Florence Wilson Fun Night At Garden City Fun Center
Florence Wilson Elementary School invites all to a Friday 6 to 9 p.m. fun night at the skating rink inside Garden City Fun Center located at 2880 E Schulman Ave. The event costs 5 per person and info is available by calling 276-5245. ABILENE AP A major eight month renovation at the Dwight D Eisenhower Museum starts this month to modernize displays while preserving 1950s teaching focus. The project aims to complete in October for Ike’s 50th presidency anniversary with four galleries open during construction and plasma screens in the Presidential Gallery. A ceremony is planned October 12 with former President Bush. Eisenhower’s birthday is October 14.
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Florence Wilson Elementary School
Garden City Fun Center
E. Schulman Ave
Abilene
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Bush
Eisenhower
Explosives plant near Columbus seized after safety probe
ATF seized the Slurry Explosive Corp plant near Columbus Kansas after a nationwide security sweep following the Sept. 11 attacks. Officials said the plant stored far more than allowed and had multiple alleged safety and security violations. The facility was the only one of its kind to have its license revoked.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Slurry Explosive Corp
Columbus
Robert Mosley
ATF
Slurry
Reduction in Medicare hits Kansas doctors harder
Kansas physicians face estimated losses of 21 million dollars with an average 4,207 dollars per doctor after Medicare cuts. Kansas has 11.2 physicians per beneficiary, well below the national 15.7, and specialists serving the elderly face higher per-case drops. Rural doctors like Daniel Sanchez expect larger impacts as Medicare costs rise and recruitment strains grow.
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Wichita
Kansas
American Medical Association
Daniel Sanchez
Sanchez
Rick Kellerman
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Plainville
Garden City Wastewater Plant Nears Final Completion
The Garden City treatment plant expansion by Huffman Inc. faces a month more before final completion. Despite ongoing testing and some demolition and grading, the $13.75 million project is meeting permit limits, with $1,000 daily liquidated damages for delays. Population growth and stricter environmental standards drive the work.
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Garden City
Huffman Inc. General Contractors
Poplar Bluff
Joel Mahnken
Public Utilities
Mahnken
City Commission
Seven jailed in Garden City cocaine trafficking sweep
The Garden City Finney County Drug Task Force arrested seven people Saturday in a cocaine trafficking operation and seized about $58,000 in drugs and cash. Investigators purchased 11 ounces of cocaine with a street value around $30,000 across five homes, with 25 officers involved.
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Garden City
Finney County
Mike Utz
Jesus Miguel-Loya
E. U.S. Highway
Miguel Franco-Corpus
Spruce St
Aymi Estrada-Rascon
N. Main St
Victor Mesa-Soto
Judith Ruiz
Taylor Ave
Cecilia Cervantes
Pedro Prieto
Long
Soto
Cervantes
Ruiz
Prieto
Corpus
Jennie Barker Road
Loya
Rascon
Garden City High School
Sebelius kicks off governor bid with statewide rallies
Kathleen Sebelius, insurance commissioner and presumed Democratic nominee, launches campaign with two day tour across Kansas. Stops include Topeka Overland Park Wichita Pittsburg Hays Garden City Colby Norton with Garden City event at 12 30 p m Tuesday at the Senior Center. GOP rivals include Carla Stovall Tim Shallenberger and Bob Knight.
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Topeka
Kathleen Sebelius
Sebelius
Topeka High School
Overland Park
Wichita
Pittsburg
Hays
Garden City
Colby
Norton
Senior Center
N. 10Th St
Bill Graves
Kansas
Carla Stovall
Tim Shallenberger
Bob Knight
Stovall
Kent Glasscock
Manhattan
Redistricting Reignites Debate in Southwest Kansas
Senate and House maps provoke controversy as changes expand Stan Clark’s district to cover from the Nebraska border to Greeley and Lane and Ness counties. Morris questions governor’s signing while Powell, Loyd, Hayzlett and other reps describe modest shifts and rural continuity amid court scrutiny of compactness and one person one vote.
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Senate
Steve Morris
Ringoton
Garden City
Morris
Haskell County
Stan Clark
Nebraska
Greeley
Wichita
Scott
Lane
Ness
Clark
Oakley
Janie Lee
Ckensington
Larry Salmans
Rhanston
Phillips, Smith
Jewell, Osborne, Mitchell, Ellis, Russell, Rush
Pawnee
Hodgeman
Garfield
Powell
Lane County
Ness County
Rush County
Finney County
Hodgeman County
Edwards Counties
Kinsley
Dighton
Gary Hayzlett
R-Lakin
Los
Wichita County
Ralph Ostmeyer
Grinnell
Hayzlett
Hamilton
Kearny
Bill Light
Rolla
Seward County
Stanton
Grant
Haskell
Morton
Stevens
Melvin Neufeld
Ingalls
Meade, Clark
Gray Counties
Ford County
Neufeld
House
Kansas
U.S
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Ward Loyd
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Pawnee County
Rozel
Burdette
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