Man pleads guilty on sex charge in online solicitation case
Gale recommended Cloke be sentenced to two years and eight months. Quint found him guilty of electronic solicitation and set sentencing for 9 30 a.m. July 11 at the Hamilton County District Courthouse. Cloke held on 50000 bond. sheriff notes this is the second Internet child solicitation case investigated by the unit started in January. Password sharing advice given to parents to monitor activity.
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Cloke
Quint
Hamilton County
Mike Keating
Sheriff’s Office
Keating
Ulysses plans expansion and park improvements
Ulysses officials led by Kreie and city administrator Bud Newberry outlined expansion plans for the golf course and park. Councilman Michael Henderson touted community funding and noted anticipated economic benefits, with interest from mountain bikers on possible trails. Construction on Frazier Lake began May 21 after bids approved February 14 for dirt and pump work.
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Kreie
Ulysses Golf and Parks
Ulysses
Michael Henderson
Golf Board
Henderson
Bud Newberry
Frazier Lake
Stoppel
Sublette
Lee
Garden City
Cimarron
Learning gap for English learners persists in Kansas districts
Mark Tallman of the Kansas Association of School Boards notes districts test students who struggle with English language content, penalizing those districts when learners exit programs. Rick Fry reports English learners trail whites in math, with about half of eighth graders behind in reading and math. In Kansas, ELL scores rose 2000–2005 but gaps remain. Liberal emphasizes English immersion and parental involvement amid rising immigrant populations.
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Mark Tallman
Kansas Association of School Boards
Tallman
Rick Fry
Fry
Welch
Kansas
State Department of Education
Topeka
Wichita
Kansas City
Emporia
Immigration bill faces crucial vote amid party division
Lawmakers confront a one vote margin on immigration with Sen Byron Dorgan leading a push against a key amendment. The measure would tighten borders, hike penalties for hiring illegals and offer a pathway to legal status for millions. Opposition cites a sunset of five years. Senators including Specter and Cornyn push counterproposals as votes loom.
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North Dakota
Bush
Sen
Arlen Specter
R-Pa
Congress
Tom Coburn
Rokla
Jim DeMint
R-S.c
Dorgan
Specter
Senate
John Cornyn
Texas
Cornyn
Robert Menendez
D-N.j
Hillary Rodham Clinton
D-N.y
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