Osage Nation eyes casino site in Chautauqua County
Osage Nation of Pawhuska Oklahoma has purchased 105 acres in southeastern Chautauqua County near Caney four miles west, near Osage and Montgomery counties. Leaders say casino plans are in early stages with preliminary talks to local and state officials. Governor Graves' press secretary confirms basic inquiries to the governor's office this session. The land's historical significance to the tribe dates back to the move from Kansas to Oklahoma.
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SEDAN
Pawhuska
Okla
Chautauqua County
Patricia Beasley
Don Brown
Bill Graves
Beasley
Montgomery County
Caney
Osage County
Oklo
Kansas
Oklahoma
SBC faces probe over allegedly faulty regulatory data
SBC Communications is under FCC scrutiny for allegedly supplying inaccurate information to obtain long distance approval in Oklahoma and Kansas. Regulators may revoke its authority or issue fines if intentional misleadings are found, after SBC disclosed a discrepancy in how its tech systems delivered data to DSL competitors.
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Tulsa, Okla
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Oklahoma
Kansas
SBC Communications
Federal Communications Commission
Saralee Boteler
Associated Press
SBC
FCC
Boteler
Man seeks return of rare coyote from Grand Island zoo
Ogallala resident Brian Hall says his blue eyed albino coyote, donated to Grand Island Heritage Zoo in 1995, was traded on August 28, 1996 for two wolf pups. He urges restitution or return. city attorney says no obligation since the city did not operate the zoo at the time.
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Grand Island, Neb
Brian Hall
Grand Isle Heritage Zoo
Hall
Ogallala
Grand Island
Dale Shotkoski
Limiting uranium in water could hit Nebraska towns hard
SCOTTSBLUFFE Neb. EPA will regulate uranium in drinking water for the first time in 2003, requiring towns to meet a 30 micrograms per liter standard. About 32 Nebraska towns may face costs to drill new wells or install treatment plants, with smaller communities likely bearing the burden.
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Scottsbluffe Neb
Environmental Protection Agency
Nebraska
EPA
Anne Pamperl
Department of Health and Human Services
Pampers
Garden City board to tour two under construction schools
USD 457 Board of Education will tour Florence Wilson and Alta Brown elementary schools Monday at 6 p.m. Educational Service Center. Crews faced winter delays. both schools aim to open this fall. Afterward, the board will consider approving the YouthFriends mentoring program for Garden City schools led by director Julie Ford.
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USD 457
Board of Education
Florence Wilson
Alta Brown
Garden City
Big Brothers Big Sisters
USD 457 Board of Education Meeting Preview
USD 457 Board of Education holds a 6 p m tour and 7 30 p m meeting at the Educational Service Center 1205 Fleming St. The agenda includes YouthFriends volunteer options linking to after school projects, a review of accountability vision and targets, personnel changes in special education including Karen Johnson’s move to assistant director with a 55153 salary, updates on smaller learning communities, and a closed session on attorney client privilege and negotiations.
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Educational Service
Fleming St
Ford
Big Brothers
Youth Friends
Special Education Department
Karen Johnson
County to open bids Monday in Finney County
Finney County Commission will open bids Monday at 8:30 a.m. at the Finney County Administrative Center for three items including a mower for public works, moving the maintenance house at the Fairgrounds, and the Pierceville Road overlay. County engineer Max Morgz discussed the Pierceville project proposing two inches of hot mix to reduce wheel ruts and preserve the road.
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Finney County Commission
Maintenan
Finney Coun Fairgrounds
Piercevi Road
Pierceville
Max Morgz
Marge
Morgan
Fairgrounds
Ang Clark
Ma Tenance
Cla
Wark Morgan
Dinter
Bob Prewitt
Finney
Indiana man guilty in Wichita marijuana seizure
Raymond Arrieta, 31, Jeffersonville Indiana, convicted in a drug case involving about 3383 pounds of marijuana found in a tanker trailer on U S 54 near Goddard. Evidence suggests Mexico origin with El Paso entry. Sentencing set for June 16. potential 20 years to life.
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Wichita
Indiana
Raymond Arrieta
Arrieta
U.S. 54
Goddard
Kansas Highway Patrol
Mexico
United States
el Paso
Texas
Jeffersonville
Ind
Johnson County
B-25 planes to land at Garden City for Doolittle Raiders reunion
Two B-25 Mitchells will stop at Garden City Regional Airport on Monday and Tuesday on the way to a Doolittle Raiders reunion in Fresno. Axis Nightmare lands Monday afternoon with pilot Greg Vallejo to meet visitors, followed by Miss Mitchell on Tuesday. Public access is limited by invitation for Monday, with a Tuesday public viewing anticipated and both planes departing around noon Tuesday for Fresno. The event honors World War II veterans and features a larger B-25 formation with 32 Wright R-2600 engines expected at the reunion. For details, contact Garden City Area Chamber Commerce at 276-3264.
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Garden City
Kansas City
Bolling Field
Washington, D.C
Capital Airport
Springfield
Air Combat Museum
Greg Vallejo
Miss Mitchell
Minneapolis
Minn
Vallejo Sa
Conté
Garden City Area
Stevens County Hospital Cleared as Critical Access Facility
Stevens County Hospital in Hugoton earned the Critical Access Hospital designation from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment after zero deficiency inspections. CEO Deryk Gulliford called it a milestone for staff and community, noting the perfect score as the first in southwest Kansas and one of 35 CAHs in the state. Recovery of Medicare funding and equipment replacement are now easier, with leadership credit given to physicians, nurses, and the management team including Jane Brown and Kathy Hayn for their roles in readiness and risk management.
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Hugoton
Stevens County
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Deryk Gulliford
Kansas
Dick Morrisey
Office of Local and Rural Health
Nebraska
Stevens County Hospital
Gulliford
Barb Anderson
Linda Stalcup
Linda Gilbert
Marilyn Crane
Freida Cochran
Amy Bryan
Ruthanna Ray
Paula Bowden
Judy Lynch
Stachia Nordyke
Chad Nitcher
Robert Ric Raul Rodriguez
Dinah Shorter
Pa Musgrove
Lynnette Harper
Deb Forwa
Natalie Dufield
Clleagues
Jane Brown
Kathy Hayn
Virgil Cox
Jathan Medina
Jatha
Jane
Kathy
Dufield
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Cynthia Monge
Garden City High School
Ernesto Alcantara
GCHS
Garden City Board
Julie Ford
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County
Dean
Commission
Finney County Administrative Center
Ninth St
Molly Gardner
Vallejo
Hugoton Hospital
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