City to discuss relocating farmer's market in June
City commissioners meet at 1 p.m. at the Garden City Administrative Center to discuss moving the farmer's market to Heroes Way downtown on Thursday evenings starting mid June from its current Fleming Street location. Beverly Schmitz-Glass of Downtown Vision will also present a quarterly report.
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Beverly Schmitz-Glass
Garden City
Heroes Way
Stevens Park
Fleming St
Schmitz-Glass
Commission
Eighth St
Travel Plaza to serve as bus stop in regional route
The Garden City Travel Plaza at 1265 Solar Ave at the 50 and 83 junction will be the Wichita to Pueblo intercity bus stop. Prestige Bus Charters of Wichita and KDOT, with CDOT, signed an agreement in early May. Lisa Koch of KDOT says daily round trips should operate by late summer.
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Garden City
Solar Ave
Wichita
Pueblo
Colo
Kansas Department of Transportation
KDOT
Colorado Department of Transportation
Lisa Koch
Kdot Public Transit
Reading program to begin Tuesday at Kearny County Library
The Make a Splash summer reading program runs from Tuesday through June 26 for youth from kindergarten to 12th grade and adults 18 and older. Teen theme Catch a Wave Your Library. adult theme Water Your Mind Your Library. Games and prizes will be awarded. stop by 101 E Prairie, Lakin, or call 620-355-6674 for details.
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Kearny County
E. Prairie
Lakin
Kansas ends 2010 session with no veto overrides
Kansas lawmakers quietly adjourned the 2010 session amid missed May revenue by 24 million dollars, with governors vetoes standing. Governor Parkinson rejected parts of the budget, including funding to Planned Parenthood and greenhouse gas rules, while praising the sales tax hike as stabilizing the budget for two to three years.
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Topeka
Kansas
Mark Parkinson
Senate
Steve Morris
Morris
Hugoton
Parkinson
Planned Parenthood
Kansas Commission On Veterans Affairs
Mike O’neal
Hutchinson
Statehouse
Memorial Day ceremonies honor area veterans across region
Area memorials plan services Monday at Valley View Cemetery and across Scott, Dighton, Healy, Syracuse, Johnson City, Satanta, Hugoton, Deerfield, Lakin, Garden City and other sites. The 190th ARW Kansas Air National Guard will conduct KC 1385R tanker flyovers at about 10:31 to 10:55 a.m. weather permitting. County Attorney John Wheeler will speak at Valley View.
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Valley View Cemetery
John Wheeler
Garden City
Bruce Spiller
Scott County
American Legion
VFW
Scott City Lions Club
National Honor Society
Healy
Syracuse
Johnson City
Satanta
Dudley Township
Masonic Lodge of
Hugoton
Kearny County
Deerfield
Lakin
Lakin Vfw
190Th
ARW
Kansas Air National
Forbes Field
Topeka
Scott City
Holcomb
Garden City Valley View
Shawnee County approves settlement in Taser death
Shawnee County voted to grant a 350000 settlement to Walter Haake Jr.’s family over his death after deputies used a Taser. Commissioner Vic Miller defended the two deputies amid criticism, noting the county had spent about 200000 defending the suit and warning of higher costs if it went to trial. Sheriff Dick Barta and Miller spoke emotionally, insisting the deputies acted correctly as medics arrived at the Goodyear lot.
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Topeka
Walter Haake Jr
Shawnee
Vic Miller
Hawke
Miller
Dick Barta
Haake
Barta
Jason B. Mills
Shayna Johnson
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Kansas Republican race narrows on Brownback running mate
Kansas Republicans shift focus to Sen Jeff Colyer as potential lieutenant governor pick as Sam Brownback campaigns in eight cities. Former candidate Nick Jordan says he is not the choice. Court of Appeals finalists named for judge vacancy. Insurance chief Sandy Praeger seeks re election.
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Topeka
Kansas
Sam Brownback
Brownback
Overland Park
GOP
Johnson County
U.S. Senate
Jeff Colyer
Colyer
Nick Jordan
Shawnee
Jordan
Kansas Senate
Congress
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Main Street
Ninth Street
J-A-G Construction Company
Dodge City
Steve Cottrell
Eighth Street
Chestnut
O’neal
Monte Algrim
Shawnee County
Kansas House
Kansas Court of Appeals
David Bruns
Karen Arnold Burger
G. Gordon Atcheson
Court of Appeals
Jerry Elliott
Jim Garner
Sandy Praeger
Lawrence
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