Wichita museum eyes new sites for expansion
The Museum of World Treasures in Old Town Wichita seeks relocation after being denied a $1 yearly rent and faces space limits. With two years left on its lease, officials consider sites in Park City, Olathe, and St Louis, noting growth requires more visibility and parking.
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Wichita
Old Town
Museum of World Treasures
Jon Kardatzke
Park City
Kansas City
Olathe
St Louis
Kardatzke
Mike Noller
Noller
Dee Stuart
Wild West World
Happy people sought for low mood study at KU
University of Kansas researchers seek 30 control volunteers aged 18 to 65 without clinical low mood and with 20/20 vision in both eyes and no seizure history. Left-handed individuals are excluded. Participants earn 12 dollars per hour for four 2 1/2 hour sessions, with two sessions now and two after about three months, while brain waves are measured during tasks.
State pulls support for Ellis Main Street program
Ellis Kansas faced loss of state Main Street support after conflicts in the community left the Ellis Main Street program unable to meet requirements such as appointing a permanent director and meeting deadlines. State coordinator Jeanne Stinson noted the program is not meant to be permanent and emphasized tools were provided to address local issues. Phyllis Zorn, former board president, attributed the program's struggles to a feud with the local chamber of commerce.
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Phyllis Zorn
Ellis Maintreet
Chamber of Commerce
Sebelius may pick female running mate in Kansas bid
Gov Kathleen Sebelius weighs a running mate choice after Lt. Gov. John Moore announced his departure. Experts say a female pick like Jill Docking could shape a historic all female ticket and signal the governor’s desired legacy while evaluating other strong contenders such as Dennis McKinney and Chris Biggs.
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Topeka
Hns
Kathleen Sebelius
Sebelius
John Moore
Associated Press
Moore
Washburn University
Bob Beatty
Cedar Crest
U.S. Senate
Jill Docking
Wichita
Tom Docking
Kansas
Beatty
Kansas State University Political Science Department
Joe Aistrup
Docking
Aistrup
House
Dennis McKinney
Greensburg
Chris Biggs
Grandparents to receive state aid under new Kansas bill
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius expected to sign a broad measure expanding aid for grandparents raising grandchildren in Kansas. The plan provides $200 a month per eligible grandchild, up to $600 for three, with income limits and age requirements. The bill also raises the amount residents may keep from Social Security to $50 for Medicaid facilities and allows SRS to bar hunting and fishing licenses for parents behind on child support, while a driver’s license restriction for such parents was already signed.
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Topeka
Kathleen Sebelius
Sebelius
Nicole Corcoran
Kyle Kessler
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
SRS
Kessler
Kansas
Maren Turner
AARP
Department of Wildlife and Parks
Governor signs property rights bill in Kansas
Governor Kathleen Sebelius signed a law restricting eminent domain for economic development and setting criteria for when land can be seized. The bill requires possible extra compensation up to 200 percent of fair market value and delays implementation to July 1 2007 to avoid hindering Manhattan downtown development.
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Topeka
Kathleen Sebelius
Manhattan
Sebelius
Kansas
Institute For Justice
Washington
Kansas State students rebuild Mardi Gras museum in New Orleans
Architecture and design students from Kansas State University begin a summer project to resurrect the House of Dance and Feathers and Lewis home in New Orleans 9th Ward after Katrina. A $50,000 grant funds materials. volunteers will cover living costs. Sixteen workers start, with about ten more rotating over 11 weeks.
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Kansas State University
New Orleans
9Th Ward
Ronald W. Lewis
House of Dance and Feathers
Caitlin Heckathorn
Heckathorn
Lewis
Thibodeaux
Mardi Gras
Patrick Rhodes
Kansas State
Rhodes
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