Guardsmen to be home for holidays in Kansas
About 50 soldiers from the 1st Battalion 161st Field Artillery will return Sunday to Liberal from Fort Bliss Texas. A donation funded bus will transport troops to Liberal where a welcome ceremony and meals will be hosted by the Liberal Ministerial Alliance before they travel to Garden City and Dodge City for family pickups. A Legion Riders escort may occur depending on weather.
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Kansas
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Dodge City
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Diamond Limousine Service
Montezuma
Fort Bliss
Texas
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Iraq
Tom Howard
American Legion
Garden City
Armory Road
Howard
Liberal Ministerial Alliance
Armories
Legion
Sol
New Bus Garage and Transportation Center Planned
Finney County moves forward with a 12 105 square foot bus garage at the Senior Center site 908 N 11th St Garden City Dick Construction wins the bid at 1 277 million funded by a federal grant via Kansas Department of Transportation with no local match Ground breaking is set for 2 p m Thursday with a potential October completion and four triple bays for up to 12 vehicles plus a wash facility Bonnie Burgardt leads the plan with Stewart Nelson of Gibson Mancini Carmichael Nelson as advisor the project has undergone changes vanwege grant funding limits and a remaining 1 5 million in grant funds
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Finney County
11Th St
Bonnie Burgardt
Dick Construction
Garden City
Kansas Department of Transportation
Burgardt
Stewart Nelson
Gibson, Mancini, Carmichael & Nelson
Abortion Opponents Monitor Kansas AG Candidates
Abortion opponents scrutinize Gov. Sebelius appointment of a new attorney general and oppose potential pick Chris Biggs due to past ties with Dr. George Tiller. Democrat Paul Morrison plans to leave Jan. 31 amid a sex scandal. antiabortion groups push for a tougher approach on Tiller.
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Topeka
Kathleen Sebelius
Chris Biggs
Wichita
George Tiller
Biggs
Paul Morrison
Morrison
Bent Phill Kline
Sebelius
Tiller
Mary Kay Culp
Kansans For Life
Bush signs energy bill to raise vehicle fuel efficiency
President Bush signed a broad energy bill that aims to raise the industry average to 35 mpg by 2020 and boost ethanol production to 36 billion gallons annually by 2022. The measure, backed by lawmakers from both parties, seeks to reduce oil dependence and curb global warming while expanding renewable fuel use.
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Coon Rapids
Iowa
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