Relay for Life Finney County meets Thursday night
Relay for Life of Finney County team captains gather at 7 p m Thursday at First United Methodist Church 1106 N Main St to form and rally teams for the 2011 event. Contact Dacia Stratman or Kathy Pool to join or confirm teams and arrange fundraisers.
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Relay For Life of
Finney County
First United Methodist Church
N. Main St
Relay For Life
Dacia Stratman
Distratman
Sbcglobal
Kathy Pool
Sleep disorders topic at Knowledge at Noon program
The Knowledge at Noon program Thursday will spotlight sleep disorders and the St. Catherine Hospital Neurodiagnostics and Sleep Disorder Center. LaDonna Sauer explains sleep testing and services offered in southwest Kansas. 12:05 to 12:55 p.m. at Finney County Public Library. Free and open to the public. bring a lunch. Coffee and tea provided. Call 272-3670 for details.
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St. Catherine Hospital Neurodiagnostics and
LaDonna Sauer
Kansas
Specialized Medical Center
Finney County Public Library
Walnut St
Finney County Extension Office
Kansas House unites panels into Commerce and Economic Development
The Kansas House merges the Commerce and Labor and Economic Development and Tourism committees into a single Commerce and Economic Development panel. Chairman Anthony Brown of Eudora, a Republican, leads. Speaker Mike O’Neal says the change helps reps manage time.
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Topeka
Kansas House
Commerce and Economic Development Committee
Eudora
Anthony Brown
House
Commerce and Labor
Hutchinson
Mike O’neal
Kansas House makes pensions committee permanent
TOPEKA AP A special pension study panel becomes a standing Pension and Benefits Committee. Speaker says long term funding woes for state employees teachers and local government workers must be addressed by a standing panel with weekly meeting times. Mitch Holmes of St John will chair the panel.
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Topeka
Kansas House
Hutchinson
Mike O’neal
Kansas Public Employees Retirement System
Pension and Benefits Committee
St. John
Mitch Holmes
Appropriations Committee
Wichita Zumba Zumbathon Seeks Record At Farha Sport Center
In Wichita 639 people joined a New Year Zumbathon aiming to set a Guinness World Record for the largest Zumba class. The crowd fell short of 1,111 but participants smiled as Becky Hull praised the inclusive class and instructor Sharen Scheltgen noted most sessions draw over 100 attendees.
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Wichita
Farha Sport Center
Becky Hull
Sharen Scheltgen
Kansas GOP maps long term rule with farm system plan
Kansas Republicans draft an eight page strategy to extend dominance for at least a decade. They aim to grow majorities in the Legislature, boost GOP registration, build a business leader farm system and hold quarterly forums linking officials with party backers.
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Topeka
Kansas
Republican Party
GOP
Amanda Adkins
Sam Brownback
Kansas House
Senate
Ashley McMillan
McMillan
Brownback to fill key Cabinet positions in Kansas
Kansas Governor-elect Sam Brownback plans to name two cabinet secretaries this week. He will appoint leaders for the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services and the Department of Health and Environment, which oversees public health and environmental regulation. The Senate must confirm both appointments. The health department has been central to energy policy fights over Sunflower Electric’s coal plant in Finney County, with past permits and disputes shaping the transition to Brownback’s administration. The health department budget runs about 240 million dollars with over 1,000 employees. social and rehabilitation services employs about 6,300 and operates six hospitals.
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House
Senate
GOP
McMillan
Paul Davis
Lawrence
Topeka
Kansas
Sam Brownback
Brownback
Sunflower Electric Power Corp
Finney County
John Mitchell
Sunflower
Mark Parkinson
Kathleen Sebelius
U.S. Health and Human Services
KDHE
Rod Bremby
Ity
Sebelius
Bremby
Parkinson
Associated Press
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Kansas items to mark Kansas at 150th anniversary exhibit
Kansas Museum of History will display 150 Things I Love About Kansas from January 28 for 11 months. The exhibit pairs symbols like a goat gland nurseman story and a Kansas Navy cap with interactive elements including virtual storytellers and a video story booth to engage visitors and spark conversation.
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Topeka
Kansas Museum
Kansas
Rebecca J. Martin
Martin
Kansas Navy
John R. Brinkley
Fort Riley
Kansas Memory
Kansas Historical Society
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