IBP workers arrested on drug charges
Two IBP employees were arrested Friday after plant workers observed a drug transaction inside the IBP plant. Gilberto Amaya, 21, was charged with sale of cocaine and Rogelio Sotelo, 30, was charged with possession of cocaine. About .066 grams of cocaine was seized. no street value given.
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IBP
Finney County
Kevin Bascue
Gilberto Amaya
Rogelio Sotelo
Campbell St
Apt. A
Bascue
Amaya
Sotelo
Get to Know Us Before You Need Us disaster prep meeting
Red Cross and Finney County Emergency Management host an open meeting at 7 30 tonight in the Law Enforcement Center basement 304 N Ninth St. Discussion covers preparing for natural disasters chemical or biological threats with brochures available and a brief Q and A.
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American Red Cross
Finney County Emergency Management
Law Enforcement Center
Ninth St
Panel weighs consolidation bills in Kansas education debate
Kansas lawmakers heard superintendents teachers and parents from rural districts oppose forced consolidation arguing it would hurt communities and limit identity while noting small districts already provide quality education. Bills propose reducing districts from 303 to as few as 40 or 105 with regional options and mandatory dissolutions for small, sparse districts. Education leaders cite revenue shortfalls and aim to study or delay unless funding incentives emerge.
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Topeka
House Education Committee
Fowler
Gena Stanley
Stanley
Dodge City
Oklahoma
Kathe Decker
R-Clay Center
House
Decker
Goddard
Charlie Edmonds
Tle
State Board of Education
Edmonds
Mark Tallman
Kansas Association of School Boards
Tallman
Onaga
Bill Hagerman
GCCC students named to All Kansas Academic Team
Garden City Community College students Jennifer Simmons and Rochelle Rowley earned nominations to the 2003 All-Kansas Academic Team for academic achievement and community service. The luncheon in Topeka will honor 37 nominees with recognition from Phi Theta Kappa and USA Today.
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Garden City High School
Dodge City
Royalty
Hays
GCHS
Garden City Community College
Kansas
Jennifer A. Simmons
Holcomb
Rochelle A. Rowley
Garden City
Topeka
Holiday Inn
West Holidome
Thomas Percy
Hutchinson Community College
Kansas Region
Rowley
Springfield, Mo
GCCC
Shelia Hendershot
Winsom Lamb
Mark Jarmer
Simmons
Hendershot
Judy Stubblefield
Ryan Ruda
USA Today
PTK
American Association of Community Colleges
Relay For Life
American Cancer Society
Ronald McDonald House
Mary Jo Williams
Garden Valley Retirement Village
Wal-Mart
Girl Scouts of the United State of America
Boy Scouts of America
Fort Hays State University
Coca-Cola
Paola J. Galaviz
Ulysses
Seward County Community
Fort Riley sends first group of soldiers to war on terrorism
About 300 soldiers from Fort Riley plus units 937th Engineer Group 82nd Medical Company and 2nd Heavy Equipment Transportation Platoon departed Sunday for an undisclosed location to support the war on terrorism. Families faced brief goodbyes on Valentine’s Day as Col. Frank Helmick urged a determined return with no concession to loss.
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Fort Riley
937Th Engineer
82Nd
24Th Transportation Company
Frank Helmick
24Th Infantry Division
Helmick
United States
Advocates push tax hikes to end home care waiting lists
In Topeka about 80 disabled citizens urged lawmakers to restore funds for in home services. Advocates say current cuts create nursing home reliance and swelling waiting lists. the Big Tent Coalition seeks at least 101 million more to cover care, with 2,770 people waiting as February began.
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Topeka
Salman Gina McDonald
Statehouse
McDonald
Salina
Neosho County
James Allen
Allen
Big Tent Coalition
Robert Harder Topeka
Social and Rehabilitation Services
Senate
Anthony Hensley
Hensley
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Red Cross
Carolyn Henry
E. Fulton Terrace
Senate Judiciary Committee
Department of Wildlife and Parks
Kansas’ Second Amendment Society
Phil Journey
State
Joshua van Vleet
East
Kansas Avenue
David Ingham
Angie
David
Child
Sgt
Robert Sammon
Sammon
Rae
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