Fiesta group to present at Finney County Commission
The Fiesta committee prepares for the 2006 Community Mexican Fiesta set for Sept 15 to 17 with a Friday pageant, Saturday parade and activities at Stevens Park, and a Sept 16 dance at the 3-I Building. Treasurer Paula Flores seeks waiving or lowering the Fairgrounds fee to 750 plus security deposit for the private style event, noting a 4000 dollar public rate. County Public Works Director John Ellermann will discuss the department monthly report.
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Finney County
Flores
John Ellermann
Burglary Probe At Radio Shack In Syracuse
Hamilton County Sheriff seeks help identifying three men seen on security cameras during an early Thursday burglary at Radio Shack 122 N Main St Syracuse between midnight and 1 a.m. A damaged back door and stolen DVDs and electronics were reported. Call 384 5616 with tips.
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Hamilton County
Syracuse
Mike Keating
Radio Shack
N. Main St
Keating
Sheriff's Office
Chess Open Set at Garden City April 29
Garden City Recreation Commission hosts its Spring Open Chess Tournament at 9 a.m. April 29 at the recreation center 310 N Sixth St. Pre registration is 15 dollars on site 20 dollars. membership in the Kansas Chess Association and US Chess Federation required. Contact 276 1200 for details. A separate literacy course on Access Intermediate runs March 28 and 30 from 8 a.m. to noon at Community College Business and Industry Institute with instructor Gerald Wethington. fee 119 dollars. Registration 275 3279 or gcccks edu.
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Garden City Recreation Commission
Kevin Nyberg
Garden City High School
Sixth St
Kansas Chess Association
US. Chess Federation
Recreation Center
Garden City Community College Business and Industry Institute
Access
Gerald Wethington
MOS
Sunflower Electric Power Corp
GCCC
Terrones
Gcccks
Gambling expansion on life support in Kansas Senate
In Topeka the Senate rejected a gambling bill by five votes while a new version surfaced in the Ways and Means Committee. Leaders warned of fragile support as they seek 21 votes to fund school spending per a court order. Critics argued the state cannot fund higher education and oppose expanding gaming as overreach.
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Topeka
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Steve Morris
Morris
R-Hugoton
Ways and Means
Dwayne Umbarger
Kansas Supreme Court
Umbarger
R-Thayer
Terry Bruce
Frontenac
Kansas City
Wichita
Dodge City
Wyandotte County
Kansas
Bruce
R-Hutchinson
Budget plan could close Kansas courts extra days
Kansas House budget plan cuts 3.7 million dollars, reducing judicial funding by 3.7 percent to under 108 million. The proposal bars the Supreme Court from raising filing fees, risking payroll cuts and shorter court weeks if funds aren’t restored, amid GOP criticism of court rulings on education funding.
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Topeka
Kansas
House
Judicial Branch
Kansas Supreme Court
Ron Keefover
Keefover
Supreme Court
Marti Crow
D-Leavenworth
Kansas House prayer sparks debate among lawmakers
The Friday opening prayer by Rev. Richard Edds drew reaction as he urged defending the education budget in a Christian nation. Some Democrats called it political, while Speaker Doug Mays defended free speech and noted varied religious views in the House.
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John Grange
el Dorado
Edds
United States
Nile Dillmore
Dwichita
Josh Swaty
D-Ellsworth
Svaty
Supreme Court
Kansas
Melvin Neufeld
R-Ingalls
Mays
Gauge proposed to monitor Cedar Bluff leak in bill
A House budget committee proposal would require a gauge to monitor water leaking from Cedar Bluff reservoir dam into the Smoky Hill River. Rep. Larry Powell said the goal is to track loss from the lake’s artificial recharge pool, with the Kansas Water Office in charge of monitoring. The measure awaits full House action before moving to the Senate.
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Topeka
Hns
Cedar Bluff Reservoir
Smoky Hill River
House Budget Committee
Larry Powell
Rkalvesta
Cedar Bluff
Cial
Smoky Hill
Powell
Kansas Water Office
Adventurer Fossett lands to claim closed circuit flight record
Adventurer Steve Fossett landed at Salina Municipal Airport after a nonstop 25 300 mile flight in the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer, setting a new closed circuit distance record for flights starting and ending at the same airport. He said the craft achieved three records in three flights and planned to turn the plane over to the Smithsonian.
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Salina
Steve Fossett
Kansas
Fossett
Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer
Smithsonian Institute
Salina Municipal
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Jree
Wis
Emerald Isle
Emelyn Gaytan
Angie Seyferth
Gaytan
Victor Ornelas
Ireland
St. Patrick
Derek Schmidt
Doug Mays
Education Altar
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