Couples weigh waiting period for marriage licenses in Kansas
Finney and Kearny counties report couples rush or delay marriage filings. The $75 license fee includes a $25 judicial surcharge, with six month validity. Judges and a sheriff coordinate ceremonies, sometimes for incarcerated partners, and waivers of the waiting period are possible.
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Quint
Cole
Kansas
Lakin
Kearny County
Dennis Jones
Garnett Hartman
Jones
Germany
Judicial Branch
Finney County
Chris Blake
Blake
Mal Wear
Peter Ramirez
Richard Hodson
Douglass seeks spot on Garden City commission with growth focus
Garden City native and roofer D W Douglass campaigns for a city commission seat. He argues for pro growth, manufacturing emphasis, and proactive recruitment while weighing Home Depot incentives. He cites past service on the commission and Army service, and notes concerns about public safety, street maintenance, and attracting skilled workers. He has three children.
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Sion
Home Depot
Garden City
Douglass
Ments
Commission
Cecilia
Matthew
Daniel
Community Uplift Through United Way Reallocation Funds
Community members show care as United Way reallocates funds to aid Salvation Army and Red Cross. Salvation Army receives 20000 dollars to bolster social services, youth programs, and prevention efforts after store closures and staffing cuts. Red Cross gets 14000 dollars from public generosity, sustaining public aid.
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United Way
High Plains
Salvation Army
Harold Frost
Frost
American Red Cross
Carolyn Henry
The
Red Cross
United Way boost aids Finney County relief programs
Finney County residents and organizations rally as United Way allocates funds to cover a $500 Wal-Mart bill and launch disaster readiness efforts. The funding will support brochures on terrorism readiness, senior citizen and youth programs, and military aid as community members praise the reallocation. New board officers were elected: Steve Dyer president, Kathy Diehl vice president, Beth Nelson treasurer, Cynthia Beesley secretary.
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Red Cross
Henry
Wal- Mart
Steve Dyer
Kathy Diehl
Beth Nelson
Cynthia Beesley
State lawmakers eye 2004 budget amid school aid and tax credits
Governor Sebelius warned the 2004 budget will loom over the session as she defended keeping school funding at 3863 dollars per pupil while costs rise. She open to reviewing business tax credits after a state audit questioned undistributed breaks. House Minority Leader McKinney and Senate President Kerr discussed tax credits and the wealth of local taxing districts in Kansas.
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Hensley
Topeka
Sebelius
House
Dennis McKinney
Greensburg
Senate
Dave Kerr
R Hutchinson
Kansas
Kansas drought aid eyed at about 200 million for farmers
Kansas agriculture leaders say a new drought relief bill will deliver up to 90 per acre for corn and cotton, 60 for soybeans, and 40 for wheat, depending on losses, plus 350 million for livestock programs including 250 million to the Livestock Assistance Program. The package also waives a 25 percent CRP rental reduction for producers who used CRP land for emergency grazing. Spokeswoman Sue Schulte notes help arrives quickly as spring planting decisions loom.
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Brett Myers
The
Kansas Association of Wheat Growers
Myers
Sue Schulte
Kansas Corn Growers Association
Kansas Grain Sorghum Producers Association
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