Homestead to perform Sunday in the park
Garden City and Holcomb pools closed after fecal matter found in water. Lifeguards shut pools and added quadruple chlorine as a safety precaution. Homestead, a Garden City band, will perform Sunday at 7:30 p.m. at Stevens Park band shell as part of the Stevens Park Concert Series.
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Garden City
Holcomb
Dan Baffa
Lee Richardson Zoo
Baffa
Lonnie Baird
Homestead
Stevens Park
Shell
Garden City Recreation Commission
City of
Rick
Mershon Jones
Alphons
Cecilia Rijfkogel
Max Moomaw
Mary Street Closed For City Project In Kansas
Part of Mary Street from the U S Highway 50 bypass to the Home Lumber Do It Express store at 2302 E Mary St will be closed starting today per the Kansas Department of Transportation Drivers on the bypass wishing to go west on Mary Street must exit at K 156 or Campus Drive and follow detour routes Mary Street remains open east of the bypass during construction KDOT will provide updates on radio station 1610 AM
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Mary Street
Home Lumber
E. Mary St
Kansas Department of Transportation
Kansas Highway 156
Campus Drive
KDOT
Car wash in Holcomb for Cancer Society relief
City of Holcomb employees and families host a charity car wash from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Westlake Hardware to raise funds for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life in memory of Carolyn Matheson former city clerk who died of cancer. A raffle with beef bundles and a homemade quilt costs 1 ticket or 6 for 5 with a drawing on Aug. 12. Relay for Life at Holcomb High School stadium on Aug. 16 and 17.
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City of Holcomb
Westlake Hardware
Fleming St
American Cancer Society
Relay For Life
Carolyn Matheson
Holcomb
Holcomb High School
Burnham meets Bush after Abu Sayyaf indictments
Gracia Burnham, rescued after 377 days in the Philippines jungle, met President Bush in the Oval Office after talks with lawmakers. She and her husband Martin and a Filipino nurse were among the last hostages held by Abu Sayyaf, whose leaders faced indictments. Burnham said the indictments are a positive first step toward justice and that Bush is fighting terrorists to keep the world safe for her children.
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Kansas
Philippines
Gracia Burnham
Bush
Oval Office
Capitol Hill
Martin
Abu Sayyaf
Burnham
Ediborah Yap
Knight slams budget rivals in Topeka GOP forum
Wichita Mayor Bob Knight attacked Senate President Dave Kerr and State Treasurer Tim Shallenburger as part of Kansas budget debacle at a WIBW radio forum in Topeka. Dan Bloom touted as outsider. Knight defended Glasscock running mate role, while Kerr and Shallenburger pointed to Knight’s praise of Glasscock’s experience.
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Topeka
Wichita
Bob Knight
Knight
Senate
Dave Kerr
Hutchinson
Tim Shallenburger
GOP
Dan Bloom
Eudora
Shallenburger
Kerr
Wibw Am-Fm Radio
Kent Glasscock
Manhattan
Kansas
Bloom
Glasscock
Newton tightens recycling rules amid fines for trash
Newton, population about 18,000, enforced a city recycling ordinance with 1,405 violations in six months. Fifty cases went to court, most resulting in guilty or no contest pleas and fines around 25 dollars. City engineer Suzanne Loomis says compliance is rising and saves money by diverting waste from the Harvey County Transfer Station, where disposal costs are higher than at the recycling facility.
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Newton
Suzanne Loomis
Loomis
Harvey County
Russell asks Cedar Bluff for first water release in 22 years
In drought conditions Russell Kansas seeks a 48 hour release of 50 cubic feet per second from Cedar Bluff Reservoir to recharge nine wells near Pfeifer along the Smoky Hill River. The plan begins Tuesday and continues until Pfeifer wellfield flow is restored, with ongoing smaller releases afterward. Public and voluntary restrictions are in place, including even odd watering rules, daytime outdoor watering limits, and potential total bans. Abilene has already imposed mandatory limits with fines for violations.
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Russell
Kansas City
Cedar Bluff
Russell Public Works
Arlyn Unrein
Bureau of Reclamation
Pfeifer
Smoky Hill River
Unrein
Gary Hobbie
Kansas
Abilene
Grandson found dead after missing-person search near nightclub
Wichita police probe the death of Maurice Johnson 26 found face-down in a fenced lot beside the Eagles Lounge near McConnell AFB. Johnson was last seen Friday night at the Xclusive Club. Multiple traumas noted. bullets removed from club wall.
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Wichita
Maurice Johnson
Johnson
Eagles Lounge
Chuck Loftis
Holcomb weighs funding overlay for Railroad Avenue project
Holcomb city council members discussed raising about 63000 to overlay Railroad Avenue from the city limits to Main Street. Finney County maintains responsibility for upkeep. council weighed funding from the highway and general funds. A decision was postponed pending budget sufficiency. The meeting also approved a water pumping agreement with Rural Water District No 1 and budgeted 9707 to update well controls for remote monitoring.
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Holcomb
Railroad Avenue
Main Street
Finney County
Perry Smith
Smith
Finney County Rural Water District No. 1
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Brad Nading
Joe Weaver
Steve Johnson
Kurt Hard
Kaps
Tom Hawkins
Joe Helton
Wiley Elementary School
McConnell Air Force Base
Council
Ron Conway
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