Finney County valuation up as real estate leads growth
Assessments in Finney County rise by 33 million with oil and gas up about 4 million. Real estate increases total 11 million to 198 million led by residential and commercial values. Personal property declines modestly while state utilities edge higher, shaping a 2001 budget discussion among county and city officials.
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Roop
Kansas State University
ConAgra
Finney County
Robert Badenoch
Kansas Department of Revenue
Division of Property Valuation
Finney
Badenoch
Olson
Stephens
Garden City
Melinda Hitz
John Scheppner
Scheppner
California weighs closing San Quentin amid aging fortress risks
California officials consider shuttering or relocating the "worst of the worst" inmates at San Quentin State Prison. The 149 year old site next to San Francisco Bay houses about 5,700 inmates including 550 on death row, with rising assaults on guards and structural safety concerns in its byzantine design.
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Calif
San Quentin State Prison
California
Stephen Green
The
State Youth and Adult Correctional Agency
San Francisco Bay
Point Quentin
San Francisco
Golden Gate Bridge
Black Bart
Wasco State Prison
Jenna Bush Fined and License Suspended for Underage Drinking
Jenna Bush, 19, was ordered to pay 600 in fines and fees and perform 36 hours of community service after pleading no contest to use of someone else’s ID to buy alcohol. Her license was suspended for 30 days. a second underage drinking charge now goes on her record as a conviction. Barbara Bush, Yale student, faced a separate no contest plea for underage alcohol possession.
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Texas
Bush
Jenna
Karrie Key
Jenna Bush
University of Texas
Bill Allison
Key
Community Court
Elisabeth Earle
Earle
Barbara
Yale University
Allison
White House
Ari Fleischer
Search for 4th drowning victim in Syracuse
Four drownings linked to a Ladder Creek Dairy staff family, the Avilas and Canes, with Vanessa Gonzales still missing. Rev. Mike Helms notes a year of marriage for Avila and Gonzales and ties to the Spanish community in Syracuse. Angela and Jonathon Avila to be buried Monday at St. Raphael Catholic Church. Funeral plans for the Canes pending as rescuers continue. A family fund is offered via Green-Fellers Funeral Home. Local Tribune-Democrat staff report.
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Canes
Ladder Creek
Tribune
Mike Helms
St. Raphael Catholic Church
Avila
Gonzales
Syracuse
Helms
Vanessa
Angela
Jonathon Avila
Jj's
The
la Hunta Tribune-Democrat
Kansas Lawmakers Weigh Public School Funding Critique
The piece examines a Kansas legislator whose stance on public education is mixed. It contrasts calls for accountability with criticism of funding levels and efficiency, noting the lawmaker’s varying degrees of support for school funding across the spectrum.
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Kansas
Local coaching legend Dickerson dies of heart failure
Dickerson, a Garden City coaching figure for decades, died of heart failure after guiding local teams and shaping area sports coverage on KIAL for 48 years. He mentored students, negotiated for district funds, and aided Garden City Community College before retiring in 1988.
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KIAL
Jewell
University of Kansas
Southwind Country Club
Garden City
Goodland
Burlington
Colo
Garden City Community College
GCCC
Horace Good
Good
Beth Tedrow
Natalie
John
Tedrow
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