Emergency training session in Finney County
Finney County Emergency Management hosts an emergency preparedness training session open to volunteers. The program covers Incident Command System and National Incident Management System concepts, runs 1 to 5 p.m. at the Law Enforcement Center basement, 304 N Ninth St. An exam follows. Reserve a spot with Dave Jones at 275-3639.
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Finney County Emergency Management
National Incident Management System
Law Enforcement Center
Ninth St
Dave Jones
Kansas Cattlemen's Association 2006 Convention in Great Bend
The Kansas Cattlemen's Association schedules its annual convention and trade show for January 27 and 28 at the Highland Hotel and Convention Center in Great Bend. Registration starts at noon on January 27 and 8 to 8:30 a.m. January 28. Pre-registration costs 70 dollars for full, 55 dollars for single day. door registration adds 20 dollars. Allan Seats notes diverse speakers on cattle handling marketing and economics. For info, call 877 694 2906 or 785 539 6014.
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Kansas Cattlemen’s Association
KCA
Highland Hotel and Convention Center
Great Bend
Kansas Cattlemen's Association
Midwest
Allan Seats
United Way Announces Annual Meeting in Garden City
The Finney County United Way will hold its annual meeting at 5 30 p m January 24 in Garden City Community College Endowment Room. The event is open to the public with reservations via 275-1425. deadline is Tuesday. A regular meeting with elections for 2006 Officers follows the annual gathering.
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Finney County United Way
Garden City Community College
Two deer crash into Arkansas City school
Two deer crashed through windows at Frances Willard Elementary in Arkansas City. A first deer entered an occupied fifth grade room, the teacher moved students to safety. A second deer entered through a window in an unoccupied room. Both deer exited without injuries.
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Arkansas City
Frances Willard
Jeff Shearon
Shearon
Sterling Plans Two New Residence Halls
Sterling College in Sterling Kansas, a Presbyterian affiliated liberal arts school, plans two two story dormitories to increase housing from 400 to about 550 students. Groundbreaking is set for January 27 with completion aimed before the next school year.
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Sterling
Kansas
Bruce Douglas
Sterling College
Douglas
Presbyterian Church
Melanie Lightner
Medicaid watchdog proposal aims to curb waste in Kansas
Senate budget leaders debate creating an inspector general for the 2.2 billion Medicaid program. Backers say independent oversight could cut waste and fraud, with potential to save tens of millions annually, while critics warn of scope creep into patient care decisions.
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Topeka
Hns
Senate Budget Committee
Inspector General
Senate
Derek Schmidt
R-Independence
Schmidt
Department of Administration
Gavin Young
Attorney General’s Office
Kansas
Vicki Schmidt
Ropeka
Lawmakers dodge policy on hanging items in Statehouse
In Topeka lawmakers face a hang up over wall decor as a policy is drafted. Senators are asked to list items and sizes on forms before hanging calendars and bric-a-brac while a $162 million renovation aims to protect plastered walls. Some praise caution. others resist.
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Topeka
Statehouse
Kay O'Connor
Senate Chamber
Senate
Derek Schmidt
Tim Huelskamp
R-Fowler
O'Connor
David Wysong
Mission Hills
Jack Nicklaus
Tom Watson
Lawrence ranked among nation’s meanest cities for homeless
Lawrence is listed No 2 behind Sarasota in a National Homeless Coalition ranking that cites anti homeless laws enforcement penalties for violations and city climate as key factors. The city faced backlash from residents including a homeless man and shelter director who call the finding inaccurate while noting civility ordinances passed after downtown merchants complained about homeless activity.
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Lawrence
National Homeless Coalition
Sarasota
Fla
Little Rock
Ark
Loring Henderson
Michael Stoops
Hawaii bound cheerleaders earn Hula Bowl trip
Amanda Murphy and Kelsey Tankersley two Scott Community High School seniors from Scott City earn spots in the Hula Bowl All Star Football Classic. They were chosen after a Garden City Community College camp where area cheerleaders were judged on jumps tumbling leadership and enthusiasm out of more than 100 participants. They will perform in the halftime show with about 200 others as part of a week of events. Brenda Tankersley mother to Kelsey accompanies her daughters Ashalee and Brenda praise cheerleading as a gateway to careers and opportunities.
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Hawaii
Amanda Murphy
Kelsey Tankersley
Scott Community High School
Scott City
Garden City Community College
National Cheerleader Association
Murphy
Tankersley
Brenda Tankersley
Kelsey
Ashalee
Aloha
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United Way
Two Deer
Gener
Sition
Carolyn McGinn
Bredgwick
Newton
Arlan
Linda Kaufman
McGinn
Rylea Barrett
Athleticlub
National Law Center On Homelessness & Poverty
Roberto Leonard
Hutchinson Community College
Kansas State University
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