Emergency planning meeting Wednesday
The Finney County Local Emergency Planning Committee invites the public to attend at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in Basement Conference Room B, Finney County Law Enforcement Center. FCLEPC reviews county emergency vulnerabilities, updates the all hazard plan, and serves as the local Right to Know Act contact. Call 272-3639 with questions.
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Finney County Law Enforcement Center
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Finney County Emergency Management Office
Severe weather awareness trainings Monday in Garden City
Finney County Emergency Weather Management will present two National Weather Service severe weather awareness sessions at 3 and 7 p.m. Monday in the Law Enforcement Center meeting rooms at 304 N Ninth St. A storm siren test for Garden City Holcomb and Southwind Country Club is planned for 10 a.m. Tuesday if weather permits. Call 272-3639.
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National Weather Service
Law Enforcement Center
N. Ninth St
Finney County Emergency Management
Garden City
Holcomb
Southwind Country Club
Finney County Emergency Management Office
Johnson County sheriff dies of cancer
Johnson County's sheriff John Foster died at his home from pancreatic cancer at age sixty seven. A lifelong resident he joined the sheriff's office in 1956 and later led Lenexa police for twenty years before returning to the office as undersheriff in 1992 and serving as sheriff from 2000. A Republican caucus will nominate a replacement subject to governor approval. Denning has performed duties since late last month. Funeral plans have not been announced.
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Clathe
Johnson County
John Foster
Foster
Sheriff's Office
Fairway
Lenexa
Sheriff’s Office
Kathleen Sebelius
Frank Denning
House committee to study pensions in Kansas
To address a projected 1.8 billion gap over 30 years in the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System retirees, a new nine member House Select Committee on Pensions was formed by Speaker Doug Mays. Rep John Edmonds of Great Bend was named chair.
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Topeka
Doug Mays
Mays
Ropeka
Kansas Public Employees Retirement System
Kansas
John Edmonds
Great Bend
House Select Committee On
Court Won't Decide Health Midwest Sale by March 31
The Kansas Supreme Court will not rule by March 31 on the proposed Health Midwest hospital system sale to HCA Inc. The court denied a request for an expedited hearing on the $1.13 billion deal, despite a deadline from HCA tied to closing. Road condition hotline appears in the text.
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Kansas Supreme Court
Health Midwest Hospital System
HCA Inc
HCA
Health Midwest
Rural Development Loans Open Door to Home for Kansans
Shawna Staats, Holcomb resident, used to rent a crowded two bed in Garden City until USDA Rural Development Home Ownership Loans offered 100 percent loan value with no down payment. The program serves rural areas under 20 000 population and supports home purchases and repairs with low interest rates and flexible income history. Developers plan 60 to 65 single family homes in Cambridge Square Holcomb area priced mid 90 000s to 105 000s, aiming to reduce substandard housing and cutting commute for workers from Garden City to Holcomb.
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Holcomb
Staats
Garden City
Usda Rural Development
Jim Sabourin
Finney County
Sabourin
Area 1
Kansas
Finney
Grant
Gray
Hamilton
Haskell
Kearny
Stanton
Stevens
IBP
Lonnie Sassaman
Dean Ryan
Madison Homes, Inc
Rural Housing Service
Sassaman
Cambridge Square
River Road
Barber Addition
Roth Addition
Kassebaum defends U S beef in Japan in playful display
In Tokyo Nancy Kassebaum Baker and U S Meat Export Federation officials defended American beef amid Japan's plan to raise tariffs from 38.5 to 50 percent. Baker noted she is pro free trade and has a Kansas ranch, while markets recover from a BSE scare.
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Nancy Kassebaum Baker
Kansas
U.S
Baker
U.S. Meat Export Federation
Howard Baker
Japan
United States
Australia
McDonald's
Japanese Agricultural Ministry
Philip Seng
Seng
Senate bill trims drug treatment release plan in Topeka
A Kansas drug sentencing bill faces changes as Sen John Wratil and Greta Goodwin propose removing the provision that would grant early release to about 300 inmates. Gov Kathleen Sebelius opposes partial release while supporting treatment. The measure would divert nonviolent offenders with a single drug possession conviction to community treatment, saving prison beds and potentially $9.2 million for treatment.
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Kathleen Sebelius
Senate
Sebelius
Kansas Sentencing Commission
Senate Judiciary Committee
John Wratil
Leawood
Greta Goodwin
Winfield
Sentencing Commission
Shawnee County
Eric Rosen
Kansas
Vratil
Department of Corrections
Barb Tombs
Emporia to Continue Gassing Animals at Shelter
Emporia city commissioners vote 5-0 to keep using carbon monoxide to euthanize unwanted animals at the new shelter. Some residents, including Megan Brown, oppose the method as inhumane, while critics say gas exposure risks and suffering cannot be fully prevented.
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City Commission
Julie Johnson
Megan Brown
Overland Park
Brown
Laura Brown
PETA
People For the
Tom Myers
Dale Davis
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