Community Corrections for 25th Judicial District
A look at state-registered offenders and an alternative to prison time. The Community Corrections program in the 25th Judicial District covers Finney, Greeley, Hamilton, Kearny, Scott and Wichita counties. It emphasizes intensive supervision allowing offenders to stay at home while following strict guidelines. Average caseload is 184 clients. sentences range from 12 to 60 months. Intake outlines required classes and risk assessment. Page A5 notes.
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25Th Judicial District
Finney
Greeley
Hamilton
Kearny
Scott
Wichita
Lana Essink
Essink
Kim Jong Il Dies at 69 in North Korea
North Korea announces the death of leader Kim Jong Il at age 69 from Pyongyang. The state media described him as Dear Leader with a long rule marked by nuclear ambitions and a planned hereditary succession to Kim Jong Un.
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Seoul
South Korea
Kim Jong Il
North Korea
Kim
Pyongyang
China
Russia
Kim Jong I
Kim Il Sung
Kim Jong UN
Area native aims to pass on creative passion as world traveler
Valarie Smith recalls quitting thoughts during college but stayed through a unique incentive from her parents a plane ticket to anywhere to finish her diploma at Western State College Gunnison. Her dream is to share creativity worldwide through travel and volunteer work.
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Area Native
Valarie Smith
Western State College
Gunnison
Kansas Native Travels Europe After Graduation Gift
Southwest Kansas native and 2002 Neighbors Corp. graduate from Greeley and Wallace counties, now a traveler, recounts spending six months abroad after a Europe backpacking trip at 22. Three months were spent volunteering in a Romanian orphanage, an experience that reshaped her outlook and fueled further overseas journeys.
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Romania
Smith
Holiday light display lights up Apache and Mike's Drives
The 2100 block of Apache Drive features homes adorned with candy cane, snowman, snowflake and reindeer decorations. In the 1600 block of Mike's Drive, trees outside a residence also glow with festive lights in a decorative scene.
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Apache Drive
Melanie Lane
Brownback faces doubt over school funding plan
Gov. Sam Brownback says his education funding plan will end lawsuits over Kansas public schools financing but skeptics among educators and lawmakers doubt the changes will endure court review. Critics question how modest rural district aid rises align with no extra dollars for large districts, and whether promises to keep aid from dropping ensure adequate education statewide. The plan also critiques local property tax limits and bases spending on at risk or non English proficient students, prompting objections to reallocating more than 3 billion in state aid.
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Topeka
Sam Brownback
Kansas
Brownback
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