Beefmobile to visit Beef Empire Days Thursday
Beef producers can learn how Beef Checkoff dollars are spent at Beef Empire Days when the Beefmobile stops Thursday. The program, part of the 1985 Beef Act and Order, taxes $1 per cattle sale with 50 cents kept by the state and 50 cents allocated to the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board for promotion education and research.
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Detour Planned for Highway 50 Bypass Near Garden City
The Kansas Department of Transportation will temporarily close the U S 50 83 400 bypass from the Kansas 156 south exit to the Mary Street north exit starting Tuesday. Crews will repair Mary Street Overpass Bridge approaches by mud jacking the settled slabs. Detour via K 156 and Mary Street ramps. The work, lasting three to four days if weather permits, aims to reopen the bridge by Friday.
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KDOT to Rework U.S. 56 in Gray and Ford Counties
Beginning Thursday the Kansas Department of Transportation will repair U S Highway 56 from the Haskell Gray county line to the U S 56 283 junction in Ford County in two phases. The work will reduce traffic to one lane with a pilot car and delays up to 15 minutes. Completion is planned for mid October.
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Legislature hires ex law school dean as attorney
TOPEKA Kansas AP a former University of Kansas law school dean has been hired by the Legislature as its attorney One of his first tasks will be persuading the Kansas Supreme Court to allow him to argue lawmakers stance in the school finance case Stephen McAllister was hired Thursday by the Legislative Coordinating Council Lawmakers sought a full time attorney amid concern they lacked representation in the seven year old school funding lawsuit.
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Campaign season tests GOP unity in Kansas
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius launched her bid for a final term at the Capitol as Republicans debated moderates and national party strains. Kansas GOP officials touted past accomplishments and three strong candidates while Democrats argued for issue driven campaigns over party labels.
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Water safety concerns as three new slides open this weekend
Health officials warn the public about waterborne illnesses as Big Pool opens three new slides and the summer swimming season. KDHE notes outbreaks like cryptosporidiosis in Dodge City and Douglas County show parasites can survive standard chlorine. GCRC exams and a hyper-chlorine system aim to prevent illness. Washington stresses monitoring, daily tests, and closing the pool if contamination occurs. at risk groups include children and pregnant women.
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Garden City Recreation
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Douglas County
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Center For Disease Control and Prevention
Former general urges empathy in Fort Leavenworth graduates
Retired Gen Eric Shinseki told graduates of Fort Leavenworth's School of Advanced Military Studies that leadership requires love for those led, not mere command. Seventy-eight officers completed the one year program, with 65 earning degrees and 13 moving to new assignments. The ceremony also recognized two-year program graduates for colonel level staff roles, spanning active duty and international and allied participants including Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, Australia and the United Kingdom.
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Jennison names running mate Dennis Wilson in ticket
Republican candidate Robin Jennison selects Sen. Dennis Wilson of Overland Park as his running mate, tapping a banker and longtime Kansas figure with strong Johnson County ties to balance the ticket and appeal to northeast Kansas voters. Wilson has held multiple state roles including Senate since 2004 and Johnson County treasurer 2001-05.
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Topeka
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Dennis Wilson
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