Public library toy recall in summer program
The Consumer Product Safety Commission recalls bendable cat and dog toys from the Collaborative Summer Reading Library Program. Highsmith issues recall. Finney County Public Library asks patrons to return toys for exchange or disposal. Contact Judy Cole at 272-3680 for details.
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Consumer Product Safety Commission
Collaborative
Highsmith
Finney County
Mexican Fiesta seeks arts and crafts and food vendors
The Community Mexican Fiesta Association seeks arts and crafts and food vendors for the 80th annual Community Mexican Fiesta on Sept 16 and 17. For information contact Maria Castillo at 272-0403.
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Community
Maria Castillo
Range school planned for Aug 29 at Scott City camp
Western Prairie Resource Conservation and Development Area Inc. and the Kansas Grazing Lands Coalition will host an adult range management three day school at Scott Lake's Camp Lakeside in Scott City from August 29 through August 31.
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Western Prairie Resource Conservation and Development Area Inc
The
Kansas Grazing Lands Coalition
Scott Lake
Scott City
Local United Way marks 60 years in Finney County
The Finney County United Way celebrates six decades with a August 2007 drive. A fourteenth annual Golf Tournament sponsored by Aquila will be on August 26 at Buffalo Dunes, followed by a Kick Off Luncheon August 31 at Wheat Lands Convention Center. Co chairs Rosanna Quilling and Phil Escareno set a $520,000 goal. luncheon tickets cost $3, contact United Way at 275-1425 for golf participation details.
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Finney County
United Way
Aquila
Buffalo Dunes
Wheat Lands Convention Center
Rosanna Quilling
Phil Escareno
DNA evidence allowed in Kemp case
A Kansas capital murder case moves forward as DNA evidence can be presented. Benjamin Appleby, 31, from Litchfield Connecticut, faces trial for the death of Ali Kemp at a Leawood pool in 2002 after being charged with capital murder and attempted rape.
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Clathe
Kansas City
Johnson County
Steve Leben
Benjamin Appleby
Appleby
Litchfield
Conn
Ali Kemp
Leawood
Kemp
Kansas State University
Angela Keck
Sarah Swain
School board to vote on USD 457 budget and tax rate
USD 457 board meets Monday to decide a possible tax rate cut of almost one mill while approving the 2006 07 budget. The district would levy about 11 369 783 in property taxes based on a higher assessed value of 315 463 001 and receive significantly more state aid, aided by a 5 percent raise for teachers and several new positions and programs. A public hearing on the budget is planned before approval, with policy changes on contracts and AIDS education also on the agenda.
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USD 457
Board of Education
Finney County
Kansas
Rick Atha
Kathleen Whitley
USD 457 Financial Officer
Kansas Association of School Boards
Atha
George Hopkins
Kansas State Board of Education
Kansas Drug Testing Inc
Garden City Community College
Cbiz Benefits and Insurance Service Inc
Robert Fanning
Joint meeting weighs 911 funding and upgrades in Finney County
Finney County commission and Garden City commissioners plan a Monday joint session at the County Administrative Building to review homeland security and 911 communication needs. The 911 funds total 761462 for the county and 65003 for the city as upgrades, console, and 24 hour recorder are discussed.
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Finney County
Garden City
City to plan capital improvements program in Garden City
Garden City Public Works Director Sam Curran will meet the Garden City Commission on Tuesday to begin planning the 2007 capital improvements program CIP projects include airport zoo cemetery and street drainage work. The CIP committee ranks proposals from departments and the public for final Commission approval. Public and department requests are due by September 22 and November 17 respectively with follow up meetings scheduled in December and January. A bid for Stevens Park rest rooms is to be reviewed with Tim Fuller Construction low base bid of 83525.
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Dick Beasley
Commission
Southwest Arts and Humanities Council
Garden City
Rich Harp
Finney County Economic Development Corp
Kristi Schmitt
Finney County Health Department
Bob Prewitt
John Ellermann
Garden City Public Works
Sam Curran
Garden City Commission
Garden City Capital Improvements Program
Lee Richardson
Ing
CIP
City Public Works Office
Stevens Park
Tim Fuller
Tim Fuller Construction
Communities push stronger dangerous dog laws over pit bull ban
Kansas City area shelters back a proposed city council plan requiring pit bulls to be spayed or neutered unless owners hold a breeder license. They argue breed bans fail and advocate targeted restrictions on dangerous dog owners, noting enforcement challenges and temperament tests.
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Kansas City, Mo
Kansas City
Wayside
The
Humane Society of Kansas City
Animal Haven
Kansas City Council
Human Society
Charles Vreeland
Vreeland
Kan
Liberty
Grandview
Overland Park
Wayside Waifs
Patti Glass
Glass
Garden City College Secures Perkins Grant for Tech Upgrades
Garden City Community College gains 189170 from the federal Carl Perkins Program Improvement grant to boost technical education. Funds support equipment for John Deere Ag Tech EMS training cosmetology automotive programs including a dynamometer a Life Pack 12 heart monitor syringe pump hydroculator LCD projectors and OTC diagnostic scopes.
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Garden City Community College
Carl Perkins
Judy Crumble
GCCC
John Deere Ag Tech
Kent Kolbeck
Kolbeck
Emergency Medical Services Technology Department
Peter Zick
Zick
Paui Pfenninger
Robert Schreiber
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