Garden City public entities meet tonight at GCCC
A meeting of Garden City public entities is tonight at 7 p.m. at Garden City Community College. Facilitated by Paul Joseph of the Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce, the gathering includes USDs 457 and 363, Garden City Community College, and the cities of Garden City, Holcomb, and Finney County. The agenda aims to advise elected officials on each other goals and find commonalities among entities, with steps to identify and list goals, clarify them, and determine a process of action.
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Garden City
Garden City Community College
Paul Joseph
Bookmobile and Meals on Wheels pause services this week
Bookmobile, Books on the Bus and Kids Meals-on-Wheels programs will not visit community sites this week and will resume on July 7. District offices close Friday for Independence Day. Information at the USD 457 website or by calling 276 5100.
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B.O.B
USD 457
Zoo Open Late for Fourth of July Event
Lee Richardson Zoo will stay open late on Friday for a Municipal Band concert and fireworks. Gate closes at 6:30 p.m. Fifth Street exit remains open for vehicles and pedestrians. No entry fee. Lawn chairs or blankets welcome. Concert at 8 p.m. on West Green. fireworks at dark. No personal fireworks allowed in the zoo or Finnup Park.
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Lee Richardson Zoo
Fifth Street
Zoo
Finnup Park
Emergency grazing expanded in CRP counties in Kansas
Emergency grazing now allowed in Grant and Stanton counties, joining Hamilton, Morton, and Stevens as extreme drought areas per Drought Monitor. Through September 30, 2008, participants must leave 25 percent of CRP fields ungrazed or graze at most 75 percent of stocking rate, and remove all livestock by period end.
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Grant
Stanton
Kansas
Hamilton
Morton
Stevens
Drought Monitor
CRP
FSA
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Greensburg to get over 2 million in aid for courthouse and homes
The USDA Rural Development will grant over 1.9 million to repair Kiowa County Courthouse and 300,000 in a 25 year loan for Greensburg residents. It also supports low interest loans for 20 to 30 new energy efficient homes, with total aid potentially reaching 50 million.
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Topeka
Greensburg
US Department of Agriculture
USDA
Rural Development Division
Kiowa
Chuck Banks
Gene West
Kiowa County Commission
United Way of the Plains
Wichita
Moran visits Israel on fact finding trip with leaders
Congressman Jerry Moran travels to Israel for four days meeting Prime Minister Olmert and Palestinian leaders. He seeks insights on U.S. ally relations and a potential peace deal while noting Palestinian Authority credibility and cease-fire context. The trip is sponsored by the American Israel Education Foundation affiliated with AIPAC.
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Israel
Jerry Moran
Moran
Ehud Olmert
Salam Fayyad
Knesset
Jerusalem
Iraq
Afghanistan
Hays
Kansas
Palestinian Authority
West Bank
Hamas
Gaza Strip
Egypt
Congress
American Israel Education Foundation
American Israel Public Affairs Committee
U.S
Middle East
Time running out for highway funds fix in Kansas
Kansas lawmakers push to shore up federal highway aid as the Highway Trust Fund faces a looming shortfall that could strip the state of about 120 million dollars next year. Congress and officials weigh an 8 billion dollar short-term infusion, amid timing issues with FAA funding.
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Topeka
Hns
Kansas
Congress
Federal Highway Trust Fund
U.S. House
Senate
State Department of Transportation
Nancy Boyda
Boyda
Jerry Moran
Moran
Highway Trust Fund
Deb Miller
Miller
Federal Aviation Administration
Judge Dowd to bow out of sex offense cases in Shawnee County
Shawnee County District Judge Matthew Dowd dis qualified himself from all sexual offense cases as he nears retirement, citing public reaction to prior sentences. Pending cases will be reassigned. the judge recently handed probation to a sex offender, with prosecutors planning appeals. Dowd also issued a lighter sentence in a rape of a 5 year old case, drawing further scrutiny.
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Topeka
Shawnee
Matthew Dowd
Nancy Parrish
Dowd
Cathy Leonhart
Harold Dean Spencer
Spencer
Christopher Henderson-Brown
Judge Frederick Stewart Faces Sexual Harassment Allegations
The Kansas Commission on Judicial Qualifications set a public hearing into claims of harassment by Leavenworth County District Judge Frederick Stewart. The notice states alleged misconduct occurred from 1999 to 2007 against administrative assistant Christie Helm. Stewart and his attorney deny the charges and say they will present their case at a hearing. the judge has 20 days to respond.
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Topeka
Commission On Judicial Qualifications
Leavenworth
Frederick Stewart
Christie Helm
Michael Gibbons
Stewart
Kansas Supreme Court
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