Day care shortage grows as spaces fill fast
Richardson notes many centers reach capacity quickly with waiting lists. KDHE licenses determine max capacity based on staff and space, with infants occupying two slots. Family day cares cap at six, licensed homes at ten, and group homes at twelve with two adults. If no care, consider a babysitter as a last resort.
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Richardson
Kansas Department of Health and the Environment
Davis
Linda Cottrell
KDHE
Western
Kansas
Cottrell
Factors in choosing day care and local options in Finney County
Parents should evaluate welcome feel, caregiver warmth, responsiveness, and child happiness at centers. Local data shows Finney County with 39 registered family homes, 67 licensed homes, 14 licensed group homes, six day care centers, and one school-age center. The Garden City YMCA offers full day programs and summer slots. scholarships and reduced member rates help low income families.
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Ortiz
Davis
Finney County
Garden City Family Ymca
YMCA
Community Daycare Center Corp
Zoo
Kansas
Hendricks
Scott City Park
Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Richardson
Al-Zarqawi killed in airstrike after raid spree
U S officials said Abu Musab al Zarqawi was killed in an airstrike on a safe house near Baquba Diyala province after 39 raids by American forces yielded memory sticks hard drives and other data The operation followed a BBC interview in which Caldwell described a post assassination information windfall as a treasure trove and outlined plans to pursue other targets once al Zarqawi was eliminated
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Caldwell
U.S
George Casey
Iraq
al-Zarqawi
Abu Abdul-Rahman al-Iraqi
Baqouba
Diyala
Baghdad
Al-Iraqi
Abu al-Masri
Drought Strains Wheat Region Touches Oklahoma Kansas Border
In a drought hit district on the Oklahoma Kansas line only 1.6 inches of rain and little snow since last October. Yield is down but some top quality No 1 wheat fares better than feared. Local OK Co op hired 30 workers instead of 50 for harvest. Charley Brattin of Washburn University finds work essential for college and living expenses. Kiowa farmer Bob Schrock reports 20 bushels per acre, about half normal, with crop insurance easing losses. Dealers fear lower harvest will reduce car sales while many farmers trim travel and vacations to save money.
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Oklahoma-Kansas
OK Co-op
Meyers
Charley Brattin
Washburn University
Brattin
Bob Schrock
Schreck
Wichita
Chevrolet
Jim Davison
Davison
Bipartisan push for nationwide farm disaster aid stalls
Lawmakers pressed to include about 500 million for Gulf Coast farmers in a federal spending bill while droughts and disasters across Missouri North Dakota and other states drew calls for a comprehensive national aid package. Senators Bond Brownback Conrad urged broader relief as Bush veto threat lingered over the 94.5 billion cap.
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Lion
Senate
White House
Gulf Coast
Bush
Missouri
Kit Bond
Rmo
Congress
Bond
Sam Brownback
Brian
Conrad
Souphasavath sentencing delayed in murder case plea
Souphasavath entered a no contest plea on April 28 under a plea agreement that reduced initial charges of first degree murder and attempted first degree murder to second degree murder and attempted second degree murder. The court heard evidence that he retrieved a gun at 4101 E U S Highway 50 Lot 132 and fired into a residence, killing 41-year-old Kingstone and wounding Detvongsa. The judge found him guilty on both counts.
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Souphasavath
Hicks
Detvongsa
E. U.S. Highway 50
Kingstone
St. Catherine Hospital
Hummer
Frederick
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