Courts face budget cuts threaten rural court access
Finney County and other small courts brace for July 1 budget cuts that slash nonjudicial staffing and force longer travel for appeals. Officials warn higher travel costs, limited staff, and slower filings will burden county prosecutors, clerks, and indigent defense, with civil cases most affected.
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Finney
John Wheeler
State Court of Appeals
Topeka
Kansas
Vieux
Wheeler
Ulysses
Loretta Sheen
Grant County
26Th Judicial District
Banks discuss privacy notices and sharing limits
Bank presidents say they do not solicit for credit cards and claim not to share nonpublic information. Notices were sent to customers at several banks while health privacy rules take effect February 1, 2002, restricting sharing without written consumer consent.
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Ulysses
Darrell Cockrum
Home National Bank
Garden City
Mark Nelson
Nelson
Garden City State Bank
Doug Laubach
Corcoran-Basso
Budgeting Dilemmas Strain Finney County Court System
Vieux criticizes legislative budgeting for courts as misguided. Fines rose while probation terms shrank, hindering collection efforts and limiting prison options for nonpayment. He warns dedicated funds threaten judicial objectivity and notes staff pay hikes increased salaries but leave no funds to hire. Keefover cites higher traffic and DUI fines, yet the judiciary may not benefit.
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Vieux
Wheeler
25Th Judicial District
Wichita
Greeley
Hamilton
Kearny
Scott
Kearny County
Rita Stockton
Finney County
Stockton
Supreme Court
Law
Finney County District Court
Keefover
Judicial Branch
Wheat harvest yields drop across Finney and area
Kansas Department of Human Resources reports Finney County dryland wheat averaging 30 to 40 bushels per acre and irrigated 60 to 70, with moisture near 12 percent. Dighton Syracuse Sublette and nearby areas report varied moisture 9.8 to 15 percent and test weights 57 to 63 pounds per bushel as harvest expands north.
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Witt
Kansas Department of Human Resources
Finney County
Ken Jameson
Garden City
Sublette
Greeley County
City weighs new pool with fees and waterpark ideas
City discusses location and funding for a new pool with potential waterpark features and indoor options. Estimates reach about 4 million with waterpark elements, or 2.2 million to fix the Big Pool, while schools may assist with costs for an aquatic facility.
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Reynaldo Mesa
Mesa
Bill Weatherly
Garden City High School
Garden City
Weatherly
Jeff Whitham
USD 457
Garden City Community College
Leighton Fairbairn
Fairbairn
Duane West
West
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Hutchinson
Gould
Audrey Law
Junction City
Johnson County
Sedgwick County
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Janet Wise
Hamilton County
SEARS
Sandy Keller
E. Hwy
Austin Pools
sBioGuard
E. Frontview
Taylor
the Garden Dafe
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Hei
SouthWest
Harvest Pantry Wellness Center
Kansas Ave
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North 3Rd Street
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