Leoti recall drive targets mayor and council
A recall committee formed by former Leoti officials and a resident will host a town hall at 7 p.m. to explain push to recall Mayor Laura Medina and council members Roger Porter and Carol Berning and will circulate petitions seeking a public vote on the recalls. The effort follows May 3 council decisions not to reappoint French and former city clerk Rene Geyer. Local reaction is not yet available.
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Grain elevator deaths in Kansas since 1980 reach 60
MCT tally shows more than 680 Kansans killed on the job since 1980 with 60 deaths in grain elevators. Among the figures are four DeBruce Grain victims from Wichita area explosion in 1998 and three painters who died at Jetmore in 1982. Nearly half engulfed by grain.
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Hayes
Senator Huelskamp Amends Budget To Thwart EPA Rules
In the 1st District race Tim Huelskamp proposes a budget bill amendment aimed at curbing EPA greenhouse gas regulations. Sunflower Electric Power and Westar oppose the move, urging Governor Parkinson to veto. Huelskamp defends the plan, while Sen. Barnett’s vote remains unclear. The amendment passed by voice vote as part of the budget.
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Rob Wasinger
Cottonwood Falls
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Jim Barnett
R-Emporia
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Congress
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Senate
Officials tour future early childhood center at Garfield Elementary
Garden City USD 457 board members and district leaders toured the Garfield Elementary School addition, viewing 11 new classrooms, a conference room, and a multi purpose room. The space will include child level sinks, coat racks, a kitchen, and a potential therapy area with a swing. The room may also serve as a storm shelter. Construction firm Dick Construction is building the addition, with parking lot work planned for June.
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Stewart Nelson
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Nelson
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