Three vehicles totaled in US 50 wreck near mile 56.6
A Friday afternoon crash on US Highway 50 at mile post 56.6 involved a 1995 Ford semi towing a 1995 Pinson trailer, a 1997 Ford pickup, and a 1993 Ford pickup. The semi driver Margarito Gonzalez and the 1997 pickup driver Heather Vaughn were taken to St. Catherine Hospital. passengers Mario Salazar and Edward Garcia were uninjured.
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Pinson
Kansas Highway Patrol
Margarito Gonzalez
Liberal
Heather Lea Vaughn
Abilene
Victor M. Salinas
Mario Salazar
Gonzalez
Vaughn
St. Catherine Hospital
Edward Garcia
Nevada Horses Moved to Kansas and Oklahoma Holdings
Wild Nevada horses are being transported to new Bureau of Land Management holding facilities in Cassaday Kansas and Catoosa Oklahoma. Each center can hold up to 2,000 animals to provide cheaper grazing than corrals. Initial shipments come from Fallon and Palomino Valley with mares likely to foal in Kansas and possibly be adopted. older geldings will stay in Oklahoma compounds.
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Reno
Nev
Nevada Desert
Bureau of Land Management
Kansas
Oklahoma
Cassaday
Kan
Catoosa
Okla
Nevada
Fallon
Palomino Valley
Sparks
Terry Woosley
BLM
Female red panda dies before public viewing at Erie Zoo
Erie Zoo officials report Kwai Lee a 5 year old female red panda died from a brain parasite weeks after arrival from Kansas City to mate with Bob an 11 year old male from Knoxville. Post mortem tests confirmed dormant parasite upon arrival. Bob's tests are pending results. Kwai Lee and Bob were the zoo's first red panda breeding pair.
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Erie, Pa
Erie Zoo
Kwai Lee
Kansas City
Bob
Scott Mitchell
Kwai Li
Knoxville
Graves stays out of Kansas water quality bill clash
In Topeka Gov. Bill Graves says he will not intervene as lawmakers negotiate a Kansas Department of Health and Environment reclassification plan for streams. KDHE opposes the measure as a mandate while supporters call it common sense water policy and environmentalists fear weakened standards. The Senate panel backed the bill amid ongoing talks with the EPA.
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Topeka
Bill Graves
Senate Natural Resources Committee
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
KDHE
Clyde Graeber
Graves
Tors
EPA
Salvation Army Center Renamed by Fresh Paint and Vision
Salvation Army Youth Center in Garden City received a new paint job and refreshed purpose to engage local youths. Volunteers cleaned the three rooms, repaired equipment, and prepared a welcoming, free spirited space described as kid friendly yet not trashy. Capt. Harold Frost and Youth Pastor Robert DeLeon emphasize building bridges with the community through positive interaction and support for young people.
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Salvation Army Youth Center
Lisa Frost
Garden City
Frost
Salvation Army
Harold Frost
Frosts
Robert DeLeon
DeLeon
The
Eighth
Fulton Streets
Garden City USD 457 to discuss program budgeting
Garden City USD 457 Board of Education meets at 7 30 p m in the Educational Support Center to review district program evaluations as part of the budget process. Administrators teachers and community members evaluate 17 program areas prioritizing funding.
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Garden City
USD 457
Board of Education
Fleming Street
Com
Funity
Milt Pippenger
Kansas energy council faces Senate skepticism and policy clash
Kansas lawmakers are divided over forming a 21 member Kansas Energy Coordinating Council to write annual state energy plans. Senate Utilities Chair Stan Clark fears it will stifle innovation and prefers federal or PSC driven planning, while House supporters push for stakeholder input and action. Bruce Snead argues energy planning rivaling water’s importance.
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Topeka
Kansas
California
Manhattan
Bruce Snead
Senate Utilities
Snead
Kansas Energy Coordinating Council
House
Senate
Stan Clark
R-Oakley
Kansas Corporation Commission
Bill Senate Utilities
Governor’s Office
Kansas Corporation Commission Energy Division
Clark
ECC
Laura McClure
D-Osborne
Tom Sloan
R-Lawrence
Revenue outlook lifts as February figures perk up
AP reports Kansas officials including Gov. Bill Graves and Budget Director Duane Goossen were encouraged by February revenue totals that still fell about 2 million short of estimates. December and January shortfalls added to the year’s gap, while Speaker Kent Glasscock said the numbers suggest the economy may be stabilizing as the Consensus Estimating Group plans April revisions.
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Topeka
Bill Graves
Duane Goossen
Kent Glasscock
Manhattan
Graves
Statehouse
Ambulance cost to be revealed at Finney County meeting
Finney County Commissioners will open bids for a new ambulance on Monday at 8:30 a.m. in the county administration building to assess costs, after EMS faced a budget overrun and a revised plan was submitted. They’ll also weigh a rail of funds for a US 50 400 study, a Farmland Road reconstruction grant, and health department grants including teen pregnancy prevention and outreach to gay and bisexual men.
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Finney County Commissioners
Finney County
Ninth St
Finney County Administration
EMS
Bob Prewitt
Kansas Department of Transportation
Garden City
Mullinville
KDOT
ConAgra Beef Co
U.S. Economic Development Administration
Pete Olson
ConAgra
Olson
Kansas Department of Commerce
St. Catherine Hospital
Health Department
Area Planning Commission
Foltz
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Andrew Bach
Alta Brown
Florence Wilson
Garden City High School
Bill Weatherly
McDonald’s
Weatherly
Kansas Association of Secondary School Principals
GCHS
Kevin Burr
John Scheppner
Washington
National School Boards Association
Energy Council
Finney County Commission
Diane Lewis
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