Sublette Woman Killed in Highway 56 Crash
A Sublette woman Bryana M. Schmidt, 70, died when her 2005 Chrysler crossed the center line and struck a 1999 Peterbilt semitrailer driven by Clayton L. McNeff, 48, seven miles east of Sublette on U.S. 56. A passenger Donald N. Schmidt, 83, initially treated at Satanta District Hospital then St. Catherine Hospital was reported in good condition. Both occupants wore seat belts.
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Sublette
U.S. Highway 56
Haskell
Kansas Highway Patrol
RHP
Bryana M. Schmidt
U.S. 56
Clayton L. McNeff
Brookville
McNeff
Schmidt
Donald N. Schmidt
Satanta District Hospital
St. Catherine Hospital
Bryana
Donald Schmidt
Garden City CC DPS conducts campus emergency scenario day
Garden City Community College Public Safety will stage a campus emergency exercise Tuesday. Students from criminal justice fire science EMS technology paramedic and nursing programs will respond to the simulated incident dispatched at 9 a.m.
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Garden City Community College Department of Public Safety
Criminal Justice
Art Association sponsors May exhibit by Janice Baldwin
The Sandhills Art Association sponsors a May exhibit of local member Janice Baldwin at Commerce Bank gallery 215 N Main St. The show closes May 31 in the lobby west entrance with viewing hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays.
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The
Sandhills Art Association
Janice Baldwin
Commerce Bank
N. Main St
Rolla district hosts retirement celebration for local staff
The Rolla Unified School District 217 hosts a retirement tribute for Gary and Jean Bane, Helen Higgins, Pat DeGarmo and Gregg Dunkelberger. The event runs from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on May 13 in the old gymnasium.
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Rolla Unified School District
Gary and
Jean Bane
Helen Higgins
Pat DeGarmo
Gregg Dunkelberger
Living Room Concert with Switchback on May 8 at HPPR
Switchback featuring Brian FitzGerald of Lansing Iowa and Marty McCormack of Woodstock Illinois performs at 7 30 p m May 8 in HPPR studios 210 N Seventh St. The free event includes snacks from Kadee s and is open to the public For more information contact HPPR at 275 7444 or 800 678 7444
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High Plains Public Radio
Living Room
Brian FitzGerald
Lansing
Iowa
Marty McCormack
Woodstock
Ill
HPPR
N. Seventh St
Kadee
Nuss ethics probe clouds Kansas school finance clash
Senate leaders faced a widening dispute after Justice Lawton Nuss stepped aside from a school finance suit amid a lunch conversation with Senate President Steve Morris. Minority Leader Anthony Hensley revealed he knew of the meeting weeks earlier, triggering investigations by the Judicial Qualifications Commission and a House review.
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Morris
Jim Barnett
Remporia
Barnett
U.S
Kansas
Nuss
Kathleen Sebelius
Teacher contract talks in USD 457 hinge on funding
Negotiations continue over pay, pay frequency, and retire ment options as USD 457 teachers and district seek funding guidance from the Kansas Legislature. Identity theft safeguards and 403 b retirement plans are among the issues. A May 24 session is set at the Educational Support Center.
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Kansas
Michelle Ramirez
Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center
Kansas Supreme Court
Ramirez
Kathleen Whitley
Whitley
Fleming St
Truman Statue Plan at Union Station Put on Hold
In Kansas City Missouri plans for a 26 foot statue of Harry S Truman in front of Union Station were halted after supporters failed to obtain formal approval. The Union Station Preservation Advisory Committee said no proposal was received for the sculpture of the 38th president.
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Kansas City, Mo
Harry S. Truman
Kansas City
Union Station
Union Station Preservation Advisory Committee
Bishops urge active stance on public schools in Kansas
About 120 people led by Kansas bishops from three denominations gathered at Grace Episcopal Cathedral to press for a moral climate supporting public schools. The day covered student diversity rural schools and faith science education, while noting a House panel cut $65 million from a Senate plan and phase in a $401 million three year aid increase. The bishops said they seek voter involvement and service on school boards rather than backing a specific bill.
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Topeka
Kansas
Dean Wolfe
Episcopal Diocese of
Missouri
Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
Grace Episcopal Cathedral
Statehouse
Jones
House Select Committee
Wolfe
Mansholt
Woman Leaves $2.4 Million Donation to Humane Society
Donna Limes, a retired Southwestern Bell worker, died in 2004 leaving $2.4 million to the Humane Society of the High Plains in Hays. The gift, invested wisely by a local broker, was announced at the society’s annual meeting, providing a crucial relief amid prior financial strain. Community members recall her as an animal lover who frequented the Virginia Miller Animal Shelter with supplies.
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Hays
Donna Limes
Limes
Southwestern Bell
Humane Society of the High Plains
Rose Arnhold
Humane Society Board
Ken Havner
The
Humane Society
Havner
Arnhold
Topeka
Virginia Miller Animal Shelter
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House Committee
Justice Nuss
U.S. Attorney’s Office
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Senate
Sebelius
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R Hutchinson
O'Neal
Brad Nading
Dodge City
Ronald M. Gilmore
Gilmore
Siena Healing Arts
Truman
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