Resident to challenge nuisance charge near T Bone Stakes
Finney County Zoning Appeals will hold a Thursday meeting at the Administrative Center to hear Mike Foltz through attorney Charles Owen contesting a county finding of nuisance of appearance at his farm near T Bone Stakes and Schulman Avenue. A public hearing will review whether the nuisance exists under county rules and Foltz may appeal or farm legally under agriculture.
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Planning Commission
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Finney County Commission
USDA drops recruiting program affecting rural doctors
Rural hospital officials warn the end of USDA involvement in J-1 visa waivers will worsen doctor shortages in sparsely populated areas. The decision ends USDA facilitation of waivers for foreign physicians who train in the United States but must return home for two years. Kansas hospitals report difficulty attracting non J-1 physicians, with Winfield’s William Newton Hospital seeking a primary care doctor for Chautauqua County.
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Winfield
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Chautauqua County
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Scott City remembers Robert Courtney as a loyal, active teen
Scott City residents recall Robert Courtney as a clean cut, nice boy. The former Scott City resident pleaded guilty to 20 counts of tampering with chemotherapy drugs in a Kansas City federal court. He seeks more than $8 million in assets to compensate victims amid over 300 lawsuits.
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Kansas lawmakers weigh shield for fertilizer amid meth thefts
Topeka Kansas lawmakers consider Senate Bill 489 to grant immunity to fertilizer owners when thieves tamper tanks and injure themselves. The measure targets anhydrous ammonia amid rising meth production concerns while not shielding victims suing owners for injuries. Industry advocates say the law would curb liability and insurance costs as meth labs proliferate in the state.{"}
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Five soldiers killed in Afghan missile defusal accident
In Kabul an explosion at a munitions point during a controlled blast of two Russian SA-3 missiles killed five soldiers, two German and three Danish, and injured seven others. Gen. Harald Kujat said the blast occurred as troops attempted to defuse the missiles near the German base. Chancellor Schroeder expressed condolences but urged no questioning of deployment.
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