Swine flu cases rise to sixty two in Kansas
Kansas health officials report 0 new swine flu cases but confirm 62 total in the state with cases in Geary Riley Saline and Wyandotte counties. No deaths have been reported since the H1N1 outbreak began in late April as the state tallies by county.
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Topeka
Kansas
Geary
Riley County
Saline County
Wyandotte
Rickinson
Ford
Johnson
Ottawa
Riley
Saline
Sedgwick
Kansas Supreme Court forms panel for electronic filing plan
The Kansas Supreme Court created a 32 member advisory committee chaired by Justice Marla Luckert with Justice Dan Biles as vice chair to study a statewide electronic filing system. Members include district court judges court administrators and legislators. The first meeting is June 3 at the Kansas Judicial Center in Topeka. The panel will evaluate enabling attorneys to file documents remotely across Kansas.
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Topeka
Kansas Supreme Court
Marla Luckert
Dan Biles
Dges
Sis
Kansas Judicial Center
Supreme Court
Ron Keefover
Kansas
Kansas farmers markets expand to accept food stamps
Eleven Kansas farmers markets now accept Vision Cards under the Food Assistance Program, up from two last year. Kansas Rural Center coordinator Mercedes Taylor Puckett says about 714 percent of Kansas markets are taking Vision cards as vendors, each authorized by the USDA.
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Whiting
Kansas
Mercedes Taylor+Puckett
Kansas Rural Center
Vision
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Colorado eyes tighter oversight of Tri-State generator
Colorado regulators weigh proposals ranging from keeping a hands off stance to full state oversight of Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association planning. The PUC cites climate concerns and rising renewable mandates, while Tri-State contends it operates under federal rules and cooperative boards and questions state authority.
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Denver
Colorado
Tri- State Generation and Transmission Association
Colorado Public Utilities Commission
Tri-State
Commission
Westminster
Nebraska
New Mexico
Wyoming
Lee Boughey
Kansas seeks rail funding for passenger link to Oklahoma
Kansas transportation officials seek 20 million dollars in federal funding to upgrade a freight route for possible passenger service from Newton to the Oklahoma border. The plan targets signal timing upgrades to handle 79 mph trains, part of a broader Kansas City to Fort Worth feasibility study with Amtrak.
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Hutchinson
Newton
Oklahoma
Kansas
Kansas Department of Transportation
Amtrak
Kansas City
Fort Worth
Texas
Cally
State Line
Ron Kaufman
Transportation Department
Topeka
Kaufman
Congress
Southwest
Federal Railroad Administration
Evan Stair
Northern Flyer Alliance
Juvenile jails prep for swine flu outbreak in Kansas
Kansas Juvenile Justice Authority prepares for possible H1N1 spread across three facilities. Memo outlines monitoring and exposure minimization while visitors stay screened. Earlier quarantine memos caused staff alarm. new guidance drops quarantine prep.
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Wichita
Kansas
Juvenile Justice Authority
Dennis Casarena
Mary Redman
Beloit
Larned
Bill Miskell
The
Miskell
Lori Lamer
Kyle Rohr
Memorial Day events light up Garden City weekend
Memorial Day ceremony at Valley View Cemetery 11 a.m. Monday features Garden City Municipal Band, colors, flag raising, invocation by Jon Becker, and a 21 gun salute with retirements. Also this weekend the Municipal Big Pool opens at 1 to 6 p.m. weekdays and 1 to 7 p.m. weekends. 2nd event is Sandhill Vaqueros Saddle Club Horse Show at Finney County Fairgrounds starting 10:30 a.m. Saturday and 9:30 a.m. Sunday with free admission and multiple age divisions. Rope for the Cure roping Friday in Scott City to raise funds for Relay for Life. KC-135R flyovers by the 190th ARW Kansas Air National Guard over multiple towns Monday morning.
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Garden City
Valley View Cemetery
Jon Becker
First Baptist Church of
Phil Babcock
American Legion
Maple St
Schreibvogel
Saddle Club
Fairgrounds
Scott City
Scott County
Relay For Life
American Cancer Society
ARW
Kansas Air National Guard
Forbes Field
Topeka
Syracuse
Lakin
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National Organization
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NEA
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Gary Hoffine
Panhandle Steel Erectors
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