K-27 Rehabilitation Project Begins in May 2007
Johnson City area begins a 10.5 million K-27 rehabilitation from the Morton Stanton line to U S 160. Road crews will detour three off the highway and rebuild the surface, replace three bridges, and add acceleration and deceleration lanes. Duration through summer 2007 with Venture Corp of Great Bend as primary contractor.
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Johnson City
Morton County Line
Morton
Stanton County Line
Kansas Department of Transportation
Venture Corp. of
Great Bend
Survivors Brunch Set Before Relay For Life Event
Cancer survivors in Finney County are invited to a Survivors Brunch at United Methodist Church 1106 N Main St from 10 a.m. to noon. The event precedes the ACS Relay For Life at Garden City Community College May 19 7 p.m. to May 20 7 a.m. Survivors may walk the first lap and receive a free T shirt with no admission fee. Call Shelly Brown or Nancy Wood to register.
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Finney County
United Methodist Church
N. Main St
American Cancer Society
Relay For Life
ACS
Garden City Community College
Campus Drive
Shelly Brown
Nancy Wood
Windsor Hotel tour offered by Finney Alliance Saturday
The Finney County Preservation Alliance and The Kansas Sampler will host public Windsor Hotel tours from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday with a $5 donation to aid ongoing renovations. Trolley rides from Lee Richardson Zoo area will shuttle festival participants to the hotel. contact Don Harness at 620 275 4340 for details.
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Kansas
Finney County Preservation Alliance
Windsor Hotel
Lee Richardson Zoo
Don Harness
Small business insurance plan stalls in Topeka clash
Kansas House Democrats push a pilot to let 30 or fewer employee firms join the state employee health plan. Republicans urge delaying until the Kansas Health Policy Authority reports. Democratic leader says test program costs little. supporters frame as trial to aid small firms.
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Topeka
Hns
Kansas Health Policy Authority
Kansas
House
Brenda Landwehr
Wichita
Dennis McKinney
Greensburg
Landwehr
Wichita Independent Business Association
McKinney
Immigrant Protests Hit Dodge City Kansas and Beyond
Thousands of Latino immigrants and supporters protested immigration reforms across Kansas on Monday. In Dodge City crowds blocked Wyatt Earp Boulevard as police escorted the marchers. Businesses paused production and a voter registration drive was held alongside tree planting and outreach efforts.
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U.S
Pat Roberts
Kansas
Central Avenue
Dodge City
United States
Wyatt Earp Boulevard
Kansas Town
Martha Hernandez
Cargill Meat Solutions
National Beef
Latino Affairs Council of
Southwest
Opie Astorga
Earp
Wichita Unified School
St. Anthony Catholic Church
St. Joseph
Arkansas City
Latino Affairs Council
House
Senate
House Debates 401 Million School Finance Bill
In Topeka the Kansas House opened discussion on a three year 401 million dollar plan to boost aid to public schools. Democrats and moderates seek a larger package and local board tax authority, while leaders aim to keep the 401 million intact for Senate consideration amid a looming potential deficit.
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Topeka
House
Boards of Education
Senate
Doug Mays
R-Topeka
Kansas Supreme Court
Mays
Ed O'Malley
Roverland Park
District to bought SubFinder to schedule substitutes top budget list
USD 457 moved SubFinder to the top of its 2006-07 priority list at a cost of 28510. The action kept other priorities as suggested. The board approved funding at 102 percent for district wide administration and heard about the impact on staffing substitutes.
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SubFinder
Dunford
George Hopkins
Rick Atha
Atha
Lisa Sander
Pampa
Texas
Sander
Darren Dennis
Hopkins
Karlin
Garden City
Kathleen Whitley
Willis Pracht
Garfield
Fleming
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Wal-Mart
Goodland T
Jason Hopkins
Goodland
Eric Melgren
Wal- Mart
Tresha Carter
Elaine Heiland
Peter Salmeron
Wichita Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Gail Dunford
Steve Karlin
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