Zoo Extends July 4 Hours For Band, Fireworks Display
Lee Richardson Zoo will stay open late on July 4 for a Municipal Band concert and a fireworks show. Entrance closes at 6:30 p.m. but the 5th Street exit stays open free for entry. Gates to watch from West Green. concert around 8 p.m. and fireworks at dark. No personal fireworks allowed and Finnup Park restrictions. Cold drinks available.
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Club raises funds for CASA statewide charity drive
The Kansas Court Appointed Special Advocates Association received 30,500 on June 6 from the Kansas Fraternal Order of Eagles. CASA volunteers support children in the court system through programs in 77 counties, offering more than 57,000 hours of service.
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Kansas Fraternal Order of Eagles
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Garden City school programs pause for Independence Day break
The Summer Bookmobile and Kids Meals-on-Wheels will pause from Monday to July 3 and resume normal schedules by 7. For details on offerings and locations call 276-5100 or visit the Garden City Public Schools site. Offices and facilities close July 4 for Independence Day with regular hours returning July 7.
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Sebelius Flattered by VP Talk for Obama Ticket
Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius said it is flattering and surreal to be mentioned as a potential running mate for Barack Obama. She declined to say if she would accept, noting the decision is his. She spoke during a Denver visit where she will co chair the Democratic National Convention in August.
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Sublette battles sewer surge after heavy storm
Sublette residents could use their own bathrooms again after a storm dumped over five inches, flooding the sewer system. Crews pumped out water Thursday night with up to seven pumps running at peak. Water was partly rain runoff and may have contained sewage. safety remains the priority as health officials assist. Local and nearby communities aided Sublette with equipment and volunteers.
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HorseThief Reservoir Dam Work On Schedule In Kansas
The HorseThief project along K 156 is ahead of schedule as Max Jantz Excavating starts dirt work and plans to install a slurry trench to stop seepage. The 7200 foot long, 86 foot high dam will create a 450 acre lake, funded by a 0.15 cent sales tax approved in 2005 by Hodgeman Finney Ford and Gray counties, with completion targeted for November 2009.
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Ford County casino developers pay 5.5 million each
Butler National Service Corp. of Olathe and Dodge City Resort and Gaming Co. of Wichita paid 5.5 million privilege fees to enter Kansas expanded gaming, to be used for a state gaming fund. The Review Board will pick the winning proposal in September after July 31 public hearings.
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Dodge City
State Supreme Court
State Lottery Gaming Facility Review Board
Ed van Petten
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Kansas lifts wheat embargo on two more counties
The Kansas Department of Agriculture lifted embargoes on winter wheat from Jefferson and Ellis counties after test results showed no detectable traces of Quilt fungicide. Testing continues on nine other northwest Kansas counties while embargoes remain in place for Decatur, Gove, Logan, Phillips, Rawlins, Sheridan, Sherman, Thomas and Trego.
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Jefferson
Ellis
Kansas
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Gove
Logan
Phillips
Rawlins
Sheridan
Sherman
Thomas
Trego
Adrian Polansky
Ellis County
Northwest Kansas counties face drought brink despite snow relief
In northwest Kansas the lack of rainfall persists with most counties under six inches for the year, well below the 11 inch average. Farmers cite dry conditions across Wallace Sherman and Cheyenne counties while meteorologists classify the area as in a moderate drought and warn of continued deterioration without rain.
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Wallace County
Bill Mai
Kansas State University Agronomist
Jeanne Falk
Wallace
Sherman
Cheyenne
U.S
Oren Dirks
Russell Springs
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