Photo contest themes announced at Finney County Fair
Finney County Fair representatives announced two photo contests for the 2005 fair. The Friends of Finney Game Refuge contest features Wildflowers on the Refuge, while the 4-H Centennial contest uses 4-H A Timeless Experience. Rules require 8 by 10 inch mounts and separate youth and adult divisions, with at least three entries per division for sweepstakes honors.
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Corn harvest begins in Kansas
Kansas harvest starts for high moisture corn with 14 percent mature while conditions show 22 percent excellent, 53 percent good, 18 percent fair, 6 percent poor and 1 percent very poor. Government forecasts 420.5 million bushels statewide with 145 bushels per acre, up 40 percent from 2003.
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Cows Invade Garden City Dairy Queen For MooLatte Promo
Twelve cows wandered into the Garden City Dairy Queen during a promotional MooLatte event from 2 to 4 pm Tuesday. Employees and locals including GCCC rodeo coach Jim Hash and DJ Bobby Gonzalez helped rally the animals before they were returned to their normal routine, leaving customers amused and curious.
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Lawmaker defends plan to define a suitable education
Rep. Mike O Neal argues opposition misreads his 2004 proposal to spell out subjects like reading writing and math and list optional services such as librarians nurses and counselors He says the measure could help determine what is truly suitable funding and may become a budgeting benchmark, while critics warn it risks expanding local costs and eroding services.
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Garden City hires Kaleb Kentner as planning director
Kaleb E Kentner, 31, will take over as Garden City's planning and community development director on Sept 27 after 17 applicants for the post. He comes from Lake Ozark Missouri, has held roles in Raymore and Kearney, and is married with two young sons. Kentner will earn 58000 annually, replacing Jim Neblett who left in May. He notes an excellent track record balancing community needs with developer requests and aims to guide Garden City's growth with stakeholders.
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Wichita police demand pay raise over city projects
About 250 officers and supporters protested outside City Hall as negotiations stalled over a police raise. The union seeks a 3.25 percent hike rejected by city negotiators who offered 2 percent, warning higher raises could trigger layoffs and tax increases. The impasse to be reviewed by the Wichita City Council amid a 16 month dispute.
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