Garden City astronomy session plans at Sagebrush area
Garden City High School astronomy group schedules a Wednesday observation at 7 45 p m with Saturn Bodes Galaxy and the Whirlpool Nebula. Public participation welcome bring own telescope. Canceled for overcast or bad weather. Contact Kevin Nyberg 805 8000. Volunteers sought for Miles of Smiles July 2009 session info meetings May 19 times 2 p m and 6 p m at 901 W Maple St. (Miles of Smiles)
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Garden City
Kevin Nyberg
Maple St
Maple Streets
Graduation Class of 2009 Prayer Service at Garden City
Members of the graduating class of 2009 from Prinily Lutheran Church will hold a prayer and praise service at 10 a.m. Saturday in Clifford Hope Auditorium at Garden City High School. The public is invited. For more information, call the church at 276-3110.
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Prinily Lutheran Church
Clifford Hope
Garden City High School
N. Main St
Swine flu confirmed in Geary County Kansas official says
AP reports an adult in Geary County is the latest Kansas swine flu case, raising the state total to 23. Other confirmed cases include Dickinson Johnson Ottawa Sedgwick and Wyandotte counties with Wyandotte county hosting eight or more children. A state helpline 877 427 7317 assists Kansans 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays.
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Topeka
Kansas
Geary
Kansas ‘Department of Health and ‘Environment
Dickinson County
Johnson County
Ottawa County
Sedgwick County
Wyandotte
State Health Department
Finney County EMS seeks extra crew for budget needs
EMS Director Bob Prewitt asked Finney County commissioners for a sixth EMS crew to handle rising call volume. The proposal, potentially costing $300,000 or more for staff and gear, would add six positions and could be phased in. Commissioners begin budget talks May 18.
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Finney County
Emergency
Bob Prewitt
EMS
Don Doll
Prewitt
Doll
Sunflower Electric Power Corp
Holcomb
Finney County Ems
Commission
Prairie Fire BioEnergy Lands USDA Loan for Plant in Healy
Prairie Fire BioEnergy, a biomass producer owned cooperative in Healy, secured a $740,000 zero interest loan from USDA Rural Development via Lane-Scott Electric Co-op Inc. to aid land purchase and construction for its new plant that began operation six months ago. The project totals about $3.6 million, with support from a $1.4 million owner contribution and a $1.2 million bank loan, enabling expansion from pellet production to broader biomass supply.
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Prairie Fire BioEnergy
Healy
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Rural Development Department
Lane-Scott Electric Co-op Inc
Lane-Scott Electric Coop Inc
USDA
Rural Economic Development Loan
Kansas
Prairie Fire
Brad Applegarth
Applegarth
Lane-Scott Electric Co-op
Don Morris
Electric Cooperative
First State Bank
Carla Buckman
Lane-Scott Electric
Lane, Scott
Finney
Governor signals possible further cuts to keep Kansas budget in black
Governor Parkinson expressed cautious optimism about Kansas the economy while confirming readiness to enact additional spending cuts if needed to avoid a deficit in the 2010 budget. He lauded a bipartisan plan to close a projected 328 billion deficit, noting the plan relies on spending cuts and revenue measures without a general tax increase.
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PEKA
Mark Parkinson
Kansas
Parkinson
Kathleen Sebelius
U.S
Parkinson open to reexamining Kansas death penalty law
Gov. Mark Parkinson said he is willing to revisit the death penalty law he helped draft 15 years ago as Kansas lawmakers discuss possible debate in 2010. He noted no executions have occurred under the current statute, though 12 Kansans remain on death row, and urged evidence-based evaluation of public policy and fairness.
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Mark Parkinson
Senate
Parkinson
Death Penalty Information Center
Kansas
New Mexico
Carolyn McGinn
Sedgwick
John Vratil
Leawood
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Gram
Derek Schmidt
Judicial Branch
Sumner
Department of Revenue
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