Community faces higher DUI costs for jail time
State July 1 DUI law increases jail terms for first and second offenders and lets cities raise penalties. Finney County jail costs about 50 dollars per inmate daily, shifting burden onto the county. Sheriff Kevin Bascue warns budgets will tighten as more inmates may be housed and fines unpaid could land offenders back in jail.
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Garden City
Randall Grisell
Finney County
Kevin Bascue
Bascue
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What happens during a DUI stop and tests
A police stop for suspected DUI starts with observable driving errors and signs of impairment such as crossing lines erratic speed and failure to signal. The officer notes odor of alcohol slurred speech and delayed responses then conducts field sobriety tests before a preliminary breath test. If results are positive the driver is arrested and at the jail a longer BAC test is administered with a 20 minute observation to prevent tainting the result.
Estate tax cut to cost Kansas budget $40 million
Kansas faces about $40 million in revenue losses from a federal estate tax cut. State Budget Director Duane Goossen estimates roughly $10 million could be shed over four years starting 2003 as lawmakers adjust to the phased repeal of the estate tax. Kansas has piggybacked on the federal levy since ending its state inheritance tax in 1998.
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Topeka
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Duane Goossen
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International Festival showcases cultures through food and dance
The 19th annual Finney County International Festival blends cuisines from Bierocks to Irish tacos with Asian and Mexican dance numbers. Organizers expect around 3000 attendees as vendors share family traditions and Norwegian desserts amid a broad, people centered celebration.
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Finney County Exhibition Building
Michael Quint
Traci Romero
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Quint
Maria Salazar
Finney County
Water runs dry for Frost leaves Water District role
Steve Frost ends 21 years in Garden City as executive director of the Southwest Kansas Groundwater Management District No. 3. He will study law at Washburn University in Topeka, saying life is about change and that the move fits his family’s future. Frost began in 1980 as Lee Frost.
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Garden City
Steve Frost
Southwest Kansas
Frost
Topeka
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Hansen to lead Southwest Kansas Groundwater District
Hank Hansen named executive director for the South west Kansas Groundwater Management District No. 3. He starts Friday after nine years as resource analyst with the same district and previously worked for the Kansas Division of Water Resources from 1990 to 1992. He also previously operated his own consulting business.
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Southwest Kansas
Hansen
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