Picture This Michael Roberts at the Finney County Fair
Local fair scene centers on photographer Michael Roberts capturing crowds and exhibits at the Finney County Fair event. The piece highlights his role behind the lens as attendees enjoy rides, games, and afternoon performances.
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Michael Roberts
Finney County Fair
Senator promotes New Homestead Act to curb rural out-migration
U S Senator Sam Brownback spoke at a Garden City Rotary luncheon about a plan called the New Homestead Economic Opportunity Act aimed at boosting rural revival. He described counties losing residents from 1980 to 2000 and highlighted the Ogallala Aquifer area while noting the bill’s goal to attract people to hard-hit counties with 10 percent or more net out-migration. Brownback urged building support as the measure sits in the Senate Finance Committee.
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Israel
U.S
Sam Brownback
Topeka
Garden City
Rotary
Plaza Hotel
Brownback
New Homestead
America
Texas
Cliff Mayo
Ogallala
Mayo
Finney County
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
Kansas pension gap widens to 2.8 billion
Kansas Public Employee Retirement System officials told the Joint Committee on Pensions and Benefits that assets minus liabilities have grown to 2.8 billion. Teachers and state workers account for 2.2 billion of the gap, despite past efforts to raise state contributions. The panel was told bonds up to 500 million were authorized but not issued, with KPERS funded at about 77.6 percent overall and 75.6 percent for teachers and state workers as of Dec 31, 2002.
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Topeka
Kansas Public Employee Retirement System
Joint Committee On Pensions and Benefits
Senate
Dave Kerr
R-Hutchinson
Kerr
KPERS
Rob Woodard
Gas prices surge in Garden City amid Labor Day travel
Texas couple Bernard and Grace Beech report paying up to 1.72 per gallon for unleaded gasoline in Garden City as prices jump between stations. They cite rising costs since leaving Texas and note U-Pump-It stores adjust prices to stay competitive. Local outlets list several nearby stations with current prices and the public’s continued fuel demand.
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Bernard
Grace Beech
Texas
Midwest
Garden City
Dillons
Buffalo Jones Ave
Bernard Beech
Rowena
Kansas Ave
Kansas Avenue
Dodie McCallister
U-Pump-It
McCallister
Historic March on Washington memories still vivid in Kansas
Betty Hanna-Witherspoon, pastor at Hutchinson's Bethel AME Church, recalls 1963 as a turning point when black Kansans faced oppression with a rising hope. She describes the Aug 28 1963 march through Baltimore to Washington as a powerful moment shared by 250000 on the Mall and supported by clergy and celebrities.
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Betty Hanna-Witherspoon
Hutchinson
Bethel Ame Church
Washington
Hanna-Witherspoon
Baltimore
Washington Mall
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