Haskell Seward hail storms with Garden City street sealing
Hail 2 to 4 inches struck parts of Haskell and Seward counties late Friday night with reports of 2 inch hail northwest of Sublette and 4 inch hail in Seward County. Garden City began street sealing maintenance Friday for about two weeks, urging residents to move vehicles before 7 am in affected areas. Public Works at 276-1260 for details.
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Kaip funds 22 SW Kansas airport upgrades
Nearly two dozen projects totaling 2.7 million were chosen by the Kansas Department of Transportation for safety and service upgrades under the KAIP. The selections aid maintenance facilities and equipment at non primary public use airports with under 10,000 passengers annually. In Montezuma a ramp expansion is planned Sublette will receive a runway overlay and Syracuse will get runway end light replacements and obstructive light installations.
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Nomination Period Opens for Local FSA County Committees
Farmers ranchers and other agricultural producers may nominate eligible candidates for local Farm Service Agency county committees. Individuals may nominate themselves or others and organizations representing minorities and women may nominate. All nominees must sign FSA-669A. Nominations due by Aug 2 2010 at USDA Service Centers. Voting begins in fall with ballots mailed by Nov 5 and due by Dec 6. New committee members take office Jan 1.
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Garden City USD 457 weighs Schools for Fair Funding membership
At the Monday meeting the Garden City USD 457 Board of Education will decide on another year as a member of Schools for Fair Funding an alliance that plans to sue the state for more education funding. The district joined in December and was billed $21 874.56 for fiscal year 2011. The group has 74 member districts and has asked the Kansas Supreme Court to reopen a 2006 ruling on unconstitutional funding. The agenda also covers 2009 10 goals MTSS curriculum report and consent items including a $12 821 music repair contract with Johnson Music plus a $500 contingency. Time to set next year’s goals and review the grant from KSDE.
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Finney County
County resumes hearing budget requests in Finney County
Finney County Commissioners will hear budget requests from Emergency Medical Services Youth Services diversion program the county appraiser's office public works and the sheriff's office Monday afternoon at 8 30 a m at the Finney County Administrative Center 311 N Ninth St Details at gctelegram com
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Black bear Boo-Boo roams Southwest Kansas fields
State Game Warden B J Thurman reports a black bear nicknamed Boo-Boo has returned to the six to seven year presence in Southwest Kansas. Sightings have grown in Stevens County as the bear travels through multiple counties feeding in wheat fields and possibly roams year round or visits from New Mexico during wildfires.
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Kansas Unemployment Holds at 6.3 Percent in May
Kansas officials reported a 6.3 percent May unemployment rate with 11,300 jobs added from April to May. Most gains came from government hiring tied to the federal census, though overall employment remained 14,300 below May 2009. Manufacturing added modestly but remained 6,900 below last year.
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Lawrence man charged after brutal attack on woman
Lawrence police say 30 year old William E. Nichols attacked a 23 year old on a bike path by Clinton Lake, beating and stabbing her. Teens Nathaniel Mehl and Aidan Waugh chased the assailant away, possibly saving her life. Nichols faces aggravated kidnapping, attempted rape, and aggravated battery charges in Douglas County District Court. The victim was hospitalized with serious but non life threatening injuries. Authorities link the suspect to two prior assaults on the same path.
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