Emergency plan group to meet December 15
The Finney County Local Emergency Planning Committee LEPC will meet at 1 30 p m on December 15 in conference room B in the Finney County Law Enforcement Center basement. The meeting is open to the public. The LEPC examines Finney County vulnerabilities to natural technological and human disasters emergencies and hazards. For more information contact the Finney County Emergency Management Office at 272 3639.
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Finney County Local Emergency Planning Committee
LEPC
Finney County Law Enforcement Center
Finney County
Finney County Emergency Management Office
Fiddlers meeting set for Dec 11 in Lakin
The Western Plains Chapter of Kansas Old Time Fiddlers Pickers and Singers will hold its monthly program December 11 at the Memorial building in Lakin. A carry-in luncheon starts 12:30 p.m. with sign-up for performers at 1:30 p.m. and the show at 2 p.m. Area musicians may perform and the public attends free. Contact Elmer Grubbs or Curtis Young for details. memberships are due at the meeting.
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Western Plains
Kansas
Memorial Building
Lakin
Elmer Grubbs
Curtis Young
Storm delivers near foot of snow across Kansas Missouri
The Associated Press reports a storm dropping six to ten inches of snow in east central Kansas and west central Missouri snarled traffic and closed numerous schools. Snow continued overnight with the heaviest band from Emporia to Kansas City, six to eight inches along the I-35 corridor.
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Kansas
Missouri
National Weather Service
Emporia
Kan
Ottawa
Two men charged in woman's death linked to invasions
John B. Gaston age 22 and James D. Rickey age 34, both of Joplin Missouri, were charged in Cherokee County District Court with first degree murder aggravated kidnapping aggravated robbery and aggravated burglary. They are also suspects in home invasions across Missouri Kansas and Oklahoma.
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Columbus
John B. Gaston
James D. Rickey
Joplin
Cherokee County District Court
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Appeals heard in case of child's death
Kansas prosecutors urged the state Supreme Court to uphold the murder and child abuse convictions of Christy Edgar Sr and Chasity Boyd in the case of 9-year-old Brian Edgar who died after being bound with duct tape. Neil Edgar and Boyd were convicted in 2003 for Brian's murder and abuse involving two siblings ages nine and twelve.
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Topeka
Christy
Neil Edgar Sr
Chasity Boyd
Kansas Supreme Court
Neil Edgar
Boyd
Brian Edgar
Brian
Counties eye ethanol plants in Kearny Haskell and Grant
County officials in Kearny Haskell and Grant anticipate ethanol plants starting next year. Grant County aims to build a 100 million gallon per year plant in Ulysses with site readiness but no ground broken yet. Haskell would host another 100 million gallon facility to be powered by manure near Sublette and Satanta, promising about 62 jobs and $2.5 million in salary and $3 million in local purchases. Kearny studies find a 50 to 100 million gallon plant feasible with two site options near Lakin and Deerfield and seeks investors to advance construction.
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Kearney
Haskell
Grant County
Ulysses
Gene Plughoff
Plughoft
Stubbs
Patterson Roads
Frank Parker
North American Bioenergy Resources
Cimarron
Haskell County
Dallas
Panda Energy Co
Sublette
Satanta
Bill Lower
Lower
Panda
Rhett Harless
Goodnight
Kearny County
Mark Yancy
BBS International
Yancy
Lakin
Deerfield
Garden City weekend features holiday events and breakfast fundraiser
Finney County hosts a busy weekend with the Garden City Red Stocking Breakfast at Lone Star Steakhouse to raise funds for Head Start and Early Head Start. Celebrities including Mayor Janie Perkins and Pete Olson serve at the buffet. Proceeds support 279 local children and 530 statewide across 13 counties. Tickets $6 adults $3 children. advance purchase encouraged. Also includes parade, Tuba Christmas, Nutcracker performances, and Craft Fair with silent auction.
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Finney County
Garden City
Lone Star Steakhouse
Kansas Ave
Santa
Mrs. Claus
Janie Perkins
Pete Olson
Garden City Community College
Carol Ballantyne
Reynaldo Mesa
Garden City High School
Western Kansas Broadcast Center
Bobby Wild
Chad Jones
Lisa Russell
Garden City Kansas Children’s Service League
Kansas Children’s Service League
Western Kansas
Southwest
Kansas
Russell
Fry Eye Associates
E. Walnut St
Davis Electric
W. Ave
Commerce Bank
N. Main St
W. Fulton Terrace
Ballinger St
Wiley St
Santa Claus
Garden City Area
American Red Cross
Friends of the Finney County Library
Finney County Library
Walnut St
Holcomb
Satanta
Sublette
Professor resigns as KU Religious Studies chair
Paul Mirecki, a University of Kansas professor known for emails deriding Christian fundamentalists, resigned Wednesday as chair of the Department of Religious Studies. Interim Dean Barbara Romzek said the move lets the department focus on teaching, research, and service and reduce distractions. Mirecki declined further comment, saying he remains on faculty and will continue teaching.
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Topeka
University of Kansas
Department of
Religious Studies
Paul Mirecki
Barbara Romzek
College of Liberal Arts
Mirecki
Romzek
Terim
Associated Press
Supreme Court weighs Kansas death penalty law legality
The Supreme Court heard arguments over whether Kansas law unfairly directs jurors toward death when aggravating and mitigating factors balance. Kansas contends disclaimers allow mercy. opponents argue the law pressures a death sentence if the factors are equal. The case centers on Michael Lee Marsh II, convicted in the 1996 killings of Mary Ane Pusch and her 19 month old daughter MP Pusch.
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Washington
US. Supreme Court
Kansas
State Supreme Court
Phill Kline
Kline
Rebecca Woodman
Kansas Capital Appellate Defender’s Office
Woodman
David Souter
Stephen Breyer
Breyer
John Roberts
Antonin Scalia
Michael Lee Marsh II
Marry Ane
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Brad Nadine
Dale Bolton
GCCC
Potter's Guild
Main Street
WenDee LaPlant
Finney County Convention and Tourism Bureau
Cathy McKinley
Grant Avenue
Garden City Civic Choral Union
Gccc College Singers
Pauline Joyce
Steps Dance School
Clifford Hope Auditorium
GCHS
Holcomb Recreation Commission
Supreme Court
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