Hearings Planned for Lagoon Regulations in Kansas
Kansas Department of Health and Environment plans public hearings this month on proposed wastewater lagoon regulations. The rule aims to protect groundwater, with site specific controls for sensitive areas. Written comments are due by Sept 10, 2004 to KDHE. Hearings include Aug 25 at Dodge City Community College Auditorium. Call (785) 296-5545 with questions.
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Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Kansas
KDHE
Donald Carlson
Bureau of Water
Jackson
Topeka
Dodge City Community College
14Th Ave
State
Photo theme to kick off with balloons
The 2005 Great American Photo Contest at Finney County Fair uses the theme UPB UP and AWAY. Entries must be shot within Finney County and follow the theme. A kickoff event, the Hot Air Balloon Stampede, runs Aug 28–29 with the Tumbleweed Festival. for details contact Pansy Fryman at 275-5870.
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Finney County Fair
UPB
Finney County
Pansy Fryman
Main Street traffic shifts to northbound lanes
City warns Main Street will switch to northbound lanes at Kansas Avenue on Monday. Kansas Avenue remains one lane each direction through construction. With favorable weather, the Main and Kansas intersection could reopen by Labor Day weekend. Businesses share driveways as work progresses and signs direct usable routes. Signage points to rear alley access and routes via Eighth Street. Patrons are urged to support local businesses and allow extra travel time.
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Kansas Avenue
Main Street
Steve Cottrell
Kansas
Eighth Street
ArtsCenter hosts reception for Chip Marks “The Renaissance Man”
The ArtsCenter on Main invites members and guests to an opening reception for Chip Marks on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. The public exhibit features his paintings photography poetry and prose running Tuesday through September 29 at 318 North Main Street. The center is closed Sunday and Monday.
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ArtsCenter
Main
Chip Marks
Arts Center
N. Main St
Legion Lot Sale Planned This Weekend
The American Legion Ladies Auxiliary hosts a parking lot sale this weekend at 125 W Pine St starting 8 a.m. Item lineup includes furniture a cash register typewriters fitness equipment dishes plastic containers and bargain boxes of assorted items.
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American Legion’s Ladies Auxiliary
American Legion
W. Pine St
Kansans weigh incentives to sustain National Guard forces
Kansas officials consider perks such as free state park access health insurance tax breaks and signing bonuses to maintain Army National Guard strength as deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan extend. Leaders warn of burdens on soldiers families and employers while aiming to keep readiness and recruit goals amid longer cycles and potential two year non deployment guarantees.
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Topeka
U.S
Iraq
Ted Bunting
Kansas
Army National Guard
Afghanistan
Air National Guard
Bunting
National Guard
Eric Peck
Jane Harris
Guard
National Guard Bureau
Washington
Bosnia
Harris
Kathleen Sebelius
Sebelius
Garden City school board weighs AYP math and reading progress
Garden City USD 457 reports second straight year of adequate yearly progress with 13 district schools meeting AYP while Kenneth Henderson Middle and Stones Intermediate miss math targets. High School falls short in math. reading improves at Buffalo Jones Elementary. Board hears facility update and notes increasing standards for 2005.
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Garden City
Board of Education
Shelly Schwatken
Michael Brom
Kansas State Department of Education
Charles O. Stones Intermediate Center
Garden City High School
Jim Lentz
Buffalo Jones Elementary School
Lentz
GCHS
Jerry Bell
Bell
Kenneth Henderson
Jones Likely Dem Candidate To Challenge Brownback
Kansas Democrats prepare to name Lee Jones as the sole candidate for the U S Senate race after Robert Conroy withdrew. Jones, a Union Pacific railroad engineer from Senexa, says his campaign is broke but he will mount one more bid to spur debate over Brownback's conservative record.
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Topeka
HNL
Kansas
Sam Brownback
Senexa
Lee Jones
Central Committee
Wichita
Jones
Robert Conroy
Conroy
Shawnee
Kansas Democratic Party
Mark Simpson
Brownback
Consid
Ering
Mural project invites community ideas in Garden City
Lawrence artist David Loewenstein leads a mural planned for the south wall of La Espiga bakery as SAHC gathers local input. Visits to Finney County Library, Juvenile Detention Center, Senior Center, Garden City High School, and events at Stevens Park seek images like bears and Indians, aiming to reflect local life. The artist notes public involvement builds awareness and the mural will be visible for many years.
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Lawrence
David Loewenstein
la Espiga Bakery
N. Main St
Southwest Arts & Humanities Council
SAHC
Loewenstein
Garden City
Finney County Public Library
Ellen Oswalt
Juan Ibarra
Whitney Cummings
Ibarra
Cummings
Southwest Kansas Juvenile Detention Center
Finney County
Garden City High School
Emily Herrman
Jarrod Ryan
Jim Clanton
Salvation Army
Stevens Park
Carole Geier
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