Ulysses Man Injured After Run In With Dog On K190
A Ulysses man, Billy J. Lane 52, was injured when his 1999 Honda motorcycle struck a black dog on Kansas State Highway 190 in Haskell County. He was knocked off and transported to Satanta District Hospital. dog died at the scene.
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Ulysses
Kansas Highway Patrol
Haskell County
Billy J. Lane
KHP
Lane
Satanta District Hospital
Books are Cool story hour at Kearny County Library
The fall story hour runs Sept 19 through Oct 28 at 101 E Prairie Lakin. For ages 3 to 5, children choose two sessions: 2–3 p.m. Mondays or 10–11 a.m. Wednesdays. Theme Books are Cool. Call (620) 355-6674 to sign up.
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Kearny County
E. Prairie
Lakin
Co-defendant pleads guilty in Greenwood County sheriff case
Billy G. Nowell, 35, of Bronson, admitted guilt Monday to conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine and carrying a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Three other charges were dropped. Sentencing set for November 14 before Judge Monti Belot. Sheriff Matt Samuels was killed January 19 during a search warrant execution at a northeast Greenwood County home.
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Wichita
Greenwood County
Matt Samuels
Billy G. Nowell
Bronson
Jim Cross
U.S. Attorney’s Office
U.S
Monti Belot
Samuels
Scott Cheever
Virgil
Cheever
Now
KGS Faces Potential 400000 Dollar Fine
Kansas Gas Service, the state's largest natural gas provider, may face a $400,000 penalty from regulators after the Kansas Corporation Commission staff deemed its failure to answer 95 percent of customer calls as mandated. The proposed fine scales with the percentage of unanswered calls.
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Topeka
Kansas Corporation Commission
Kansas Gas Service
KCC
FCEDC bylaws revised to reshape county economic board
The Finney County Commission approved revised FCEDC bylaws creating a new board setup with Garden City, Finney County, Garden City Community College and the Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce. Board vacancies will be filled from recommended candidates, with two new paid positions to be filled by January 1 2006, while representation shifts reduce START Inc. and funding steps include a future district loan process. The plan aims to attract jobs and investment, with two professionals to be hired and a quarter-cent sales tax considered for 2008 10 years pending a Nov. 8 election.
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Finney County Economic Development Corp
Finney County Commission
FCEDC
City of Garden City
Finney County
Garden City Community College
Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce
Bill Fruth
Garden City
GCCC
Chamber
Start Inc
Don Doll
Carol Meyer
George Hopkins
John Scheppner
Rich Harp
Kansas
Aquila
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Commerce Bank
Commercial Federal Bank
Family Crisis Services
Garden City Usd
Garden City State Bank
Golden Plains Credit Union
Holcomb Usd
United Way aims for $500000 goal in 2006 kickoff
Finney County United Way announced a $500000 fundraising goal for 2006 at a luncheon, up from $475000 last year. The initial kickoff balance is $95908, with pacesetter donations totaling $86153.08. Seventeen area agencies receive United Way funds, and 23 pacesetters participated this year.
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Finney County
United Way
Knights of Columbus
Gerry Schultz
Schultz
Santa Fe Trail Boy Scouts Council
Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance
the Salvation Army
United Cerebral Palsy of Kansas
United Mexican American Ministries Clinic
Mary Guy
Debbie Karkiainen
Phil Escareno
Anderson
City agencies share 30000 federal grant for cameras and jail systems
The Garden City Police Department and Finney County Sheriff’s Office split a $30,000 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant. Funds will buy three in car cameras and recorders for police and upgrade jail master control room computers monitors and software.
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Garden City Police Department
Finney County Sheriff’s Office
Edward Byrne
Garden City Police
Mike Utz
Utz
Finney County
Kevin Bascue
Police Department
Bureau of Justice Assistance
Kansas
Ford County
Dodge City
Seward County
AG declines probe of Morris Miami trip
Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline will not investigate State School Board Member Connie Morris and her $3,900 Miami resort trip, with $2,890 later repaid by Morris. Activists and Kansas Families United for Public Education criticized the decision, calling the matter a potential public expense abuse. Board president John Martellaro urged action, while Eckhardt noted Morris did not appear to break laws or policies and the trip was preapproved.
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Topeka
Hns
Phill Kline
Connie Morris
Miami
Morris
R-St. Francis
Kansas Families United For Public Education
Johnson County
Kline
Whitney Watson
Watson
Kansas
John Martellaro
Harper County
Frank Smith
Smith
Kathleen Sebelius
Department of Administration
Sebelius
Martin Eckhardt
State Board
Suniel
Eckhardt
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