Ark River Water Festival Teaches Kansas Students Conservation
Finney County Conservation District manager Connie Richmeier explains the Ark River Water Festival aims to educate students about water conservation. Presenters from multiple districts and organizations demonstrate erosion, pollution effects, and waste reduction with hands on activities to show groundwater protection and soil health.
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Connie Richmeier
Finney County Conservation District
Ark River
Russell Saucedo
Saucedo
Gary Headrick
Natural Resource Conservation Services
Bill Decker
Haskell County Conservation District
Les
Decker
Kansas
Hamilton County Conservation District
Kansas State University Research and Extension Office
Dodge City Community College
National Weather Service
Finney County Farm Bureau
Scheepner
Garden City
Lee Richardson Zoo
Tibbetts
Finney
Kearny
Gray County
Cargill, Wal- Mart
Pepsi Bottling Group
Midwest Energy Inc
Water Management For
Southwest Kansas
Scheppner
Gary Hedrick
Natural Resource Conservation Service
Charles O. Stones
Holcomb residents weigh routes for bypass study
Holcomb residents raise concerns about proposed routes for a city bypass. Property owner Bob Jones cites potential traffic and safety impacts near Tyson Fresh Meats plant. Locals urge short term east diversion or long term west bypass, while study cost and funding remain undetermined.
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Bob Jones
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc
Holcomb
Matt Jones
Kearny County
Wichita area soldier killed in Iraq
Army Sgt. Alex Funcheon, 21, from Wichita, died in Iraq after a roadside bomb. His old third grade teacher Linn Bertog told 25 Bostic Elementary students their hero had fallen, recalling Funcheon’s email to his parents about R and R time in Germany and his eagerness to return home.
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Wichita
Alex Funcheon
Iraq
Linn Bertog
Bostic
Bertog
Funcheon
Bel Aire
Middle East
Germany
Karen Funcheon
Lakin Hospital renovation advances to third phase
Lakin Hospital moves toward phase three of a major renovation adding 8117 square feet of assisted living space and a new trauma capable emergency department. The project includes a new corridor, expanded obstetrics LDRP rooms, kitchen upgrades, a surgery unit, and front lobby remodeling to keep care local and patient centered.
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LDRP
Jones
Kearny County
Loebl
Kearny County Hospital
Virginia governor closes law loophole in gun background checks
Governor Kaine signed an executive order to add anyone court ordered to receive mental health treatment to Virginia's gun purchase disqualification database. The policy merges inpatient and outpatient orders, expanding the mental health information available to state police and federal background checks.
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Richmond
Virginia Tech
Timothy M. Kaine
Seung-Hui Cho
Cho
Tech
Virginia
Halloran faces tight race for Farmington post
Garden City manager Halloran, not a finalist, acknowledged tough competition after meeting other candidates in Farmington. He considered moving closer to Phoenix to be near his parents while noting Garden City has pending economic development and budget concerns. He stressed he is happy in his nearly 20 year role and would need a special offer to leave.
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Halloran
Farmington
Garden City
Phoenix
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