Parvo Clinic and Paw Wash Fundraiser Planned Saturday
The Finney County Humane Society hosts a free Parvo and distemper vaccination clinic from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Garden City Finney County Animal Shelter, 124 Fleming St. Dogs on leash. A Paw Wash fundraiser follows from 1 to 3 p.m. at the same site.
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KHP to conduct sobriety checkpoint in Finney County
Kansas Highway Patrol will hold a sobriety checkpoint this weekend on roadways and highways in Finney County to detect and remove alcohol and drug impaired drivers. Lt. Josh Biera of Garden City Troop E can be contacted at 276 3201 for more information.
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82 Kansas counties named drought disaster area declared
The USDA declared a federal disaster area in 82 Kansas counties hit by drought. Farmers qualify for emergency Farm Service Agency loans at 2.25 percent interest. Rental reduction in Conservation Reserve Program acres for emergency grazing and haying dropped from 25 to 10 percent in 2012. Governor Brownback praised the USDA updates aiding crop losses and livestock. Primary counties listed include Allen, Anderson, Barber, Barton, Bourbon, Butler, Chautquana, Cheyenne, Clark, Coffey, Comanche, Cowley, Crawford, Decatur, Edwards, Elk, Finney, Ford, Gove, Graham, Grant, Gray, Greeley, Greenwood, Hamilton, Harper, Harvey, Haskell, Hodgeman, Kearney, Kingman, Kiowa, Labette, Lane, Linn, Logan, Lyon, McPherson, Meade, Montgomery, Morton, Neosho, Ness, Norton, Pawnee, Phillips, Pratt, Rawlins, Reno, Rice, Rooks, Scott, Sedgwick, Seward, Sheridan, Sherman, Stafford, Stanton, Stevens, Sumner, Thomas, Trego, Wallace, Wichita, Wilson, Woodson, with contiguous counties Chase, Cherokee, Dickinson, Ellis, Ellsworth, Franklin, Marion, Morris, Miami, Osage, Osborne, Rush, Russell, Saline, Smith, and Wabaunsee.
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Stafford
Stanton
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Sumner
Thomas
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Cherokee
Dickinson
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Miami
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Russell
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Graves backs moderates in Kansas Senate primary fights
Former Gov. Bill Graves plans stops in Johnson County Wichita and Salina to stump for Senate incumbents facing conservative challengers ahead of the Aug. 7 primary. Gov. Sam Brownback has begun endorsing conservatives, intensifying a fight over Senate control with critics citing Americans for Prosperity and the Kansas Chamber.
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Kansas aid redesign praised for efficiency with caveats
Kansas reorganized aid distribution by forming teams for eligibility reviews changes in benefits and TANF. Officials say wait times decreased with blue purple and red teams yet some Topeka recipients faced hours long waits and phone problems. One recipient noted lack of personal caseworker and accountability.
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KU Cancer Center achieves National Cancer Institute designation
The University of Kansas Cancer Center in Kansas City earns NCI designation, joining 67 facilities nationwide. The move may unlock millions in new research funding and strengthens access to advanced treatments. Health secretary Kathleen Sebelius praised the center for meeting the 2002 goal amid federal grant trends.
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GCCC Trustees elect Douglass as chair at Garden City meeting
Garden City Community College trustees elected Merilyn Douglass chair replacing Terri Worf and Jeff Crist as vice chair replacing Douglass with Ron Schwartz as clerk. Schwartz retained as KCATT and Finney County EDC board rep. Bill Clifford to remain chief policy governance officer.
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Terri Worf
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Bill Clifford
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Garden City
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