Viurquez Crowned Fiesta Queen for 2002
Crystal Nicole Viurquez, 17, was named Fiesta queen at a Finney County Public Library reception. The coronation is Sept 13 at the Finney County Exhibition Building, with Garden City High School junior Viurquez daughter of Juan and Maria Viurquez.
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Crystal Nicole Viurquez
Viurquez
Finney County Public Library
Finney County Exhibition Building
Garden City High School
Juan and
Maria Antonia Viurquez
la Familia Club
Les Chantes Choir
Big Brothers
Big Sisters
West Nile detected in 28 Kansas counties
Kansas health officials confirm West Nile virus in 28 counties with positive tests in horses in Barton Comanche Cowley Dickinson Ellsworth Ford Jewell Meade Pawnee Phillips Pratt Reno Rice Ottawa Seward Stafford Wallace and Washington mules in Montgomery and Sedgwick birds in Douglas Johnson McPherson Republic Sedgwick Shawnee Reno and Wyandotte and a Barton mosquito pool no human cases reported.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Barton
Comanche
Cowley
Dickinson
Ellsworth
Ford
Jewell
Meade
Pawnee
Phillips
Pratt
Reno
Rice
Ottawa
Seward
Stafford
Wallace
Washington
Montgomery
Sedgwick
Douglas
Johnson
McPherson
Republic
Shawnee
Wyandotte
Habitat resident fights eviction after complaint about shoddy work
Patricia Madison, a longtime Habitat for Humanity homeowner in Kansas City, fights eviction from the only home she and her three children know. She helped build it with Habitat's program requiring sweat equity. She cites loose shingles, chipped paint, and a gravel lawn as evidence of poor craftsmanship. Habitat, which offers zero interest mortgages and requires 300 to 500 hours of work, has built over 100,000 homes since 1976 in 80 countries.
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Kansas City
Kan
Patricia Madison
Habitat For Humanity
Habitat
Madison
Habitat Homes
Huge fire guts Strong City business
A major fire in Strong City destroyed the Napa Auto Parts store and an adjacent vacant building. Firefighters from at least five area departments battled the blaze discovered around 8 a.m. The fire drained the town water supply, prompting Topeka to supply a 6,000 gallon tanker from Emporia. Smoke was visible for miles and the situation remained active at 3 p.m. Officials advised motorists to check road conditions via the hotline.
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Strong City
Topeka
Emporia
Napa Auto Parts
City pool dispute pushes for written answers
Garden City Recreation Commission asks City Commission for a written response to eight concerns about managing the Big Pool. They seek a defined city obligation for operating costs, future improvements, staffing, and how pool management fits with other recreation duties. A workshop may be scheduled to resolve the issues.
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Garden City Commission
Recreation Commission Board
Commission
City Commission
Recreation Commission
Daryl Rindt
Rec Board
Rindt
Jeff Whitham
Rec Commission
Whitham
Jim Wharton
Recreation Board
Walk of Faith fundraiser weathered by storm in Garden City
Finney County United Way Walk of Faith, a five mile relay around Garden City High School, saw all 15 affiliated groups finish despite an early dt storm warning at 8 15 pm. Event founder Tesa Rijfkogel praised the turnout and note volunteers from RSVP overran five miles collectively while balloon artist Jerome Green engaged kids and agencies mingled. Awards prizes could not be announced due to weather, but winners would be contacted.
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Courtney Keller
Jessica Nuzum
Garden City
Finney County United Way
Finney County
United Way
Tesa Rijfkogel
Rijfkogel
Spirit of the Plains Court
Special Advocates
Garden City High School
RSVP
Marty Dinkel
Martin Husekha
Pamela Humphrey
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Arthur Mitchell
Sylvester Mitchell
Tyshedra
Mitchell
Arthur
Jerome Green
ABC Pregnancy Care Center
Goossen defends budget cuts in Kansas amid deficit fears
In Topeka AP dispatch two Democratic lawmakers fault Gov. Bill Graves for not cutting deeper as $41 million in state budget reductions leave the current year 1.1 percent smaller than 2002. Budget Director Duane Goossen defended Graves noting he leaves office in January and revenues have underperformed since March.
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Topeka
Bill Graves
Graves
Paul Feleciano
Wichita
Rocky Nichols
Legislative Budget Committee
Duane Goossen
Nichols
Goossen
Kathleen Sebelius
Tim Shallenburger
Money from water dispute not expected soon
Kansas Attorney General staff warn no money from Colorado in Arkansas River dispute soon. Supreme Court rulings tied to water rights, with masters report due fall 2003 and possible ruling not until 2004. Kansas lawmakers express frustration over delays as state faces budget strain and separate Republican River litigation.
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Topeka
Kansas
Colorado
John Campbell
Supreme Court
Campbell
Legislative Budget Committee
Nebraska
Republican River
Arkansas River
Neufeld
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