Garden City Alzheimer’s group to host home care talk
The Garden City Area Alzheimer's Support Group invites attendees to a 2 p.m. Monday meeting at First United Methodist Church parlor 1106 N Main St. Guest speakers Kasey Jantz and LaTicha Pugh of Rescare Homecare discuss in home caregiver support. In other news Finney County Public Works says VFW Road and Chmelka Road will be closed for two weeks for the Kansas DOT four lane project north and west of Garden City.
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Kansas Department of Transportations
Garden City
Finney County Public Works
Finney County Fair 2010 Dates Announced
The 2010 Finney County Fair runs July 29 through August 1 at the fair grounds in Garden City. Details on exhibits booths animals concerts demolition derby food and more available in the fair book from the Finney County Extension Office or at the fair website www.finneycountyfair.org
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Community commodity distribution and aspiring NASA educator
Finney County residents distribute USDA items at the Senior Center and Salvation Army with income and residency proofs required. Barbara Jensen handles inquiries. Teresa Sindelar, once rejected by NASA, trains in Hutchinson before moving to Houston as a Teaching from Space education specialist.
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10Th St
Salvation Army
Ninth St
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Hutchinson
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Space Agency
Houston
Space Office
Southeast Kansas casino drive stalls as deadline extends
AP reports no developers showing interest in a southeast Kansas casino for the Kansas Lottery. Lottery officials extend the bid deadline to October 21 after receiving no proposals. the prior deadline was Thursday.
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Kansas Lottery
House to review chamber ethics rules in Kansas
Kansas House leaders directed the Rules Committee to rewrite the chambers ethics rules after an investigation into Speaker Mike O Neals conduct raised questions about what constitutes misconduct. The move follows a March complaint by House Democrats alleging conflicts of interest in a lawsuit against the state.
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Kansas
House
Chamber
Mike O’neal
Senate
House Democrats
O’neal
Democrats
House Rules Committee
Paul Davis
Lawrence
Hutchinson
Davis
Jim Ward
Wichita
Shawnee County
Industry Workers’ Compensation
Kansas Bankers Association
Kansas Realtors Association
Speedy Cash
Rules Committee
Ray Merrick
Stilwell
Merrick
Ward
Derek Schmidt
Photographer Captures Kansas Wonders for Sampler Book
Harland Schuster shoots 216 photos across Kansas landmarks and people for the Eight Wonders book by the Kansas Sampler Foundation. The project, led by Marci Penner, surveys contests that drew nearly 100,000 voters statewide and aims for a spring publication. In Garden City, the Big Pool, a 24th finalist in the Customs category, was photographed for the volume.
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Kansas Sampler Foundation
Marci Penner
Harland Schuster
Penner
Schuster
Garden City
Sampler Foundation
Nomination window open for 8 Wonders of Kansas People contest
Kansas Sampler Foundation invites nominations through July 31 for its 8 Wonders of Kansas People program. Details and past winners are at the foundation site. The effort funds a 90 thousand dollar book project, with nine ten thousand dollar writers to cover costs and aims to sell 10 to 20 thousand copies online and in stores mid next year.
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Kansassampler.org
Schuster
Kansas
Penner
Sampler Foundation
Governor delays Kansas drink price law enforcement
Governor Mark Parkinson ordered the Alcoholic Beverage Control division to pause enforcement of a 1980s pricing law until January legislative review. The rule would base drink prices on alcohol content, affecting beer sizes and other beverages, prompting industry objections and a planned AG review.
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Mark Parkinson
Department of Revenue
Alcoholic Beverage Control Division
Steve Six
Amy Jordan Wooden
Six
Parkinson
ABC
Wooden
Kansas
Tom Groneman
Alcohol Agency
Rural bankers survey shows slowing recovery across 10 states
A July Rural Mainstreet index fell to 49.3 from 52.6 signaling potential contraction. Confidence index dropped to 52.4 as farm indicators eased with farmland prices at 52.5 and equipment sales at 51.8. Creighton economist Goss and CNB chief McQuillan note partial improvement from last year despite currency strength denting farm values.
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Neb
Midwest
Plains
Ernie Goss
Creighton University
Bill McQuillan
CNB Community Bank of
U.S
Dale Bradley
Citizens State Bank
Miltonvale
Kan
Goss
Immigration rally planned for Saturday in Garden City
Local organizers from Hispanos Unidos and Wichita based Kansas United Corp plan a Saturday march and rally in Garden City with a few thousand expected. The 10 a.m. walk from the Big Pool at Lee Richardson Zoo to Stevens Park features Eva Barrera and Democratic candidate Alan Jilka, amid ongoing legal challenges to Arizona style immigration enforcement laws.
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Big Pool
Lee Richardson Zoo
Stevens Park
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Kansas
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Jilka
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