Summer concert series at Stevens Park opens registrations
Registration is under way for the 2002 Stevens Park concert series with sixteen Sunday performances from mid May to late August 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Bands vocal groups orchestras and other music groups may register. Sponsors Garden City Recreation Commission and City of Garden City. Call Mark Hays 276-1200 for details.
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Stevens Park
Garden City Recreation Commission
City of
Garden City
Mark Hays
Hoisington Broadcaster Picked to Lead Smoky Hills News
Tim McQuade from KSNC will direct Smoky Hills Public Television News starting March 1 and help launch a nightly show in May. He and area reporters will cover news weather and sports for 52 central and western Kansas counties. General manager Richard Hicks cites market analysis driving the area news effort.
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Bunker Hill
Hoisington
Smoky Hills Public Television
Tim McQuade
Great Bend
Public TV
Knife found at KCI delays flights and returns passengers
About 300 travelers at Kansas City International Airport were sent back through security after a pocket knife was found in passenger Ron Baron of Colorado's carry-on. He was detained and later released. Vanguard Airlines flights faced hour delays and resumed once security checks cleared.
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Kansas City, Mo
Kansas City International Airport
Associated Press
Ron Baron
Larkspur
Colo
Tony Molinaro
FAA
Chicago
Baron
Molinaro
Vanguard Airlines
Alan Carr
Denver
Kansas City
Carr
Flu season grips southwest Kansas as H3N2 spreads
The article reports rising influenza activity across Kansas with the A(H3N2) strain dominant. Health officials note diagnosing true flu requires blood tests, while local hospitals report pediatric cases and RSV overlaps. Officials urge vaccination, especially for high risk groups, as the season extends toward April.
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Kansas
Center For Disease Control
CBC
Mike Heidman
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Judy Binns
Scott County
Binns
Scott County Health Department
Stanton County Hospital
Salvation Army ahead of schedule with donations
In Kansas the Salvation Army reports gifts for Sept. 11 victims are above last year, with nearly $500,000 earmarked for rural communities in Kansas. Processing delays from an ice storm may raise that amount. Bell ringers in Hays gathered $14,500, a 29 percent rise, underscoring ongoing local needs beyond the holiday season.
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Wichita
Salvation Army
Kansas
Danny Kohrs
Salvation Army of
Missouri
Kansas City, Mo
Hays
Haworth
Sebelius Rejects Anthem Buyout Of Blue Cross Kansas
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius rejected Anthem Insurance Companies Inc. proposed purchase of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas, saying the deal would raise consumer premiums and harm consumers. Anthem argued coverage would not change significantly. Blue Cross officials warned of insufficient competition and loss of mutual control with policyholders as owners.
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Topeka
Kathleen Sebelius
Indiana
Sebelius
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Kansas
Anthem Insurance Companies Inc
Indianapolis
Anthem
Insurance Department
Colorado
Connecticut
Kentucky
Maine
Nevada
New Hampshire
Ohio
Aetna
United HealthCare
State budget deficit to grow amid tax rise talks
In Topeka AP reports growing consensus among legislative leaders that both government program cuts and significant tax increases will be needed to balance Kansas's budget. The 2003 gap may rise from $426 million, with possible shortfalls and a looming $600 million risk, amid court refunds and revenue shortfalls.
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Topeka
House Appropriations Committee
Kenny Wilk
Lansing
House
Senate
Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co
Kansas Supreme Court
Department of Revenue
Panhandle
Dave Kerr
R Hutchinson
Kansas
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Johnson City
Bill Troup
St. Catherine
Troup
Holcomb High School
Cindy Walker
Walker
Mary Anne Cook
Garden Medical Clinic
Michael Jackson
Cook
Hamilton County Hospital
Syracuse
Syracuse High School
Paul Zazedski
Heideman
Brad Nacing
Ed Lewis
Verla Biel
Finney County
Brad Nadina
Meghan Kells
Tara Butler
Kohrs
Will Haworth
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