Garden City Citizens Police Academy registration opens
The Garden City Police Department announces a 10 session Citizens Police Academy starting February 1, 2011, held Tuesdays 7 to 10 p.m. in Finney County to improve community relations. Registration closes January 28 with forms at the police department or online.
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Garden City Police Department
Citizens’ Police Academy
Garden City
Finney County
N. Ninth St
Gcpolice.org
Liberal museum to host agricultural aviation exhibit
The Mid-America Air Museum in Liberal Kansas will open an agriculture aviation exhibit detailing aviation in farming and the International Flying Farmers. Donations totaled 5395 from a 2010 Air Fair Committee. a Iowa Flying Farmer gave 10000. Foundations and Liberal city support back the project. The exhibit will include Flying Farmers memorabilia and photos.
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Liberal
Kansas
International Flying Farmers
Leader & Times
Mid-America
Flying Farmers
Wichita
Kansas oldest newspapers Online via Library of Congress
Kansans gain online access to 19th century papers through the Library of Congress digitization project. About 5,600 titles from 1860 to 1922 hold potential, with 20 papers from six regions already accessible online. The effort, funded by a 210000 dollar NEH grant, marks a broader push to digitize 22 states and DC.
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Wichita
Kansas
Library of Congress
Margaret Knecht
Kansas Historical Society Committee
National Endowment For the Humanities
States
District of Columbia
Kansas Historical Society
Wichita State University
Craig Miner
Wichita Eagle
Abilene Reflector
Dodge City Globe
Iola Register
White Cloud Kansas Chief
Saline County Journal
Kansas to keep four House seats after census data
Kansas leaders expect to retain all four U S House seats after the census figures, with districts likely redrawn to reflect population shifts. Western Kansas may lose residents while the Kansas City area grows, and the 1st District could expand westward and central regions.
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Topeka
Kansas
U.S. Census Bureau
Congress
Amy Jordan Wooden
Mark Parkinson
Sam Brownback
Parkinson
Census Bureau
Kansas City
Mike O’neal
Firefighter Brown stars in Kansas Firefighters Calendar
Garden City firefighter Calvin Brown appears shirtless as Mr August in the 2011 Kansas Firefighters Calendar which benefits Coats for Kids and Wichita’s museum expansion. The calendar features 12 Kansas firefighters from different departments including two women. It promotes charity firefighting, safety messages and public awareness with local promotion planned and contact details for purchase.
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Calvin Brown
Brown
Garden City
August
Kansas Firefighters
Wichita
Kansas Firefighters Museum
Kansas
Kimberly Barnes
Ford County
State of Kansas
Coats For Kids
Kansas Senate selects Emler as majority leader amid tax debate
Kansas Republicans name Jay Emler majority leader and push plans for cautious tax policy. He says quick tax cuts or repealing last year's sales tax hike are unlikely as the state faces a roughly $500 million revenue gap and budget pressures. Carolyn McGinn named next Ways and Means chair, first woman in the role.
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Topeka
Kansas
Senate
Jay Emler
Lindsborg
GOP
Emler
Derek Schmidt
Ways and Means
Chamber
House
Mike O’neal
Hutchinson
Sam Brownback
Brownback
O’neal
Carolyn McGinn
Sedgwick
McGinn
Finney County to Auction Excess Property in January
Finney County Commission approves an auction to sell surplus items including aging vehicles with over 200000 miles and office equipment. Auction set for 9 a.m. January 8 at the Exhibition Building with Larry Johnston Agency as the auctioneer.
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Finney County Commission
Finney County
Randy Partington
Larry Johnston
Partington
Kevin Lampe
Randy Evans
Finney County Sheriff's Offices
Brian Sherwood
Halbur
Commission
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