Virginia dental clinic serves hundreds before 7:30 am
Residents line up early for a free Mission of Mercy dental clinic in Virginia. Organizers expect 650 to 700 patients by morning, with 1 000 turned away at the first event in 2000. Families travel from far, seeking screenings and fillings due to lack of insurance, while weather and demand highlight the ongoing need.
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Kansas Mission of Mercy
Finney County Fairgrounds
Virginia
Terry Dickinson
Dickinson
Mission of Mercy
Ralph Richter
Joan Garcia
Ulysses
Ing
Richter
Garcia
Karen Bluebaker
Garden City
Immigrant Driver License Bill Advances to Senate
Loyd cites improved relations with immigrants who drive illegally to work and seeks public safety via education requirements. The measure would grant a three year temporary license to those lacking lawful presence, require tax ID verification, and bar motor voter and Selective Service eligibility.
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Senate
Loyd
Neufeld
United States
Internal Revenue Service
Three suspects held on 1 million bond in Kansas murder case
Nam Nguyen admitted to robbery and killing Thang Nguyen while Giang Nguyen and Ngan Pham testified about gunfire and surrounding events. Detectives said Nam Nguyen learned of a gambling debt and decided to rob the brothers, firing twice after a confrontation. All three were arrested within days and face potential life plus 306 years if convicted.
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Nam Nguyen
Thang Nguyen
Giang Nguyen
Ngan Pham
Schiffelbein
Pham
David A. Falletti
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
GCPD
Larry Watson
Thai
Watson
Liberal
Wichita
Saline County
Saline
Finney County
NASA to release Columbia crew video of final minutes
NASA will broadcast a videotape shot by Columbia astronauts in the final minutes of their lives. The 13 minute tape shows four crew members in orange flight suits in the cockpit performing routine checks while three others sit on the lower deck. The tape, discovered Feb 6 near Palestine Texas, ends four minutes before trouble began due to heat damage.
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NASA
The
Space Agency
Palestine
Texas
Committee Recommends Keeping Programs, Boosts Middle Budget
USD 457 budget talks yield recommendations to preserve activities at current levels and increase middle school funds by 1000 to cover referees. Personnel cuts cover teaching positions, para professionals, secretaries and a district electrician, with impacts noted across elementary to high schools. Board and committee members cite the emotional toll and constraint by state funding as they review 53 million in district needs.
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Gail Dunford
Dunford
Milt Pippenger
Lentz
Kathleen Whitley
Jeff Crist
Jerry Bell
Pippenger
Snow Delays Close Local Venues and Postpones Events
Snowfall adds 5 to 7 inches with state and local closures at Kearny County facilities. High school play Plaza Suite canceled tonight with Sunday matinee at 2 pm. GCCC Snow White canceled. Science Olympiad postponed to Wednesday 8:30 am to 4 pm. Forensics tournament rescheduled to April 10. Garden City and Finney County report 12 accidents. Temperatures linger in upper teens tonight. Saturday highs in 30s.
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Kearny County Senior Center
Kearny County
GCCC
Pauline Joyce
Garden City
Finney County Sheriff’s Department
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