US agrees to extra beef handler training for Japan export
The United States will require additional training for American workers handling beef exports to Japan as talks in Tokyo aim to lift Tokyo’s ban. Chuck Lambert led the delegation, saying the measures ensure workers know which meat products are prohibited or allowed, marking another step toward removing the barrier. Hirofumi Kugita of Japan’s Agriculture Ministry spoke on the talks.
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Tokyo
United States
Japan
Chuck Lambert
Lambert
U.S
Hirofumi Kugita
Agriculture Ministry
Negotiators lock in state budget plan for Kansas
In Topeka AP reports negotiators finalize an 11.7 billion dollar state budget largely following Gov. Kathleen Sebelius recommendations but skipping two social programs. The plan excludes 3.5 million to insure all children under six and 250 thousand for a Bill Snyder led mentoring program. It also omits schooling aid boosts and a House bond proposal to fund prison expansion at El Dorado and Ellsworth.
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Topeka
Kathleen Sebelius
Sebelius
Kansas
Kansas State University
Bill Snyder
el Dorado
Ellsworth
Tyson workers air complaints at Holcomb plant meeting
About 14 Tyson Fresh Meats employees at the Garden City Holcomb facility voiced grievances during a public comment session. They cited verbal abuse long shifts scarce bathroom breaks and dangerous conditions due to staffing shortages while USW organizer Espy Rios said the group aims to form a union. Tyson management rejected the claims and city officials said jurisdiction is limited. Tyson CEO John Tyson toured the plant and defended conditions as adequate.
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Tyson Fresh Meats Inc
Garden City Commission
Meat Packing Company
Holcomb
Tyson
Francisco “Frank” Velazquez
Antonio Garcia
Adelaida Aguirre
Jeronimo Vargas
Robert Cano
Espy Rios
United Steel Workers
USW
Rios
Bob Halloran
Halloran
Paul Karkiainen
Karkiainen
John Tyson
When My Cousins Slept Over theater at schools
Cherlyn Suderman Christine Melin and Betty Rice react to the Bonga Bonga Bong monster during Garden City Recreation Commission Community Theatre at Edith Scheuerman Elementary School. The children's production tours elementary schools with matinees at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Georgia Matthews Elementary School.
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Cherlyn Suderman
Christine Melin
Betty Rice
Edith Scheuerman
Garden City Recreation Commission
Community Theatre
Georgia Matthews
E. Johnson St
Jaccy Hebrlee
Garden City eyes looser firefighter residency rule
Garden City commissioners inch toward a compromise on where firefighters may live, considering a 35 mile radius instead of a mandatory three mile limit. The proposal would include towns such as Holcomb, Lakin, Deerfield, Scott City and Sublette, discussed in a 90 minute session with the fire department improvement team.
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Garden City
Kansas
Holcomb
Lakin
Deerfield
Scott City
Sublette
Fire Department
Steve Strecker
Reynaldo Mesa
Finney County
Mesa
FHSU pursues southwest Kansas students with affordable tuition
Fort Hays State University president Ed Hammond spoke to the Garden City Noon Lions Club highlighting enrollment growth and cost control. He noted FHSU added over 9,000 students last fall, a 6.1 percent rise from 2004, making it the fastest growing Regent university. He contrasted tuition increases with Kansas State and KU, saying FHSU kept rises around 360 dollars per semester while others rose sharply, aided by energy conservation and efficiency.
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Fort Hays State University
Southwest Kansas
FHSU
Ed Hammond
Garden City Noon Lions Club
Hammond
Regents University
Emporia State University
Wichita State University
Spik
Ing
Kansas State University
University of Kansas
Wheat Land Convention Center
Garden City
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