Roundup Hall case management conference continued
The case management conference for former Garden City Aviation Director Ron Hall was continued to April 28 to allow meeting with a new lawyer. Hall faced 3 felony counts of criminal threats and 42 misdemeanors including criminal trespass, sexual battery, and 40 harassment by telephone, related to five local women. The city accepted his resignation March 9 as attorneys requested continuances and withdrawal due to conflicts with witnesses.
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Garden City Aviation
Ron Hall
Hall
Finney County
John Wheeler
Finney County District Court
Ricklin Pierce
Richard Marquez
Linder & Marquez
Marquez
Pierce
Luci Douglass
Calihan, Brown, Burgardt, Wurst & Daniel
Douglass
Finney County Wins Federal Aid for Food and Shelter
Finney County has been awarded 10 291 in federal funds to supplement emergency food and shelter programs. The Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program funds local organizations through a county board of city officials ministers and health and human service agencies. Applications must be filed with Finney County United Way by April 8. For more information call 275 1425.
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Finney County
Emergency Food and Shelter National Board
Finneyty
Finney County United Way
Frail Elderly Home and Community Program Details
The SouthWest Kansas Area Agency on Aging operates a Home and Community Based Frail Elderly program for residents 65 and older. Since mid 1997 it assists those qualifying for Medicaid with personal care and household tasks. Eligible individuals may call (800) 742-9531 for information or visit www.swkaaa.org.
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SouthWest Kansas Area
Adopt a soldier program at Mail It Etc
The Mail It Etc at 1816 Palace Drive runs an Adopt a Soldier effort for troops in Iraq. Donors can use Any Soldier to select a soldier and Mail It Etc will box items at no cost, charging only shipping. Suggested donations include toiletries, books, snacks, movies, paper and writing supplies. contact 275-7152 for details.
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Iraq
Palace Drive
Drivers Sought for 3i Show Shuttle Service in Finney County
The 3i Show needs drivers to shuttle guests throughout the community and transport attendees to Finney County Fairgrounds from April 28 to 30. Interested volunteers or staff available daytime hours should contact Millie Norman at 276-8175 or Marian Hunter at 272-3227.
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Finney County Fairgrounds
Millie Norman
Marian Hunter
Kline, board not charged in open meetings case
Shawnee County DA ruled no Kansas Open Meetings Act violation in private sessions between Attorney General Phill Kline and six conservative Board of Education members. Hecht found Kline acted alone in calling the meetings, with no transmitted information or resulting decisions. The report recommends no further action.
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Topeka
Phill Kline
State Board of Education
Kansas
Shawnee County
Robert Hecht
Kline
Hecht
Senate
Anthony Hensley
Paul Davis
Lawrence
Davis
Kansas boards face open meetings questions over serial gatherings
In a 1998 opinion Carla Stovall warned that many small group meetings could amount to a majority quorum. The Open Meetings Act scrutiny follows complaints from The Associated Press and five Kansas papers. Attorneys debate whether a serial meeting can occur without direct information shuttling among groups.
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Kline
Carla Stovall
Stovall
Associated Press
Kansas
Mike Merriam
Topeka
Merriam
Hecht
Board of Education
Dan Biles
Hensley
Davis
Doug Anstaett
The
Kansas Press Association
Food For Thought book talks at Finney County Library
Finney County Public Library will host a four part Food For Thought book discussion series beginning April 9 at 10 am. The free program features four adult titles including Empire Falls and Miriam's Kitchen with sessions April 9 23 and May 7 21.
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Food For Thought
Emily Litz
Sitz
Senate rejects plan to cut Viagra coverage in Kansas
The Kansas Senate voted 18 to 14 against amending Medicaid to limit Viagra and erectile dysfunction drugs to one dose per year. Supporters argued the cut could free funds for reconstructive breast cancer surgery for low income women, while opponents warned against restricting medically needed services. The bill had aimed to cut Viagra spending by about 126000 dollars annually, though federal rules require some coverage.
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Topeka
Kansas
Jim Barone
D-Frontenac
Peggy Palmer
Augusta
Palmer
State Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Kansas to fund 16 airports for safer landings
Kansas airports, including Syracuse Tribune and Ulysses, will receive 3 million dollars through the Kansas Airport Improvement Program for fiscal 2006. Projects include an automatic weather observation system at Tribune, a new beacon and cross wind runway work at Ulysses, and a new runway and upgrades at Syracuse with federal participation.
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Kansas Department of Transportation
Kansas
Syracuse
Tribune
Ulysses
KDOT
Scott Robertson
Robertson
Wendel Lambert
Steve Phillips
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KBUF
Hawley
Bill
Hawleywood R.V
Dodge City
Public
Empire Falls
Richard Russo
Thomas Fox Averill
Elizabeth Ehrlich
David Mas Masamoto
Kansas Humanities Council
Litz
KHC
LeaAnn Drevnick
Cher
Friends of the Finney County Public Library
Drevnick
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