Labette County, 17 year old Haley R. Hilderbrand of Altamont died after a Siberian tiger at Lost Creek Animal Sanctuary attacked her during a photo moment. The tiger was killed by its handler. investigators send the animal for necropsy at Kansas State University.
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Hilderbrand
Kansas State University
Manhattan
William Blundell
Two Die and Three Hurt in Crestline Fireworks Blast
An explosion at a Crestline fireworks storage site killed Ferb Trey Robinson and Daniel Lee Groves both 29 and injured Cody Soper 21 Craig Banke 32 and Ryan Holding 24. Emergency helicopters transported victims to St Johns Regional Medical Center in Joplin. The blast destroyed a storage magazine and trailer at a 40 acre facility.
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Crestline
Kansas
Fireworks Spectacular Inc
Ferb Trey Robinson
Daniel Lee Groves
Scammon
Cody Soper
Columbus
Craig Banke
Cherokee
Ryan Holding
St. John’s Regional Medical Center
Joplin
Precious Doe buried again in Kansas City cemetery
For the second time the slain girl once called Precious Doe was laid to rest in a Kansas City cemetery. The 3 year old Erica Michelle Marie Green now rests under a marble marker bearing her image and new name. Neighbors and investigators who kept the case alive attended the burial.
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Kansas City, Mo
Precious Doe
Kansas City
Erica Michelle Marie Green
Salons Slow to Join Kansas Domestic Violence Program
Garden City area salons show little uptake for the Salons of Hope program as three of 20 contacted agree to participate while 12 decline. Local salon workers cite time constraints and fear of intruding on personal life. Officials emphasize training by the Regional Community Policing Institute and broader expansion planned for October.
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Garden City
Phill Kline
Whitney Watson
Attorney General's Office
Kline
Wichita
Felecia Norris
Mike Utz
Pamela Marconnet
Christensen
Norris
Kansas AG files suit to halt state funded abortions
Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline sues to stop state financing of Medicaid abortions, arguing it breaches the state constitution. Medicaid officials say federal rules require payment, risking federal funds. The suit names Gov. Kathleen Sebelius and others, cites redefining all men to include unborns, and notes previous legislative directive.
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Topeka
Phill Kline
Kline
Shawnee County District Court
Kathleen Sebelius
Sebelius
Kansas
Lance Kinzer
Attorney General's Office
Kinzer
Rolathe
Scott Brunner
Brunner
Garden City warns of Canada scam barrage targeting residents
Garden City police warn of a rising scam trend after Fay Hatfield, 85, wired more than 5500 to Ontario and Toronto numbers following calls claiming he had won 250 000 dollars. Wal Mart workers alerted authorities and police urge residents to report before wiring money. Authorities plan to contact Canadian officials and the IRS as investigations continue.
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Garden City
Canada
Mike Utz
Internal Revenue Service
Fay Hatfield
Utz
Wal- Mart
Hatfield
Ontario
Kansas Ave
Cornwall
Dillons
Toronto
Garden City Police Department
Finney County Sheriff’s Office
Kansas ethics panel fines O'Connor for soliciting funds
The Kansas ethics commission fined Senator Kay O'Connor 3000 for soliciting campaign contributions from lobbyists during the legislative session. She said the effort was to gauge support for a potential bid for secretary of state next year. The panel found the letter to about 150 people, 17 of them lobbyists, amounted to soliciting money.
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Topeka
Kansas
State Ethics Commission
Kay O’connor
Rosathe
Commission
Dana Sewart
Wichita
O’connor
Ohio
Bob Taft
Adam Taft
3Rd
Ray Merrick
Stilwell
Merrick
Sewart
Ron Thornburgh
Secre
O'Connor
Thornburgh
Senate
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Lana Christensen
Family Crisis Services
Paul Lopez
Siena Village
Schulman Avenue
Lopez
Ethics Panel
Tary
State
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