Woman stopped with 230000 dollar marijuana find
Hillary Aletha Dawsey 21 of Tucson Arizona was arrested after Deputy Roger Greer stopped her on U S Highway 56 83 for a failed stop light. Deputies found 150 pounds of marijuana in the trunk with a street value of 230000 dollars. Dawsey faces multiple charges and a 50000 dollar bond.
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Haskell
Tucson, Ariz
Hillary Aletha Dawsey
Roger Greer
Mickey Birney
Dawsey
Kansas
Better Than Nothing Bull Bash Opens at Bit and Spur Club
The fifth annual Better Than Nothing Bull Bash is set for 7 30 p.m. May 12 at the Bit and Spur Club arena Grant County Fairgrounds Ulysses Entries for both open and junior bull riding are being taken at 620 356 1003 Doug Munsell Jr of 3-D Rodeo Productions returns as producer A stick horse race starts at 7 p.m. for children ages 1 10 with all participants receiving a free cowboy hat Gate prizes include free posters for the first 150 children and a free bandanna for the first 100 Admission is 5 for adults 3 for ages 6 12 free for under 6 Proceeds benefit the Ulysses FFA chapter for scholarship funds.
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Grant County Fairgrounds
Ulysses
Doug Munsell Jr
Ulysses Ffa Chapter
Groundwater Board Meeting Set For May 8 In Garden City
The Southwest Kansas District board will convene at 3 p.m. May 8 at the district office 409 Campus Drive Suite 10. It will recess for dinner at 6 p.m. and resume at 7 p.m. at the Garden City Plaza Hotel.
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Southwest Kansas Groundwater Management District
Campus Drive
Garden City Plaza
Loyalty Day Car Show Saturday in Tribune
The Loyalty Day Car Show takes place Saturday in Tribune with registration for the Red and Custom Car and Motorcycle Show starting at 8 a.m. MT. Vehicle parking will be on Martin Street east of the elementary school and judging runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Also Saturday are a VFW Post 7521 parade at 10 a.m., the FFA 4-H Livestock Show at 8 a.m. in the 4-H Pavilion, and a car carnival at 10 a.m. The demolition derby is set for Sunday at 4:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Greater Greeley County Chamber of Commerce. Details at 620 376 2548.
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Tribune
Martin Street
Fair Board
Greater
Farm Inc Picnic Celebrates Foster Care Month
Farm Inc observes National Foster Care Month with a 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday picnic at Cub Scout Park on North Eighth Street to thank foster families for their time and commitment with each placement.
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the Farm Inc
Cub Scout ‘Park
North Eighth Street
Disaster relief checks to arrive soon in Hoisington
About 80 residents have registered for federal disaster relief checks after an April 21 F-4 tornado caused about 43 million dollars in damage. FEMA says checks should arrive in about a week. eligible Barton County residents include homeowners and business owners with damaged structures.
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Hoisington
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Barton County
FEMA
Kansas rail purchase to boost western Kansas shipments
Watco Companies and OmniTRAX reach a deal to merge Central Kansas Railway assets into Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad, adding 900 plus miles of track in Kansas. The plan includes 16.5 million dollars in improvements over 10 years, tie work, and a moratorium on certain abandonments to expand grain shipping to eastern and southern markets.
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Western
Kansas
Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad Inc
Central Kansas Railway
Great Bend
Towner
Colo
Scott City
Scoti
Watco Companies Inc
Ed McKechnie
Watco
Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad
South Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad
Jetmore
Houston
Coats
House
Senate
Pittsburgh
Road Alliance
State of
Kansas Agricultural Alliance
Kansas Grain and Feed Association
Port Authority
Kansas Department of Transportation
Kansas Motor Carriers Association
Central and Western
Rick Webb
Foot and mouth disease bill heads to governor
The Kansas House 124 to 1 and Senate 40 to 0 approved a bill creating an emergency plan for foot-and-mouth disease. It lets the governor treat outbreaks as disasters, issue quarantines, and take actions to prevent spread, with funding clarified to remain federal. The measure follows European outbreaks and adds criminal penalties for infection and bans on feeding garbage to animals.
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Topeka
House
Bill Graves
Senate
Kansas
Dan Thimesch
Cheney
Ford backs booster seats as Kansas faces tough path
A Kansas lawmaker warns Ford Motor Co. faces a hard fight to push booster seat mandates for children who outgrow car seats but are not tall enough for adult belts. Senate support waned this year, and House opposition blocks debate. Ford plans a $30 million campaign and 1 million booster seats giveaway nationwide.
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Topeka
Ford Motor Co
Kansas
Automaker
House
Gary Hayzlett
R-Lakin
Ford
Uct
Washington
California
Arkansas
Jac Nasser
Senate
Bill Graves
Kept wildlife chief position qualifications debate alive in Topeka
In Topeka a push to drop required qualifications for the Kansas wildlife and parks chief stirred debate. Rep Melvin Neufeld backed removing education and experience standards while Rep Tom Sloan urged restoring them. Gov Graves appointee Steve Williams currently leads the agency with strong support. The Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission recently backed maintaining the qualification requirement.
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Topeka
Kansas
Tom Sloan
R-Lawrence
House
Sloan
Steve Williams
Bill Graves
Williams
Lawmake
Ers
Neufeld
Dennis McKinney
Greensburg
Regulators Asked to Pause Western Resources Restructuring
Kansas legislators urged the Kansas Corporation Commission to halt Western Resources Inc restructuring and review practices as the parent of KPL and KGB seeks federal backing for changes and a $151 million rate increase. They call for investigations to protect ratepayers and for Attorney General Stovall to guard consumers from financial risks. ECC Chair John Wine noted the agency’s concern and hired a consultant to assess impact on rates.
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Topeka
Carl Holmes
Tom Sloan
Laura McClure
House Utilities Committee
Western Resources Inc
Kansas Corporation Commission
Western
KPL
KGB Electric Utilities
Kansas
Holmes
Lawrence Journal-World
Carla Stovall
ECC
John Wine
Wine
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Memorial Stadium
Garden City
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Pat Hubbell
Hayzlett
Senate Transportation
Les Donovan
Wichita
Donovan
Chad Luce
Wildlife and Parks Agency
Statehouse
The
Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission
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