NACO on hold after Friday blaze in Garden City
NACO Industries reports no decisions on the damaged Garden City plant until next week after a Friday morning fire at 3445 Buffalo Jones Ave. About 24 workers were employed there. Fire Chief Allen Shelton credits 23 firefighters for preventing injuries. An investigation will start early next week to determine cause.
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Naco Industries
Logan
Utah
Garden City
Buffalo Jones Ave
Allen Shelton
Shelton
Moving Wall memorial heads to Scott City event
The Ladies' VFW Auxiliary No. 7773 sponsors the Moving Wall a replica of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington D C for Scott City from August 17 to 21 The auxiliary seeks donations and volunteers to fund the wall visit with remaining funds supporting upkeep and transport Donations may be sent to Emily Young Scott City KS 67871.
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Ladies
VFW
Scott City
Washington, D.C
Emily Young
P.O. Box
Kansas Producers to Receive Drought Relief Credits
U S Rep Jerry Moran announced USDA will ease drought relief for Kansas producers. Farm Service Agency cuts CRP payment reductions from 25 to 10 percent for emergency baying and grazing, with refunds issued to those who already paid 25 percent. Details at the FSA website.
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U.S
Jerry Moran
Rhays
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Kansas
USDA
Farm Service Agency
CRP
FSA
Usda.gov
Jon Conservation
Jennison Campaign Stresses Grassroots Push for GOP Nomination
Robin Jennison barnstorms Kansas promising to outwork Gov. Kathleen Sebelius in a crowded GOP primary. He emphasizes local control over school funding, opposition to broad tax hikes, and a blunt, direct style while campaigning across counties and small towns.
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Robin Jennison
Jennison
Kansas
Healy
Costly US 50 project dominates candidate forum
At a Friday forum organized by Americans for Prosperity local candidates discussed the rising cost and scope of the US 50 West project. Attendees debated funding, with officials noting costs grew from 24.8 million in 1999 to an estimated 80 million, while local matches stay at 3.8 million.
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Americans For Prosperity
Kansas House District 123
Jeff Whitham
Roy Dixon
Finney County Commission District Five
Larry Jones
Dan Linton
Finney County Commission District Four
Cliff Mayo
Harold Starr
Finney County Commission
Roman Halbur
Kansas Department of Transportation
KDOT
Thompson
Jones
Don Doll
Mayo
Linton
Holcomb
U.S
Gary Hayzlett
R-Lakin
House Transportation Committee
LeRoy Knoll
AFP
Knoll
Finney County
Yellow Dot program aids elderly safety with car sticker
Kansas seniors 55 plus can obtain Yellow Dot kits signifying a medical history envelope in the glove box. The program aims to speed responders with critical data during crashes, inspired by the vial of life concept and supported by funding from the Kansas Department on Aging.
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Brenda Holmes
Kansas
Shelton
Conn
Kansas Department On Aging
Lyon County
Holmes
Senior Corp
Louise Korbe
Garden City
Finney County Rsvp
Patsy Ruddick
Finney County
Southwest Kansas
Bob Prewitt
Finney County Ems
James Hawkins
RSVP
RSVF
N. 10Th St
Two Mexican nationals plead guilty in rest area death case
Jabiel Castro-Renteria and Mario Gonzales-Tapia pleaded guilty in Wichita to unlawfully transporting 14 illegal immigrants. An ill woman died after being dropped at a Kansas rest area. They face up to 10 years in federal prison and mandatory deportation with sentencing set for October 16 before U.S. District Judge Wesley Brown.
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Rest Area
Wichita
Kansas
Jabiel Castro-Renteria
Mario Gonzales-Tapia
Wesley Brown
U.S
Eric Melgren
Longshots push for moral support in Kansas GOP primary
Rex Crowell and Tim Pickell dismiss three front runners as too far right and run as moderate conservatives. The seven candidate field includes Jim Barnett Ken Canfield Robin Jennison Dennis Hawver and Richard Rodewald aiming to challenge Gov Kathleen Sebelius. Pickell pitches a one man, low budget campaign using boots and a hotdog stance as he tours in a RV with uneven AC while Crowell touts personal campaigning.
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Kathleen Sebelius
Jennison
Emporia
Jim Barnett
Ken Canfield
National Center On
Rex Crowell
Prairie Village
Tim Pickell
Crowell
Longton
Myself
Tim
R-Emporia
Overland Park
Robin Jennison
Healy
Pickell
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