Finney County Health Week Health Walk May 15 at Harold Long Park
In National Women’s Health Week, Finney County Health Department co sponsors a health walk from 6 30 to 7 15 p m May 15 at Harold Long Park corner Spruce and Evans. Donations for Family Crisis Center welcome at 919 Zero Road 8 a m to 5 45 p m Mon Thu. Garden City Red Cross lifeguard class May 16 18 at 210 Fulton Terrace 9 a m to 5 p m. Tumbleweed Art Festival seeks old shoes and clean baby food jars for Aug 23 24 at Lee Richardson Zoo. call Jamila Travers 276 2985 or Donna Wartman 272 9866.
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Finney County Health Department
Harold Long Park
Spruce and
Evans Streets
Family Crisis Center
Health Department
Zero Road
Donna Marley
Garden City Area
Red Cross
Fulton Terrace
Jamila Travers
Donna Wartman
Lee Richardson Zoo
Former AG chauffeur recall ties to Stovall case
Former Kansas assistant attorney general Derek Schmidt recalls driving Carla Stovall when he worked for her 1999. Schmidt said it was not a regular duty and rotated among staff. Governor Phill Kline now uses his nephew Brad Kline as a driver, saving about $50,000 yearly if estimates hold. A KU sexuality professor Dennis Dailey apologized to students amid criticism from state Sen. Susan Wagle over course content. Wagle and intern Jessica Zahn appeared on Fox News discussing alleged classroom material. Road Condition Hotline listed.
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Topeka
Kansas
Phill Kline
Derek Schmidt
Kline
Carla Stovall
Schmidt
Stovall
Independence
Brad Kline
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Lawrence
University of Kansas
Dennis Dailey
Dailey
Susan Wagle
School of Social Welfare
Jessica Zahn
Wagle
R-Wichita
Zahn
Fox Television
O'Reilly Factor
Syracuse Cemetery plans veterans memorial and patio expansion
Hamilton County residents lead a local effort to fund a veterans memorial at a Kansas cemetery on Kansas Highway 27 near Syracuse. The project includes a 500-name wall, a public directory with service details, engraved bricks for donors, and a walkway patio. Donations taxable through July 20.
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Syracuse
Hamilton County
Juanita Fellers
Kansas Highway 27
Kansas
Fellers
Colorado
Oregon
Cemetery Improvement Fund
Hamilton
Keating
Risa DeVaney
Tornadoes strike eastern Kansas causing widespread damage
Tornadoes swept eastern Kansas injuring a few and leaving about 100 homeless in Douglas County. Lawrence suffered extensive damage to about 40 homes and six apartment buildings while counties across the region reported multiple twisters and trees uprooted. Gov. Sebelius declared a state of emergency for six hard hit counties. Local residents described the sudden roar and debris as storms moved toward I-70 and KU campus.
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Lawrence
Douglas County Fire & Medical
Aberdeen
Kansas
University of Kansas
Brad Finkelder
Douglas County
The
Red Cross
Weather Service
Mike Akulow
Kathleen Sebelius
Anderson
Allen
Linn
Douglas
Osage
Woodson
Allen County
Iola
Woodson County
June Reynolds
Reynolds
Garnett
Anderson County
Far
Sheriff’s Department
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Bob Newton
Douglas County Emergency Management
Newton
Sue
Bill to allow city county consolidation fails in Kansas Legislature
Senate President Kerr laments House rejection of the Efficiency in Local Government Act as lawmakers adjourn. Local leaders and county groups had supported or opposed the measure, which would let cities and counties voluntarily consolidate agencies and seek a county wide vote. Major figures include Kerr, Vickrey, Judy Moler, and Don Moler.
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Topeka
Senate
Dave Kerr
Hutchinson
House
Kansas
Kerr
Jene Vickrey
Louisburg
Farm Bureau
League of Kansas Municipalities
Kansas Association of Counties
Sion
County Association
Judy Moler
Don Moler
League
Garden City
Reynaldo Mesa
Mesa
McPherson County
McPherson
Bill Goering
Legislature stalls on phone tax to fund e 911 system
Negotiators struck a deal late in the session but lawmakers left Topeka without voting on a bill to tax cell phone accounts up to 50 cents a month to fund statewide e 911. lawmakers and lobbyists blame stalled signatures, concerns over Internet deregulation, and election-year dynamics for blocking the measure.
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Topeka
Senate
Dave Kerr
Hutchinson
House
Kim Gulley
Kansas League of Municipalities
Gulley
Carl Holmes
Senate Commerce Committee
Karin Brownlee
Oakley
Johnson
Sedgwick
Brownlee
Annie Kuether
D-Topeka
Holmes
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Vickrey
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