Lake Scott Reopens After E. coli Advisory Lifted
Lake Scott has reopened for recreational water activities after KDHE and KDWPTO determined E. coli levels have dissipated. The health advisory, issued May 9 following a fish kill and elevated bacteria, is rescinded as contamination is now considered low and safe for public use.
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Teens Injured in Deerfield Area Car Crash
Two Ulysses youths, Yulissa Majaka 16 and Monserrath Guillen 16, were injured Saturday about 1.5 miles south of Deerfield in Kearny County when a 2005 Chevy Impala exited River Road. The car overcorrected after drifting, rolled into a south ditch, and rested on its passenger side. Both teens were transported to Kearny County Hospital and were wearing seat belts.
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Garden City GED Fast Track class opens this summer
The Adult Learning Center at Garden City Community College offers a General Education Diploma Fast Track this summer with orientation June 5 and 6 from 8 a.m. to noon. A $50 material fee applies. bring IDs. Classes start June 7 after orientation. Hector Martinez, GCCC Adult Learning Center Director, at (620) 276-0365 or hector.martinez gcccks.edu for details.
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Zoo Closes Early for Leadership Kansas Event
The Lee Richardson Zoo vehicle entrance will close at 4 p.m. Thursday and the zoo at 5 p.m. in preparation for a Leadership Kansas event that evening. It will reopen at 8 a.m. Friday. For information call 620 276 1250.
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Rural Kansas lawmakers warn on out-of-state students bill
Senators from districts near Oklahoma warned that a finance provision would reduce aid for districts hosting out-of-state pupils. About 624 students live outside Kansas, with potential loss of teaching positions feared in small districts. Estimates of annual state spending on out-of-state students range from about 3 to 6 million dollars.
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Kansas lawmakers push slow growth budget plan
Forty conservative Republicans propose balancing the Kansas budget by blocking new discretionary spending and securitizing part of tobacco payments to cover pension obligations. The plan aims to meet a $900 million shortfall over two years while funding schools and Medicaid without new taxes, drawing mixed reactions from advocates and critics.
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Kansas tax bill faces dim Senate odds after House vote
The House defeated the tax measure with 40 Democrats backing it while Brownback looms to veto. Lawmakers foresee a veto override fight as Senate and House reopen negotiations on day 99 of the session. Negotiators excluded fuel tax increases and a rural tax incentive plan famed as fraudulent.
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