Veterans memorials rise in Kansas counties
Ness County residents honor World War II veterans as workers unload Georgia marble for a Ness City memorial. In Hamilton County Syracuse Cemetery will host 500 servicemen names while Kingman plans a 25000 dollar memorial with a Kingman County veteran list and a moved Statue of Liberty statue from 1954, aiming for completion by Memorial Day 2004.
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Ness City
Georgia
Ness County
Kay Wasinger
William Eckels
Kansas
Hamilton County
Syracuse
Kingman
Lions and
Rotary Clubs
Kingman County
Cheryl Beatty
Boy Scouts
Wallace assumes Fort Leavenworth command in ceremony
Lt. Gen. William Wallace, former commander of the 5th Corps in Iraq, takes over as commander of the U S Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth. He succeeds Lt. Gen. James Riley, who retired after 37 years. Wallace, from Louisville, became 5th Corps chief in July 2001. He once cited Iraqi resistance as tougher than expected.
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Fort Leavenworth
William Wallace
U.S. Army
5Th Corps
Iraq
U.S. Combined Arms Center
Wallace
James Riley
Riley
Louisville
Washington
Unemployment Inches Up Across Finney County in June
Finney County and Garden City saw unemployment rise by seven tenths to 3.1 and 3.4 percent respectively in June as returning students and seasonal summer layoffs fed joblessness. County rates varied across the region with Greeley and Lane counties also shifting amid statewide trends.
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Finney County
Kansas Department of Human Resources
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Garden City
Greeley
Grant, Gray, Scott
Wichita
Haskell
Stanton County
Hamilton
Stevens
Kearny County
Lane County
Alan Riedel
Kansas
Riedel
Bill Layes
Department of Human Resources
Butler
Harvey
Sedgwick
Topeka
Shawnee County
Lawrence
Douglas County
Sprint
Kansas City
Johnson, Leavenworth
Miami
Wyandotte
Grant County
Gray County
Greeley County
Hamilton County
Haskell County
Keamy County
Scott County
Stevens County
Wichita County
Board mulls 2003 04 goals USD 363 shifts budgeting
USD 363 Board of Education considers 95 percent operational budgeting and a new performance based incentive program. Superintendent Skip Landis outlined funding for salaries, benefits, and a cushion while proposing quarterly progress reports and a revised district climate focus. The budget hearing is August 11 with mill levy kept at 39.859 and tax revenue affected by a lower district valuation.
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Holcomb
Board of Education
Skip Landis
Landis
Lyons
Sterling
Mitch Williams
John McClelland
McClelland
USD 363 Board of Education
Leavenworth rescinds Sunday liquor sales
Leavenworth city commissioners unanimously reversed a plan allowing beer sales at groceries and convenience stores on Sundays. Attorney General Phill Kline warned action if the ordinance remained. He noted the Liquor Control Act bans Sunday sales, though several towns opt out. Kline says the move violated state law and limits stores to cereal malt beverages.
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Leavenworth
Wyandotte
Kline
State Supreme Court
Multiple fires prompt warnings from local fire chief
Firefighters battled a basement blaze at 2505 N Sixth St starting from a dresser with smoking materials, causing about 5000 dollars in damage. Police found 5.3 grams of cocaine in the basement. A July 9 garage fire at 1613 Glenellen was due to an electrical short in a 1992 Ford F 150, with 10000 dollars lost. A June 20 attic fire at 606 N 12th St started from light bulbs near combustibles. Fire department averages 10 to 12 calls weekly, rising with heat and grass fires.
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Sixth St
Shelton
Larry Wright
Glenellen
N. 12Th Street
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