Zoo Boards Join for Joint Planning Meeting
A joint meeting of the Lee Richardson Zoo Garden City Recreation Commission and Finney County Historical Society boards is set for 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Finnup Center inside the zoo. The public meeting will cover long-range planning. for details call Mary Regan at 272 3664.
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Lee Richardson Zoo
Garden City Recreation Commission
Finney County Historical Society
Finnup Center
Zoo
Mary Regan
Scholarship auction set for April 7 at Garden City CC
The Garden City Community College Endowment Association hosts its 28th annual Spring It On scholarship auction on April 7 at the Finney County Exhibition Building. Live bidding starts 7:30 p.m. with a 300-item silent auction from 6:30 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets cost 15 in advance and 17.50 after April 5. The event offers prize drawings including a 2006 Pontiac Solstice, with finalists drawing for 1,000. meals by local sponsors and on-site dining.
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Garden City Community College Endowment Association
Finney County
Scott Auction
Garden City
Pizza Hut
Gccc Meats
Keller-Leopold
Western Motor
Kinney Glass
Studio I
Endowment Association
Association
Tim Cruz to Speak at Seward County Democratic Event
Tim Cruz Democratic candidate for the Kansas State Board of Education will address the Seward County Democratic Party annual meeting in Liberal at Rock Island Depot. The 6:30 p.m. potluck precedes a 7 p.m. program with public access and a meet the candidate session. For details call 640-9057 or visit votetimcruz.com.
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Tim Cruz
Kansas
Rock Island Depot
Liberal
Votetimcruz.com
House panel weighs city county consolidation plan
TOPEKA HNS A Senate bill to remove legislative oversight of local consolidations could see a House committee vote next week. The measure allows voluntary mergers without state approval though the Senate already passed it and would require a 60 percent county voter threshold.
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Topeka
Hns
Senate
House
Jene Vickrey
R-Louisburg
Pects
Dave Kerr
Farm Bureau
Terry Holdren
Kansas County Officials Association
League of Kansas Municipalities
Kansas Association of Counties
Kerr
Greeley County
City of
Tribune
MOSAIC Breakfast Raises Disability Awareness Month
MOSAIC hosted its annual prayer breakfast to honor National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month with attendees including Garden City Mayor Janie Perkins and City Commissioner Gary Fuller. Executive director Debbie Reynolds outlined MOSAIC services from residential to advocacy, stressing independence and community integration for members born disabled or injured before age 21.
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Alice Sutton
Mosaic
Robert DeLear
N. Tith St
Mike Perkins
Garden City
Janie Perkins
Gary Fuller
Debbie Reynolds
Reynolds
Perkins
Garden City teen faces weapons charges over gun found near campus
Chae Perez, 16, was arrested after an unloaded .32 caliber handgun was found in a car glovebox by Garden City High School officer. Another 16 year old allegedly gave the weapon in January. Police forward charges to Finney County Attorney.
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Garden City High School
GCHS
Chae Perez
Andy Roush
Perez
Roush
Finney County
John Wheeler
Garden City
Mike Utz
East Holmes Street
Kansas
Kline fined for soliciting funds during session
Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline was fined 1500 by the Governmental Ethics Commission after a consulting firm aiding his campaign mailed fund raising invites to lobbyists during the legislative session. The panel, voting 7 0, described the act as an honest mistake but aimed to reinforce campaign finance rules.
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Topeka
Phill Kline
State Ethics Commission
Kansas
Kline
Governmental Ethics Commission
Kansas House
Commission
John Solbach
House
Lawrence
Solbach
Whitney Watson
Ray O’connor
R-Clathe
O’connor
Rep
Ray Merrick
R-Stilwell
Cigarette sparks blamed for Kansas grassland fires
Hodgeman County officials say errant cigarette butts likely started two fires near Jetmore and east of Houston, burning about 5 000 and 7 700 acres respectively. Winds dried grass fuels, firefighters from several departments contained hotspots, one EMT treated for smoke inhalation. Gov. Sebelius ordered drought response talks.
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Jetmore
Hodgeman County
Houston
Mike Burke
Daniel Pfiester
Pfiester
Hodgeman County Health Center
Meade County
Butler County
Kansas
Kathleen Sebelius
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Daserden City
Hutchinson
Chambers of Commerce
Coffey County
Randy Rogers
Kansas Sheriffs Association
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