Almost Home County Admin Building Nears Finish
The county administrative building is nearing completion as construction advances toward occupancy. Officials report completion ahead of schedule and anticipate functional offices, enhanced public services, and improved accessibility once open.
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Viva Viagra Newest sexual enhancer selling well locally
A local wellness shop reports strong sales of a new sexual enhancement product named Viva Viagra. The item is drawing steady customer interest with ongoing daily purchases and positive anecdotal feedback from buyers in the neighborhood.
Woman Graduates After 60 Year College Break
Georgiana Kennedy aged 77 will graduate from the University of New Mexico this Saturday. She began in Colorado Springs, married after her first year, had eight children and built a business. In the 1960s she pursued a music degree, then returned to finish her education much later in life.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Georgiana Kennedy
Kennedy
University of New Mexico
Seinfeld Climax Outage Hits Three New York Counties
Thousands of Time Warner Cable viewers in Orange, Sullivan, and Ulster counties lost sound and picture during Seinfeld as its climax aired. Liberty division chief Don Rafferty suggested the final ten minutes may have been tampered with and promised a rebroadcast to rectify the issue.
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Middletown
N.Y
Time Warner Cable
Orange
Sullivan
Ulster
Joe Schwartz
Liberty Division
Don Rafferty
Time Warner
Rafferty
Part of the Solution: Citizens Take Police Course
Garden City residents join the citizen's police academy to learn about the department, crime scene investigation, gang awareness, report writing, and weapons use. Participants praise the course's insight while noting a need for more practice time and longer sessions.
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Alan Riedel
Citizen’s Police Academy
Garden City Police Department
Riedel
Police Department
Wyatt Earp
Citizen's Police Academy
Connie Stucky
Stucky
Garden City
Lucky Luckett
Stan Wojdylak
Wojdylak
Luckett
Job Services Career Center
Weaons
Marvin Stucky
Graves veto fuels open meetings law backlash
Gov Bill Graves vetoed a bill that would soften the Kansas Open Meetings Act in reaction to concerns about private calling trees among officials. Local officials like Garden City Mayor Steve Frost supported keeping discussions public, while Deerfield Mayor Kelly Weaver urged public meetings to decide public business.
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Bill Graves
Kansas
Carla Stovall
City Commission
Garden City
Steve Frost
Lance County Commission
Don Hineman
Dighton
Finney
Seward
Deerfield
Kelly Weaver
Radio station Ralph back on air but at partial power
Ralph at 93.9 FM resumed broadcasting in Dodge City after an ice storm destroyed its tower and building. The station, still operating on an alternate tower, must boost Garden City reach with FCC approval, and a new tower north of Cimarron is under construction, with full service expected in a few months. KRPH airs classic ’70s rock by the Beatles, Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones, a unique offering in western Kansas.
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Ralph
Bonita McClure
McClure
Dodge City
Garden City
FCC
Cimarron
Royalty owners await FERC ruling on Kansas gas tax exemption
Kansas royalty owners urge swift FERC action on a law exempting mineral interest owners from refunds in a tax dispute tied to natural gas. The Southwest Kansas Royalty Owners Association, representing about 2,500 landowners, seeks a FERC ruling to confirm jurisdiction and potential refunds, amid an estimated $70 million to $100 million liability.
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Washington
Kansas
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FERC
Erick Nordling
Hugoton
Southwest Kansas
Steve Morris
Nordling
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