Blowing Snow Causes Poor Visibility Across Area
Snowfall began in northern counties and moved south with 3 to 5 inches possible. Greeley Lane Wichita and Scott counties canceled school. Visibility described as terrible. Night temps near minus 5 with wind chills to minus 26. Winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of new snow less than half an inch. Warmer weekend forecast with sunny skies and highs from 32 to 62 degrees.
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NWS
Garden City
Greeley
Lane
Wichita
Scott
Lane County
Karolyn Kinsey
Sheriffs Office
Scott County
Myanmar opposition backs sanctions on junta despite calls to lift
The National League for Democracy endorsed Western sanctions, arguing they target the regime and do not harm ordinary citizens. The four page report, issued amid Naypyitaw politics and Thein Sein's presidency, cautions that lifting measures would ignore human rights norms.
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Yangon
Myanmar
Pro-Democracy Party
West
Naypyitaw
Thein Sein
National League For Democracy
KU project aims to boost cancer education in southwest Kansas
Greiner leads a five year initiative with Dr Paula Cupertino to educate and train students from high school to college in cancer prevention and health careers for a largely Hispanic community. The program includes research outreach and a mini medical school to expose students to medical fields and improve access to care via UMMAM and patient navigation.
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Paula Cupertino
Department of
Kansas
Cupertino
Greiner
Kansas City
United Methodist
Stephanie Waggoner
UMMAM
TekVet incentives approved by Finney County commission
TekVet incentives shift from 1000 to 1200 per job over first year with a 60 job cap, split between city and county. The plan targets 120 jobs in three years, with a 25000 renovation grant and risk-based provisions if TekVet ceases operation. County and city verify jobs and payroll, with no subsequent year payment beyond year one.
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TekVet
Eric Dopperschmidt
Finney County Economic Development Corp
Jones
Randy Partington
Allen
FCEDC
Dopperschmidt
Kansas Department of Transportation
Bonanza
U.S. 50
Jennie Barker Road
Southwest Kansas
Finney County
Budget House adopts rules as gap shrinks in Kansas
Kansas lawmakers press a spending cut bill to cover the shrinking shortfall. Alan Conroy notes the January revenue slightly above November projections while Gov. Brownback pushes a cushion for the 2012 budget. Speaker and O Neal discuss the current year savings carrying into next year.
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Budget House
Alan Conroy
Kansas Legislative Research Department
Kansas
Sam Brownback
O’neal
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