Wheeler seeks fourth term as Finney County attorney
Finney County attorney John Wheeler filed for re election as a Republican for a fourth term noting increasing demands on law enforcement and resources. Rita Alsop also filed for re election as register of deeds seeking a sixth term. A Families Together Inc mood disorder workshop for youth is set for June 5 at the Holiday Inn Express with free materials and meals, registrations at 276 6364.
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John Wheeler
Finney County
Wheeler
Rita Alsop
Register of Deeds
Alsop
Families Together Inc
Holiday Inn Express
Kansas Ave
Checklane Planned Friday in Scott County
Kansas Highway Patrol and Scott County Sheriff's Office will run a sobriety checklane on Friday on U S Highway 83 north of Scott City from 7 to 9 p m The operation aims to detect and remove alcohol and drug impaired drivers from the road.
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Kansas Highway Patrol
Scott County Sheriff’s Office
Scott City
Sebelius names water office chief
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius names Joe Harkins as a policy liaison for natural resource issues, moving from director of the Kansas Water Office. Tracy Streeter is named to replace him, serving since 1995 as executive director of the State Conservation Commission and awaiting Senate confirmation.
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Topeka
Kathleen Sebelius
Kansas Water Office
Sebelius
Joe Harkins
Water Office
Harkins
Health
Tracy Streeter
State Conservation Commission
Streeter
Senate
SPJ to Probe KSU Student Newspaper Adviser Removal
The Society of Professional Journalists will form an eight member task force to meet with Kansas State University officials in Manhattan to safeguard student newspaper independence. Ron Johnson was reassigned from Kansas State Collegian adviser to a teaching post, removing him as director of student publications after controversy over coverage of a Black Student Government event.
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Kansas City
Kansas State Collegian
Johnson
Collegian
SPJ
Mac McKerral
Stu
Trials kept in Ellis County for FHSU student's death
Ellis County District Judge Tom Toepfer rejected a venue change request and ordered three trials for the Fort Hays State University student homicide case to stay in Ellis County. Defendants Luis A. Llamas Jaime R. Lopez III and Chris Ross face separate or co trials with dates in mid summer.
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Chris Ross
Bradley D. Deary
Deary
FHSU
Johnson
Llamas
San Diego
Lopez
Chula Vista
Calif
Ross
Wylie
Texas
University Apartments
University
Steven Vincent
Americus
Ed Bouker
Bouker
Smithville
Toepfer
Satanta hospital to open gero-psychiatric unit this summer
Satanta District Hospital plans a mid July opening of a day treatment gero-psychiatric out patient unit to expand elderly mental health care. The service will handle low mood anxiety and other psychiatric conditions for community residents not limited to nursing home patients.
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Satanta’s Hospital
Satanta District Hospital
Scott Nail
Heritage Health Services
Satanta Hospital
Nancy Doss
Doss
National Institute of Mental Health
Elkhart
Greensburg
Liberal
Garden City
Nail
Seminar teaches how to influence state budget in Kansas
Kansas Action for Children officials led a six hour seminar in Garden City on tax and budget policy to help local citizens and child advocates navigate state coffers. The session focused on erosion of the tax base and how revenue shifts affect families with children, urging continued involvement in state budgeting.
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Kansas Action For Children
Garden City
Finney County Historical Society
Topeka
Wichita
Sharon Hixson
Russell Child Development Center
Hixson
April Holman
Kansas
Holman
Gary Brunk
KAC
Kac.org
Social Services Secretary warns tight funds as costs rise
Topeka AP Secretary Janet Schalansky said medical services costs will rise about 14 percent in the coming fiscal year, constraining SRS budgets. The Legislature approved a 2.46 billion dollar budget, much to cover medical costs and the first rate increase for doctors and hospitals in two decades. Schalansky noted ongoing reorganizations, office closures, and efforts to cut spending while expanding access points for benefits.
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Topeka
Janet Schalansky
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
SRS
Schalansky
Cient
Tors
Kathleen Sebelius
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