Kansas Cold Weather Rule Ends Today
The Kansas Cold Weather Rule ends today, allowing utilities to disconnect service for past due bills if pay arrangements aren’t made. Visit www.kcc.ks.gov/pi/cwr_english.htm for details or contact your utility, the KCC Office of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at 800 662 0027 for help.
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Zoo Extends Hours At Lee Richardson Through Labor Day
Lee Richardson Zoo will offer extended hours from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. for pedestrians and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. for vehicles starting Saturday. All-day non member vehicle admission is 10 dollars with free entry for members and Friends. Wild Wednesdays grant free vehicle entry first Wednesday each month April through October.
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Senior programs at Lee Richardson Zoo begin at Finnup Center
The Lee Richardson Zoo and the Senior Center of Finney County partner to offer monthly programs for adults 55 and older. The first event next week at 10 a.m. at the Finnup Center features History of the Zoo with a guided grounds tour and animal ambassadors. No registration or fee. weather permitting walking tours.
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Senate approves automated lottery dispensers in Kansas
The Kansas Senate backed House Bill 2313 to allow automated lottery ticket dispensers in 400 to 500 retail sites and repeal a sunset on the lottery. The measure, approved 35-5, would still require winners to redeem tickets in person and directs at least $4 million in new proceeds to mental health programs.
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Open records revision aims to release age old missing person files
The Kansas Senate backed a bill to amend the Open Records Act to release law enforcement records for missing person cases open after 25 years while protecting confidential sources. The measure, tied to Randy Leach's 1988 disappearance, would require public entities to provide copies within 30 days and cap copying fees for relatives of the missing.
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Randy Leach
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Mary Pilcher-Cook
R-Shawnee
Jake LaTurner
Pittsburg
Illinois convoy delivers hay to fire ravaged ranchers
Illinois farmer Vern Rohrscheib and daughter Lynn organized a relief convoy carrying 240 round bales and 200 square bales of hay to Ashland Kansas for ranchers whose fields burned in Clark and Comanche counties. The 800 mile effort began near Champaign Illinois with 11 semis plus trailers and aid pickups.
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Champaign) News-Gazette
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