Twin sisters win look alike prize at Hutchinson convention
Manter residents Hope and Destinee Toole, ages 3, earn second place in the baby to 7 year old female look alike category at the Twins Convention in Hutchinson. Their mother Melody Toole praises the supportive Kansas State Twins Association as they balance multiple children and a busy family life.
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Wen
Hope
Destinee Toole
Melody Toole
Toole
Hutchinson
National Center For Health Statistics
United States
Manter
James
Chance
St. Catherine Hospital
Stanton County
Kansas State Twins Association
Destinee
Tooles
Fydor Vassilyev
Russia
Alumni recall GCCC Public Safety decades at reunion
Garden City Community College marked 35 years of its Public Safety program at a reunion and awards banquet drawing about 120 people. Dennis Elam, the 30 year veteran, faced retirement questions as fellow faculty and alumni praised his leadership while Kansas officials lauded the program's national regard.
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Garden City Community College
Department of Public Safety
Plaza Inn
Iraq
Dennis Elam
Elam
GCCC
Ballantyne
Gccc Board of Trustees
Bill Clifford
Linda Morgan
University of Kansas School of Law
FBI
Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center
Hutchinson
KBI
Welch
Greg Glenn
Garden City
Oklahoma City
Glenn
Legislators shift positions late in session in Kansas
Ten Kansas House members altered votes on a proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. After researching further some found the debate too emotional or political and switched from support to opposition, costing the measure the two thirds needed to advance. If seek re election, these lawmakers will face tight campaign scrutiny amid the broader fight over the amendment.
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Topeka
Kansas House
Kansas
House
Senate
Holcomb High to shift to seven period day next year
Holcomb USD 363 plans a board meeting to switch from an eight period two day block to seven periods of 53 minutes each to expand ITV access and improve subject comprehension. The change includes daily planning periods for teachers and potential lunch time adjustments.
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Holcomb High School
Holcomb Usd 363 Board of Education
Holcomb
Skip Landis
Landis
ITV
Finney County eyes ambulance options and pay changes
Finney County commissioners will review options to replace or refurbish EMS ambulances with six aging units over 100,000 miles. Reported costs range from 65,000 to 85,000 for chassis remounts, versus 85,000 to 90,000 for a new unit, with maintenance concerns for high mileage. They will also discuss minor pay-for-performance adjustments and a planned two hour public works tour including the Hamil Road bridge near Kalvesta.
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Finney County
EMS
Garden City
Holcomb
Bob Prewitt
Prewitt
Pete Olson
Olson
Kansas Association of Counties
Kristi Schmitt
Hamil Road
Kalvesta
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Carol Ballantyne
John Collins
GCPD
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
Chestnut St
Chestnut Street
Amber Stoecklein
Mallory Worf
GCHS
Worf
USD 363
N. Jones
Finney County Commission
Finney County Administrative Center
Ninth St
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