Holcomb Eyes Volunteer Fire Dept Amid Tight Recruiting
Holcomb residents push to form a volunteer fire department with a 10 member minimum after failed efforts to reduce the number. Council to hear a committee proposal at the June 7 meeting while Garden City’s eight minute response time is noted. ATVs on streets spark debate as council reconsiders the ordinance. Fence and curb concerns lead to postponed action after review of survey reports.
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Holcomb
Bob Sanders
Holcomb City
Garden City
Brunson
Dennis Lauer
Lauer
Sanders
Greg Bribiescu
William “Bill” Hedgman
Kansas
Jamie Jarnagin
Bribiescu
Heydman
Arkansas River
Frank Valasquez
Valasquez
Enron chiefs Lay and Skilling convicted of fraud
In Houston AP reports Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling were found guilty on multiple counts of conspiracy to commit securities and wire fraud in the Enron case. Lay faced six counts including bank fraud while Skilling was convicted on 19 of 28 counts with insider trading. Sentencing set for Sept. 11 with bond and passport conditions imposed.
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Houston
Enron Corp
Kenneth Lay
Jeffrey Skilling
U.S
Lay
Sim Lake
Skilling
Dan Petrocelli
Enron
Lake
Serv
Ing
WorldCom Inc
Adelphia Communications Corp
Martha Stewart
Congress
Sarbanes-Oxley
Andrew Fastow
Richard Causey
Pandemic flu summit set in Topeka
Health officials from across Kansas along with Gov. Kathleen Sebelius and U S Health Secretary Mike Leavitt will attend a pandemic flu summit in Topeka to sign a cooperation resolution. Kansas has been given 1.1 million dollars to develop pandemic response plans amid Leavitt’s bird flu warnings.
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Topeka
U.S. Health and Human Services
Mike Leavitt
Sebelius
Roderick Bremby
Kansas
Leavitt
Immigration legislation faces final Senate vote today
The Senate moves toward final approval of a bipartisan immigration bill with border security and a guest worker program. Key figures like Sen. Cornyn weigh risks and negotiators promise funding. President Fox urged joint U.S.-Mexico solutions as debates include amnesty concerns and visa fee changes.
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Senate
Joan Cornyn
Texas
House
Cornyn
Frist
Mexico
Vicente Fox
Utah
Washington
Fox
Karl Rove
Capitol
Tom DeLay
Ethanol plant ceremony kicks off Conestoga Energy Partners project
The Liberal Seward County Economic Development Corp executive director Colleen Towers notes Conestoga Energy Partners founded in 2005, with Liberal and Garden City sites. Sam Schmidt expects a 5 to 10 cent per bushel corn price rise, while neighbors Jack and Susan Thomas welcome construction and future grain deliveries to the new plant.
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Conestoga Energy Partners, LLC
United States
Garden City
Colleen Towers
Liberal
Finney County Economic Development Corp
Conestoga Energy Partners
Sam Schmidt
Gray County
Jack
Susan Thomas
Gray
Haskell
District negotiates end to stalled talks on teacher student time
Continued from Page Al week for teachers to spend with students. Both sides agree to let reassigned teachers visit with school principals and a superintendent's office representative. If the Kansas Supreme Court requires more financing, USD 457 could study an employer-provided 403(b) retirement plan as an alternative to a 401(k).
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Kansas Supreme Court
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