Scenic Byways Workshop Set in Garden City
The Kansas Scenic Byways Program will host three half day workshops to explain the nomination and designation process for Kansas scenic routes. One session is Sept 20 at Garden City Plaza Hotel from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Pre registration is required by calling 1 800 684 6966 or emailing ddivine bwrcorp com.
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Kansas Department of Transportation
Kansas
Bwrcorp
Freedom From Smoking Clinic Starts September 11
A Freedom From Smoking eight session clinic begins September 11 at St. Catherine Hospital Cardiopulmonary Department with a Thinking About Quitting session. Interested smokers may register by calling 272-2121. Exsmokers describe relapse pitfalls and planners develop personal quitting plans with group and professional support.
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St. Catherine Hospital
Stolen car taints Wichita reporter covering fire
KFDI journalist Jared Cerullo saw his 1999 white Oldsmobile vanish from the station lot after his interview with the fire chief at a house fire at 4 30 a m Tuesday. The thief stole his checkbook keys and cell phone while his van was broken into. Journal Broadcasting stations aired the plate to solicit sightings.
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Wichita
KFDI
Jared Cerullo
Cerullo
Dan Dillon
Three Die After Topeka Manhole Accident
A Topeka incident left Emerson Construction workers dead after a 23 foot manhole collapse during vacuum testing in a southwest subdivision. Police and OSHA investigated with autopsies pending. names were not released as officials pursued a six month OSHA inquiry.
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Topeka
Fire Battalion
Greg Bailey
Bailey
Emerson Construction
Emerson
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Judy Freeman
OSHA
Wichita
Rain quickens western Kansas wheat planting
Rain brought much needed moisture across Kansas as farmers move to plant the 2002 winter wheat crop in western regions while corn, milo, and soybeans show varied conditions. Some farmers report drought-damaged yields, with overall crop ratings ranging from poor to excellent.
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Wichita
Kansas
Milo
Mother Nature
Alan Peter
Tribune
Peter
Ulysses
Donnie Young
KASS
Firefighters exceed MDA fund-raiser goal in Garden City
Garden City firefighters topped their six thousand dollar target for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, raising six thousand three hundred thirty eight dollars and eighty eight cents. Lt. Jim Morris praised generous donors as crews stood on intersections and at Wal-Mart entrances from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to support MDA services, camps, and support groups.
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Garden City
Jim Morris
Morris
Wal-Mart
MDA
Wichita
Man convicted of first degree murder in Kansas
A Shawnee County jury found Timothy Lee Wolf Pennington guilty of first degree murder for the slaying of Gary Whittaker during a robbery. The verdict also included burglary, criminal damage to a safe, and attempted theft. Whitaker’s sister Gay Clark voiced relief as the murder verdict was announced. The panel deliberated over seven hours on Friday and just under an hour Monday before convicting Pennington, who faces life with parole eligibility after 25 years.
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Topeka
Shawnee County
Timothy Lee Wolf Pennington
Gary Whittaker
Pennington
Whittaker
Gay Clark
Whitaker
Clark
Robert Hecht
Hecht
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
John Ambrosio
Kansan chosen to sculpt Eisenhower for statue
Lawrence sculptor Jim Brothers has been selected to craft a 7 foot 6 inch statue of Dwight D. Eisenhower for the U S Capitol National Statuary Hall. The piece honors Eisenhower as WWII Supreme Allied commander and is slated for 2003 dedication, replacing figures of Glick and Ingalls.
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Lawrence
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U.S. Capitol
National Statuary Hall
Washington D.C
Jim Brothers
Eisenhower Statue Board of Representatives
Eisenhower
Brothers
Bedford
Amelia Earhart
George Washington Glick
John J. Ingalls
Kansas
Earhart
Glick
Board of Agriculture
Ingalls
U.S
KCC to review cold weather rule changes in Kansas
The Kansas Corporation Commission rejected a proposal by Kansas Gas Service to tighten winter reconnection rules for those behind on bills. It opened a broader probe into whether adjustments are needed, with no changes likely before next year. About 54,500 of the 570,000 customers owed winter bills as of June, and 93 percent of one-year payment plans since 1998 have been broken.
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Kansas Corporation Commission
Kansas Gas Service
Steve Johnson
Wichita Eagle
Citizens’ Utility Ratepayer Board
CURB
Nikki Christopher
Johnson
Christopher
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