Candidates address local issues at Kan Am fair
Local candidates speak on neighborhood concerns as crowds pack the Kan Am fairgrounds. Vendors report lively activity with games and attractions drawing families to the two section layouts amid ongoing community dialogue.
Turtle races draw crowd at Kearny County Fair
At the Kearny County Fair Tuesday more than 100 people attended turtle races featuring 12 heats with 10 turtles apiece. Jared Hendrix, 11, won third place with a painted riverbed turtle, while Kyle Douglas, 2, took first and Trevor Grable, 7, finished second. The event complemented a bounty of activities including a pet show, hamburger meal, backyard barbecue contest, and lawn mower races.
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Lakin
Jared Hendrix
Kearny County Fair
Hendrix
Kearny County Fairgrounds
Kyle Douglas
Trevor Grable
Kyle
Britney Douglas
Tina Vincent
Michael Broeckelman
David Gilchrist
State agencies told to prepare status quo budget
Kansas officials urge agencies to draft spending plans for the 2012 fiscal year assuming the sales tax increase helps offset up to 438 million in federal stimulus funds. The Budget Division also asks agencies to propose up to 5 percent spending cuts as a contingency, while noting revenues may keep programs largely intact.
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Topeka
Kansas
Mark Parkinson
Senate Ways and Means Committee
Jay Emler
Lindsborg
Associated Press
Parkinson
Amy Jordan Wooden
Wind farm plan aimed at Garden City gains traction
Garden City commissioners advance a proposed 14 million dollar wind farm project to further study. The plan envisions three turbines producing up to 6.3 megawatts to power about 2,000 homes, offsetting Wheatland Electric purchases and saving roughly 4 million over 20 years. Officials may tour Greensburg and Lamar facilities and seek a new transmission line to connect wells and the golf course to the city grid.
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Garden City
U.S. Highway 83
Buffalo Dunes
Wheatland Electric
Greensburg
Lamar
Colo
Reynaldo Mesa
City and county discuss road project and abandoned trailers
City and county officials held a joint meeting Tuesday to review ongoing road work and a plan to realign and four lane Kansas Highway 156 at Mary Street and Jennie Barker Road. Kansas Department of Transportation funds add 1.6 million, potentially sending the six million project to bid in September or October. The city may cover up to 845 thousand with excess sales tax funds. Crews plan about a year to complete the highway project once started. Separately, progress includes removing about 20 abandoned trailers at East Garden Village with owner cooperation, and plans to address 10 more deemed not habitable or dangerous.
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Steve Cottrell
Kansas Department of
Transportation
Kansas Highway 156
Mary Street
Jennie Barker Road
Cottrell
Kaleb Kentner
East Garden Village
Robert
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