Highway 23 project rescheduled in Lane County
The Kansas Department of Transportation has rescheduled the K 23 seal and crack repair from the Lane Finney county line to Dighton city limits. Construction is set to begin about Sept 18 and should last one week depending on weather. Traffic will run in one lane with a pilot car guiding drivers and delays under 15 minutes. Drivers are urged to heed work zone signs and drive cautiously.
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Lane County
Kansas Department of Transportation
Lane/Finney County
Dighton
KDOT
GCCC Offers Supervisor Training for Public Safety
Garden City Community College Will host a line supervision training for police sheriff fire and corrections and 911 supervisors. The session runs 8 am to 4 pm on September 19 at the Student and Community Services Center with a $120 early fee and $135 after September 5. Brian Hiester of Van Meter and Associates will teach. Enrollment details contact Jessica Glaze at 275-3279 or jessica.glaze geccks.edu.
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Garden City Community College
Gccc Business and Industry Institute
Finney County Sheriff’s Office
Brian Hiester
van Meter and Associates ,Inc
Columbus
Ohio
Hiester
Jessica Glaze
Jessica,glaze
Geccks
Kansas Water Authority seeks Basin Advisory members
The Kansas Water Authority invites citizens and groups to apply for Basin Advisory committees across the 12 river basins. Committees tackle short and long term water policy, aquifer life extension, and legislative initiatives. Applications due October 15 with review by current members and recommendations to the KWA in January 2007.
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Kansas Water Authority
Kansas Water Office
KWA
Someta
S. Kansas Ave
Topeka
Defendants plead in immigration case at Cessna plant
In Wichita AP reports the last of six illegal Mexican immigrants accused of lying about status to get work at Cessna Aircraft Co. pleaded guilty and agreed to a 13 month federal prison term. Homar Vargas age 25 admitted one count of using false documents for U S employment. Others Rogelio Ortega Pedro Aguilar Jose L Camacho Fernando Lopez and Roberto Gutierrez had pleaded guilty earlier to various immigration violations.
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Wichita
Cessna Aircraft Co
Homar Vargas
United States
Rogelio Ortega
Pedro Aguilar
Jose L. Camacho
Fernando Lopez
Roberto Gutierrez
Education Touted as Main Weapon Against Bird Flu in Kansas
Officials say public education is the best defense if bird flu reaches Kansas. They discuss monitoring birds, testing wildlife, and urging vaccinations and emergency kits while noting no current cases. Health experts warn a pandemic could strain hospitals and require isolation measures, with state agencies planning coordinated responses.
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Southeast Asia
Howard Rodenberg
Johnson County
Kansas
Department of Wildlife and Parks
Animal Health Department
Kansas State University
Extension Service
Garden City Recycling Efforts Lag Despite Center and Drop Sites
Garden City residents recycle only about 450 tons a year of the roughly 21 000 tons of trash disposed, a two percent participation rate. Public Works Director Sam Curran cites limited awareness at one main center 125 J C St and five drop offs. City Commissioner Rey naldo Mesa questions advertising effectiveness and considers curbside recycling feasibility.
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Garden City
Garden City Public Works
Sam Curran
J.C. St
Curran
Reynaldo Mesa
Mesa
City weighs curbside recycling plan and drop-off sites
Garden City officials discussed a home pickup recycling program with an estimated 600 participating households out of 6,000 to 7,000 homes. Drop-off locations include the City Recycling Center at 125 J.C. St and Sears lot, with monthly costs cited at 8 to 9 dollars, while current solid waste charges at 14.90 dollars per household. City commissioners noted fuel and labor costs and urged larger participation or stronger marketing to improve cost efficiency.
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Curran
Hutchinson Company
Lyons man sentenced to death in Great Bend killings
Sidney Gleason, 27, was sentenced to death by lethal injection for capital murder in the February 21 2004 killings of Miki Martinez 19 and Darren Wornkey 24 in Great Bend. He and cousin Damian Thompson kidnapped and killed Martinez to prevent her from reporting a prior crime. Thompson received a life term with parole eligibility in 2029.
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Great Bend
Lyons
Hannelore Kitts
Sidney Gleason
Gleason
Miki Martinez
Darren Wornkey
Damian Thompson
Martinez
Paul Elliott
Thompson
Wornkey
Topeka
Wornkey- Martinez
US Supreme Court
Kansas
George R. York
James D. Latham
Lansing
Garden City Community College opens 18 hole disc golf course
Garden City Community College launches an 18 hole disc golf course across campus funded by the Student Government Association with free disc checkout at the Beth Tedrow Student Center. GIS coordinator Andrew Mead mapped holes, volunteers from the Science Club helped set up, and the course will host an official reception in late September.
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Garden’ City Community College
Beth Tedrow
Larson
Andrew Mead
Garden City
Finney County
Mead
Chris Smith
Winfield
Science Club
Ruda
Bob Larson
Garden City Community College
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GCCC
Water Authority
Sransee
Allen Greiner
Department of Family Medicine
University of Kansas Medical Center
Department of Health and Environment
Krisha Baker
Cheryla Soderman
Seussical
Clifford Hope Auditorium
Garden City Recycling Center
Garden City City
Sears
E. Kansas Ave
Labrador
Fleming and Mary Streets
Pershing Manor
Pershing Ave
Napa Auto Parts
Buffalo Jones Ave
Holcomb Row
N. Jones
David Crase
Crase
Community College
Brad Nading
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