Texaco Showdown Kansas State Final at Finney County Fair
The 30th Annual Texaco Country Showdown Kansas State Final will be held July 28 at the Finney County Fair in Garden City, starting at 8 p.m. Contestants hail from KSOK AMFM Arkansas City KERP Dodge City KMXN Lawrence KQZQ Pratt and KSKG Salina. The Finney County Fair runs July 28 to 30 with rides, arts and crafts, a petting zoo, and a tractor pull.
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No contest plea in fatal Lawrence crash
Zachary Harrison a 23 year old former Hutchinson man pleaded no contest to nine charges including involuntary manslaughter while under the influence and three counts of aggravated battery in a Lawrence crash that killed 21 year old Cameron Freeman of Lincoln Nebraska. Freeman was riding in a car Harrison rear ended after allegedly stealing a truck in Lawrence in November. Harrison an airman stationed at an Arkansas based Air Force Base was visiting his brother in Lawrence.
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Topeka District Adopts Gang Clothing Ban in Schools
The Topeka Capital Journal reports Unified School District 501 will enforce a new policy next school year prohibiting clothing and accessories that imply gang affiliation. The policy, modeled after a Durham plan, provides escalating disciplinary levels and was developed with input from principals and school resource officers.
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Police probe deaths of Wellington man and woman
Wellington police report a man was found dead in a southern Kansas home on Thursday. They pursued a woman who lived with him for questioning, and later located her dead in a Grant County Oklahoma vehicle. Details were not immediately released.
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Scott City Wins 2011 All-America City Award
Scott City, Kansas, earned the 2011 All-America City honor at a National Civic League ceremony in Kansas City joining Fort Worth and Fayetteville as winners. Local leaders touted diversity, youth work, and a renovated Scott County Library as key community strengths.
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Miles of Smiles helps ill and disabled through therapy horses
Ron Phillis grooms Paint at the Miles of Smiles facility as the nonprofit, founded by Joyce Adams in 1997, offers therapeutic riding for people with disabilities from ages 4 to 60 plus. Sara Brown, the part time director, notes riders gain self esteem and bonds form with horses like the clownish Paint. The program, aided by Finnup Foundation funding, runs spring summer and fall sessions with 32 students this summer and a 20 to 25 person waitlist.
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Garden City agendas set for budget review and rezoning
Garden City commissioners will review several department funds for the 2012 budget at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the City Administrative Center with a 11 a.m. premeeting tour at Mosaic. Adam Reynolds will discuss a $4,000 photo project and an immigration diversity documentary. Finney County commissioners meet Monday at 8:30 a.m. to consider a rezoning for an eight acre site at 3125 N Jennie Barker Road to an event center with up to 2,000 capacity.
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