Inmates Up For Parole in July in Finney County
Two Finney County inmates Richard C. Cooper and Richard Gagnier seek parole on1980 1983 convictions. Public sessions in Kansas City Topeka Wichita set times and locations for comments. Those unable to attend may mail remarks to the Kansas Parole Board in Topeka.
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Finney County
Kansas Parole Board
Richard C. Cooper
Richard Gagnier
Kansas City
Kan
City Hall
McDowell Plaza
Seventh St
Topeka
London
Jackson St
Wichita
Finney State Office
William St
Miss Teen Kansas fundraiser and Marion Smith Run and Walk
The Miss Teen Kansas International Scholarship Pageant Fund-raiser Monday runs 5 to 9 p.m. with Pizza Hut donating 20 percent of dine-in totals. Keeley Schwindt, Miss Teen Garden City 2003, is the U S Midwest rep for Miss Teen International. The 2003 Marion Smith Memorial run walk is set for 8 a m May 26 in Lakin with 2 mile and 10 K events, free T shirts for all, prizes for top finishers, and preregistration at 7:30 a m at Victory Baptist Church. Sponsors include Southwest Fun Times Runners Club Victory Baptist Church and Scheepner s Water Conditioning. For info call Pat Nath at 275-7350.
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Pizza Hut
Garden City Pizza Huts
Marion Smith
Lakin
Victory Baptist Church
Lincoln
Campbell
Southwest Fun Times Runners Club
Scheepner
Garden City
Pat Nath
EMS Open House During National Emergency Services Week
Finney County EMS invites the public to an open house Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m. at 803 W. Mary. The event honors 750,000 providers nationwide with the theme EMS When It Matters Most. Several booths will share safety tips for swimming boating and biking and how to get involved with local EMS.
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Finney County Ems
W. Mary
EMS
Fire roars in Aggieville district near KSU
MANHATTAN AP Fire broke out this morning in the Aggieville bar and shopping district near Kansas State University with flames still shooting through the roof of the Aggie Station restaurant and bar at 9 a.m. No injuries were immediately reported as portions of the roof collapsed and neighboring businesses filled with smoke according to Cheryl Sieben of the Aggieville Business Association.
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Manhattan
Aggieville
Kansas State University
Aggie Station
Cheryl Sieben
Aggieville Business Association
Tax credit donors eyed for Dighton assisted living project
The Lane County Senior Living Foundation plans a 12 unit assisted living facility on the former Lincoln Primary School grounds in Dighton funded by a $1 million loan from the Kansas Department of Aging. Donors of $250 or more could receive a 70 percent state tax credit, with pledges sought between $150,000 and $200,000 before applying for credits with the Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing.
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Dighton
Lincoln
Kansas Department of Aging
Lane County Senior Living Foundation
Lane County
John Lawrence
Doug Domes
Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing
Kansas
Lawrence
Bill Taldo
Kearny County Hospital
Lakin
Sandy Cameron
Kearny County
Rain Cancels Garden City Health Walk Plan
Heavy winds and sprinkles at Harold Long Park forced the Garden City health care group to postpone the first Women’s Health Walk scheduled for Thursday. The event is rescheduled to Sunday at 3 p.m. at the same park with free fruit water gift bags and information on women’s services from MAM.
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Debbie Shaffer
Cheryl Kettke
Kettke
Tricky
Gizmo
A. Harold Long Park
Garden City
Harold Long Park
Ann Polich
Marian Hunter
Kansas
Hunter
Southwest Kansas
United Methodist
Spruce and
Evans Streets
MAM
Avon
Polich
Polich Preventative & Wellness Services
Finney County Health Department
Southwest Culligan
Wal-Mart
Tuition hikes proposed for Kansas universities
The six public Kansas universities seek tuition increases for next year ranging from 9.8 to 21.1 percent. The Kansas Board of Regents will vote in late June, with some members signaling limits. The University of Kansas seeks 20.7 percent, Kansas State 20.3 percent, Fort Hays 9.8 percent, and Pittsburg State 21.1 percent. Regent Dick Bond cited legislative cuts urging restraint but not immediate cuts to quality.
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Topeka
Kansas Board of Regents
Fred Kerr
Pratt
University of Kansas
Kansas State
Fort Hays State
Pittsburg State
Dick Bond
Overland Park
Bond
Kansas Clicks Buckle Up Campaign Warns and Enforces
Kansas Department of Transportation urges motorists to buckle up during the Kansas Clicks Buckle Up America Week and Special Traffic Enforcement Program. The two week effort involves KHP, Garden City and Holcomb police, and Haskell and Greeley County sheriff's offices with safety belt check lanes and child seat safety events. The program emphasizes education, enforcement, and awareness to reduce unrestrained fatalities.
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Kansas Department of Transportation
Kansas
America
Kansas Highway Patrol
Garden City
Holcomb
Haskell and Greeley County
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
KDOT
Uts
Deb Miller
KHP
Sonic Drive-In
Lifesaver
Federal Railroad Administration
Wyandotte County to allow liquor sales on three holidays
Wyandotte County's Unified Government approved a charter ordinance to permit liquor sales on Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, and Labor Day in Kansas City, Kansas. The measure expands Sunday hours and includes a 60 day protest period, delaying holiday sales this year.
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Kansas City, Kan
Wyandotte County
Unified Board of Commissioners
Kansas City
Kan
Missouri
Unified Government
Edwardsville
Kansas Attorney General
Wyandotte
John Bukaty Jr
Kansas
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Keeley Schwindt
U.S. Midwest
Aggieville District
Dighton News
Brad Nading
Tel
Garden City High School
Rose Goodman
Center
Western Athletic
Garden City Family Ymca
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