Youthville Seeks Foster Parents and Training Series Start
Youthville based in Wichita announces foster parent training classes at First United Methodist Church 1106 N Main St starting March 23. Classes run Mondays 6 30 to 9 30 p m with registration through Garden City Youthville office. The agency serves 1600 children statewide and seeks foster families in western Kansas. For information contact Toni Kleefman at 271 7458.
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Youthville
First United Methodist Church
N. Main St
Garden City
Wichita
Kansas
Toni Kleefman
Disability Mentoring Day Job Fair in Southwest Kansas
The Disability Mentoring Day Job Fair runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on March 26 at the Center for Independent Living Southwest Kansas located at 1802 E Spruce St. A luncheon from noon to 1 p.m. will discuss Disability Mentoring Day. for more information call 276-1900 or visit the center's website.
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Center For Independent Living Southwest
Kansas
E. Spruce St
Cilswks.org
Panel endorses govs plan on schools
TOPEKA AP A Senate committee endorsed Gov Kathleen Sebelius plan to use federal stimulus dollars to prevent cuts in aid to public schools The Ways and Means Committee approved the measure on a voice vote Sebelius revised the budget to close a deficit and cut 295 districts aid by about 7 million or 0 2 percent She seeks 192 million in stimulus funds to prevent further cuts this fiscal year and 585 million to shore up next year Kansas expects 1 7 billion from the federal package House Appropriations Committee also backed the plan
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Topeka
Senate
Kathleen Sebelius
Ways and Means
Sebelius
Rescuers pull KDOT worker from pit near overpass
Hutchinson AP report says a Kansas Department of Transportation worker was rescued from a pit 10 to 12 feet deep after concrete gave way while inspecting a bridge embankment under a Kansas 61 overpass. The worker was conscious upon rescue and taken to hospital. Authorities note erosion controls failed to provide structural support and fear for the embankment’s integrity.
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Hutchinson
Kansas Department of Transportation
Im Forbes
Transportation Department
Smoking ban faces uphill climb in Kansas House
In Kansas the smoking prohibition bill that passed the Senate 26-13 is unlikely to advance easily in the House Health and Human Services Committee. Chair Rep. Brenda Landwehr said the bill's fate remains uncertain with questions on exemptions and local control. House leaders prefer local options, and some sponsors doubt the bill will reach floor debate.
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Topeka
Hns
Kansas
Kansas Senate
Senate
House
Landwehr
Mike O’neal
R-Hutchinson
Mike Slattery
Dmission
Slattery
Lawmaker hopes for floor debate on bill after testimony
Senator Slattery praised Landwehr for a week of study and three days of testimony on the measure. He hopes the full Senate will debate the legislation despite doubts it will reach the floor. He called the bill legitimate regardless of opinion.
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Landwehr
Senate
Slattery
Cole fires up mid age name joke in Statehouse
The middle name of Jackson Cole Svaty, son of Kimberly Gencur Svaty and Rep. Josh Svaty, sparked a running joke as lawmakers debated coal plant plans in Kansas. Svaty opposed the mechanism paving way for the two southwest plants this session, noting a wink at his son’s name and its ironic energy stance. Dr. Trent Davis urged the smoking limits bill, saying bars unlikely to lose young patrons, prompting laughter.
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Kimberly Gencur Svaty
Josh Svaty
D-Ellsworth
Jackson Cole Svaty
Kansas
Svaty
Cole
Trent Davis
Salina
House Health and Human Service Committee
Davis
Finney County Dust Suppressant Program on 2007 2008 Plans
Finney County commissioners return to dust suppressant discussions led by Public Works Director John Ellermann at the County Administrative Center. The program began in 2007 with magnesium chloride on three southeast roads, charging $2 per linear foot in 2008, mostly gravel roads across about 1 200 miles of total roadway. Readiness for 2009 remains $2 per foot with applications due April 29, limited to those who signed up previously or new applicants by letter outreach.
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Finney County Public Works
John Ellermann
Ellermann
Public Works Department
Finney County
Tiller Faces Trial Over Late-Term Abortion Charges
In Wichita, Dr. George Tiller, a noted late term abortion provider, stands trial on 19 misdemeanor counts for allegedly failing to obtain a second independent medical opinion as Kansas law requires. If convicted, he could face fines and jail time. supporters and opponents mobilize outside the courthouse while the case hinges on whether a second physician’s opinion was obtained and any related financial relationship.
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Wichita
George Tiller
Kansas
Tiller
Sedgwick
Clark Owens
Dan Monnat
Operation Rescue
Troy Newman
Julie Burkhart
ProKanDo
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KDOT
Patsy Brimm
Barbara Springsteen
Finney County Commission
Ninth St
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