Allied health classes expand in southwest Kansas colleges
Garden City Community College launches new allied health courses in Lakin Scott City and Garden City for Certified Nurse Aide and Medication Aide tracks plus an Activities Director and Social Service Designee option. Sessions run various evenings and online through fall with limited seats and Nelson Denny reading test requirements. Registration details provided by Sarah Wells and campus assessment center contacts.
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Garden
Garden City
Scott City
Nelson-Denny
Sarah Wells
GCCC
Penka
Sarah. Wells
Gceccks
Saffell Library
KDHE Halts Meth Lab Cleanup Program in Budget Cut
Kansas Department of Health and Environment will shut down the Clandestine Drug Lab Response Program as a 2 percent budget reduction halves its $313,000 allocation. Last year KDHE responded to 170 illegal labs for law enforcement, contracting private firms to remove hazardous chemicals at costs between 1100 and 1300 dollars per site.
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Topeka
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
KDHE
Ist
Arts
Judge Dismisses Suit Over Biolab Site Choice
A federal judge in Washington dismissed a Texas consortiums lawsuit protesting Homeland Securitys selection of Kansas for a multi million dollar deadly diseases research lab. The decision was without prejudice and the group may refile after meetings with clients.
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Washington
Texas
Homeland Security Department
Kansas
Texas Biological and Agro- Defense Consortium
Texas Group
Garden City Gas Station Friday Overview Sparks Discussion
A random sampling of 10 Garden City gas stations Friday highlights price ranges and service variations. Officials note fluctuations in pump accuracy and customer wait times as residents weigh overall value.
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Garden City
Unemployment hits 26 year high in Kansas June
Kansas faced a 7 percent unemployment rate in June, the highest since 1983, with about 109000 jobseekers and 242000 on benefits. State losses included over 53000 nonfarm positions, driven by cuts in manufacturing and aviation.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kansas Department of Labor
Kent Eckles
Kansas Chamber of Commerce
Boeing
Cessna
Hawker Beechcraft
Wichita
Workforce Alliance
Rural bankers report Plains economy still sick in July
A Creighton survey of 11 Midwest and Plains states shows the Rural Mainstreet Index at 32.6 in July, with the confidence index at 44.6 and rural hiring at 25.0. Bankers foresee lower 2009 crop income and continued job losses amid weaker farm and energy prices. real estate shows slow activity and stimulus impact is minor.
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Omaha
Neb
Midwest
Plains
Creighton University
Ernie Goss
Goss
Bill McQuillan
City National Bank
Greeley
Colorado
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wyoming
Bradley Robson
First State Bank
Belmond
Joe Kennedy
First National Bank
Frankfort
Pete Haddeland
Mahnomen
Minn
Ken Walsh
Ruby Valley Bank
Twin Bridges
Mont
Abortion rights groups rebuild after Kansas shooter death
Abortion rights activists in Kansas work to rebuild coalitions after the death of late term provider Dr. George Tiller and the closure of his ProKanDo political action committee. NOW Kansas forms its own PAC and plans a July 25 conference in Wichita to regroup supporters.
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Wichita
Kansas
George Tiller
ProKanDo
Tiller
Julie Burkhart
Political Action Committee
Burkhart
National Organization For Women Is Working
Marla Patrick
NOW
Patrick
Unity Church
Kans regulators grant 60 day reprieve for three racetracks
The Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission gave 60 days to Wichita Greyhound Park Camptown Greyhound Park and The Woodlands to draft reoperation plans with slots lawmakers needed to rewrite a 2 year old law next year. The Woodlands closed last year Wichita Greyhound Park in 2007 and Camptown in 2000.
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Topeka
Kansas
Racing and Gaming Commission
Wichita Greyhound Park
Camptown Greyhound Park
Frontenac
the Woodlands
Kansas City
Kan
Commission
Mike Devnes
Camptown
Devies
Anthony
Wichita
Doug Lawrence
Kansas Greyhound Association
Phil Ruffin Sr
Kansas Lottery
Sedgwick County
Ruffin
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Allied Health
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Eckles
Department of Labor
Annie Flachsbarth
Wee
Olivia Hanigan
Chloe Hanigan
Makenzie Meschberger
Wee Readers
Finney County Public Library
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