Finney County LEPC to meet for emergency planning session
The Finney County Local Emergency Planning Committee will hold a 1:30 p.m. meeting on March 18 in Conference Room B of the Law Enforcement Center at 304 N Ninth St. Public welcome. LEPC reviews county emergency vulnerability, updates the all hazard plan, and acts as a Right-to-Know contact. Call 272-3746 for more information.
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Finney County Local Emergency Planning Committee
Finney County Law Enforcement Center
N. Ninth St
LEPC
Finney County
Healthy Salads Extension Program Begins Monday at Finney Office
An Extension program on healthy salads starts at noon Monday at the Finney County Extension Office. Guest speaker Belinda Oldham will discuss combining salad ingredients and salad bar choices. Participants may prepare a recipe from the Healthy Salads collection or bring a salad to share. Registration due by Friday. call 272-3670 or email fi ksre. ksu.edu.
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Finney County Extension Office
S. Ninth St
Belinda Oldham
Wichita County
Ksre
Ksu
Cimarron Jamboree Set for Saturday at Senior Center
The Cimarron Jamboree music program runs from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday at the Senior Citizens Over 50 venue north of the courthouse on Main Street. Bring finger food and small monetary donations are appreciated.
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Cimarron
Marijuana sting nets 380 pounds in Kansas
Federal prosecutors charge four suspects after a sting recovered more than 380 pounds of Mexican marijuana hidden in two vehicles in another state. Investigators transported the drug to Wichita and hid it at a hotel before the planned pickup. One suspect said buyers would pay $400 per pound to a Mexican intermediary. A separate item notes Kansas Lottery Gaming Facility Review Board reviews state owned casino plan near Mulvane, with a $225 million project and an April 19 decision deadline.
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Wichita
Kansas
Mexico
Topeka
Lottery Gaming Facility Review Board
Chisholm Creek Partnership
Chisholm Creek
Mulvane
House
Dodge City
Judiciary Committee
Topeka adopts temporary Google alias for fiber test
Topeka mayor Bill Bunten proclaims the city will be called Google, Kansas the capital city of fiber optics for a month to attract Google's ultra fast Internet trial. Council members and officials note legal limits but support excitement and a resident survey to gauge interest and aid a possible Google bid.
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Topeka
Google
Kansas
Bill Bunten
Jeff Preisner
Bunten
Grand Rapids
Mich
Baton Rouge
Jackie Williams
Shawnee County
David
Eldridge
Corporate Meltdown sheds pounds in Finney County challenge
More than 1,200 pounds were shed in Finney County's Corporate Meltdown seven week weight loss event. 47 teams competed, each with five participants who weighed in and were tested weekly. Bob Arellano dropped 34.5 pounds and cut blood sugar from 3831 to 104, praising lifestyle changes and gym routines. Linda Beech reported total losses of 1,244.5 pounds with 108.5 pounds by Designated Dieters winning the total pounds category.
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Bob Arellano
Arellano
Finney County
Garden City Recreation Commission
Linda Beech
Finney County Extension
Tammy Weilert
Silvester Guebara
Tiffany Guebara
Juan Arteaga
Hillary Arteaga
Weilert
GCRC
Pizza Hut
Beech
Kansas revenue chief warns refunds delay amid cash squeeze
Kansas Revenue Secretary Joan Wagnon warned of possible delays in income tax refunds as the state faces a cash crunch before the June 30 fiscal year end. She cited limited options to balance the budget, including postponing aid to schools or delaying refunds, while confirming no official decision yet.
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Topeka
Kansas’ Revenue
Joan Wagnon
Wagnon
Winfield Area
Seth Bundy
Mark Parkinson
Johnson City approves 127 million hospital bond
Voters approve a 12.7 million Johnson City hospital bond by a narrow margin with a 257 to 212 vote in Stanton County. The renovation plan adds exam rooms and treatment areas, relocates offices and records, expands obstetrics and emergency facilities, and upgrades infrastructure. Construction may start this fall with completion targeted for December 2011.
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Johnson City
Stanton County
Stanton County Hospital
Shae Veach
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Coyote’s Family Fitness
Laurie Sisk
Joan Sherman
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