Pandemic planning discussions weigh home care and funerals
City and county officials and funeral directors outlined grim flu outbreak scenarios. They warned 30 year olds could die, homes would become care centers, and volunteers would bear risk. Authorities highlighted the need to curb gatherings and the impact on grieving families.
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Henry
Jud Price Jr
Price and Sons Funeral Home
Wachendorfer
Pandemic flu preparedness guidance from Finney County Health Department
Health officials urge hand hygiene and masks, stay home when sick, and yearly flu vaccines. The plan covers public education, surveillance, and vaccine distribution, prioritizing Wichita, Topeka, and Kansas City, with 30 percent of Finney County workers potentially affected and economic health tradeoffs discussed.
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Kristi Schmitt
Finney County
Mary Ella Vajnar
EDHE
Vajnar
Wichita
Topeka
Kansas City
Wachendorfer
Garden City
Kansas gun permit process limited until 2006 start
Kansas residents may apply for a four year gun permit beginning January 1 2006 with a 150 fee. Applicants must be 21 or older a Kansas resident free of felonies pass a background check and complete eight hours of training. The permit does not allow concealed carry in sensitive places and businesses may bar guns with signs. Local sheriffs report low uptake after initial interest.
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Kansas
Attorney General’s Office
Jan Lunsford
Attorney General
Jessica Hall
Saline County
Ex-teacher convicted on sex charges in Finney County
Lois Malin read evidence showing 16 year old student, who stayed at 2515 B St Apt 3, engaged in consensual sex with Nunnelee on two occasions. Nunnelee admitted sex with the teen. Kansas law bars school employees from sexual relations with students 17 or younger. Sentencing set for Aug 18. Nunnelee resigned April 3 and faced jury trial Aug 16. Prison terms range from five months to over a year depending on history.
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Nunnelee
Lois Malin
Finney County
Apt. 3
Malin
Kansas
Beef plants dodge inspections spark export hopes
Small and mid sized U S beef plants lack resources to meet international trade rules and lose out to giants like Tyson. Japanese inspections run through July 21 as officials expect a lift in the ban soon after. Industry leaders say higher foreign demand could lift prices, with certain cuts like tongue fetching strong values in Japan. Premium Protein and American Meat Institute executives note economic incentives to restore exports, while age and origin tracing remain key for safety.
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Scott
Tyson
Japan
Department of Agriculture
Ed Loyd
U.S
Janet Riley
American Meat Institute
Steve Sands
Premium Protein
Hastings
Neb
United States
Sands
America
Asia
Loyd
GCCC's Lego and summer classes showcase creativity
Emily Wells, Newman University student and Lego instructor, notes broader Lego variety today. At GCCC Summer Kids College week three ends with art, music, dance, computers, gymnastics, science and more. In Beginning Jazz and Hip Hop instructor Roger Lyng emphasizes technique and fitness, while students enjoy hands on learning. Enrollment remains open for two sessions ending July 21 and July 28.
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Emily Wells
Newman University
Wells
Diana Machotka
GCCC
Roger Lyng
Lyng
Kids’ College
Machotka
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