Court interpreters in high demand at Finney County courthouse
Finney County Courthouse seeks multilingual volunteers as interpreters. Through November there were 1,599 hearings needing interpretation and 80 to 90 percent used Spanish interpreters. In 2014, 1,612 hearings required Spanish interpretation. an interpreter is used about seven times daily for hearings such as first appearances, traffic offenses, sentencings, probation violations, civil cases and child support.
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Finney County
Kurtis Jacobs
Regents near action on campus guns policy
Kansas Regents committees endorsed policy guiding implementation of a state law allowing concealed weapons on campuses and plans to note criminal offenses on student transcripts. Full board review, possibly January, will decide when to apply the rules at public universities.
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Kansas Board of Regents
Full Board of Regents
Kansas
Sam Brownback
Blake Flanders
Board of Regents
Christmas light display decorations on two Santa rooftops
Lighting up the night shows a Santa sliding down a chimney and an angel with a nativity scene on a roof at 600 North 10th Street, while animated deer and a nativity scene glitter at 2100 North Eighth Street.
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North 10Th Street
North Eighth Street
Symetra Tour contract eyed for Garden City golf event
The LPGA's Symetra Tour has offered Garden City a two year host contract for 2017 and 2018 pending sponsorship commitments from Finney County CVB the Mariah Fund in Dodge City and others. The CVB approved a $35 000 annual sponsorship funded from the recruitment fund while planning 2016 support at $50 000.
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The
Ladies Professional Golf Association
Garden City
Symetra Tour
Finney County Convention and Visitors Bureau
Mariah Fund
Dodge City
Roxanne Morgan
CVB
Morgan
Symetra
Spon
Weather Outlook With Snow and Sunshine
Morning snow today with a high of 34 and a low of 15. Friday brings sunshine and mild conditions with a high near 47 and a low around 22.
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Gctelegram
Telegram
Mary Brinson
Brad Nading
LPGA
Austin Fisherafisher
Sorship
Lon Pishny
Southwest Kansas
Roxanne
Pishny
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