EduKan fall sessions open for Internet courses
Southwest Kansans may enroll for EduKan fall sessions starting Sept 19 online, with a second session on Sept 19 and a third on Oct 17. EduKan comprises six Kansas community colleges including Garden City Community College and offers associate degrees online. Tuition is 125 per credit hour. credits transfer. Register at edukon.org or call (877) 433-8526. GCCC info at (800) 658-1696 or 276-9608.
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Long Weekend for USD 457 Students Observed Labor Day
Garden City Public Schools will close Friday for an inservice day for new teachers while district offices stay open. Monday is a district wide Labor Day holiday with closures. classes resume Tuesday or on September 6 with regular bus and school operations.
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Garden City
Crops decline in Kansas amid heat and dryness
A Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service report shows crop conditions worsening last week due to heat and drought. About 8 percent of corn harvested. 46 percent in poor to very poor condition with 27 percent fair, 22 percent good, 5 percent excellent. Sorghum and soybeans also mostly poor to very poor. hay now 58 percent short. stock ponds dropping.
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Wichita
Kansas
Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service
Corr
Topeka Boots Cars of Ticket Scofflaws Under Policy
Topeka starts booting vehicles of drivers with three or more unpaid parking tickets. Notices warned offenders they will face a tire boot unless fines are paid or payment plans made. Boots stay until all fines plus 35 dollars are paid. failure to pay in 48 hours can lead to impoundment. Defaulting on payment plans also risks booting.
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Topeka
Wibw-Tv
Kansas worker dies in railroad truck collision
Abilene reports a Union Pacific Railroad employee, 59 year old Elmer Hulse, died when his truck designed for tracks collided with another vehicle on a rural road in Dickinson County. A woman in the other car was hospitalized with non serious injuries.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Kansas Highway Patrol
Elmer Hulse
Dickinson
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Rainfall dampens drought in western Kansas region
Meteorologist Larry Ruthi of the National Weather Service Dodge City reports Garden City received 0.05 inches Monday night and 0.21 inches Tuesday morning, while Scott City logged 0.86 inches. The rain, though not erasing drought, helped limit worsening conditions and was part of a summer storm pattern from eastern Colorado. Forecasts call for isolated storms Friday and Saturday with highs near 97 to 105 degrees, then a cooling trend by Sunday.
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Larry Ruthi
National Weather Service
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Colorado
Kansas
Mary Knapp
Hoenig urges reforms to revive manufacturing economy in Kansas
Federal Reserve official Thomas H. Hoenig told Kansas officials in Topeka that the United States must overhaul policy to revive manufacturing, curb consumer debt, and restore confidence. He warned that relying on stimulus or loose monetary policy won’t solve the problem and stressed a climate attracting investment and clearer regulations. Brownback hosted the remarks amid efforts to cut taxes and cut red tape, with data showing Kansas lagging in attracting investment capital, though gains occur in services and agriculture.
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Kansas City
United States
Thomas H. Hoenig
Kansas
Sam Brownback
Hoenig
Washington
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Brownback
Chad Wilkerson
Oklahoma City
Jury recommends death for Kansas man in family killings
A Kansas jury urged the death penalty for 48-year-old James Kraig Kahler after convicting him of four counts of capital murder for the November 2009 killings of his wife Karen and three other family members in Burlingame. The judge will set Oct. 11 for sentencing.
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Kansas
James Kraig Kahler
Osage County
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Karen Kahler
Dorothy Wight
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Wichita grocery owner pleads guilty in food stamp scheme
Ahmed Ajami Al-Maleki owner of Kansas Food Market admitted to conspiring to trade cash for SNAP benefits and paying a runner to recruit recipients. He faced up to 20 years. sentencing set for Nov. 21 with possible fines and restitution. Prosecutors say over $580,000 was defrauded across about 750 transactions involving around 100 recipients.
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Karen Kahler
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Burlingame
Thomas Haney
Wichita
Ahmed Ajami Al-Maleki
Kansas Food Market
J. Thomas Marten
U.S
Barry Grissom
al Maleki
Al-Maleki
Wally Mikhael Gaggo
Department of Agriculture
Alnoor Grocery
Biryani House
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