Bluegrass Festival planned in Lane County at Dighton Fairgrounds
The third annual Bluegrass Festival is set for Saturday at the Dighton Fairgrounds in Lane County with music starting 11 a.m. Thad Beach will host a children's program and a lineup including Marshall Allen Bailey, Willis Proct, Kansas Heart, and more. Workshops on vocal harmony, banjo, and hammer dulcimer accompany the event. For details, contact Max or Bev Moomaw at (620) 397-5739 or 397-2211.
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Dighton Fairgrounds
Lane County
Thad Beach
Marshall Allen Bailey
Willis Proct
Kansas Heart
Max
Bev Moomawat
Family Festival at Camp Christy Saturday near Scott City
The annual Family Festival at Camp Christy north of Scott City runs 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. with activities for children, a 11:30 a.m. brisket lunch, and quilt display plus a 1:30 p.m. auction. Proceeds fund refurbishing camp buildings at the Christian camp along US Highway 83, signage directs access at Junction 95 Road 250.
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Camp Christy
Scott City
Christy
Central
Gion Camp and Conference Corp
Buffalo Hotel To Open For Tours June 9 In Garden City
The Finney County Preservation Alliance will host tours of the Buffalo Hotel on June 9 to raise funds to retire the mortgage. Tours run 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a $5 admission donation. The hotel sits on Grant Avenue in downtown Garden City. second floor tours access via the street side entrance. For questions call 75 4340.
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Finney County Preservation Alliance
Buffalo Hotel
Grant Avenue
Teachers still undecided on salaries and benefits
USD 363 teachers and Board of Education leaders met Tuesday to finalize grievance procedures and a sick day donation plan while remaining split on a pay raise. Best case could total about $69,000 for raises after considering retirements and program funding changes. cost details to be determined.
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Holcomb
USD 363
Board of Education
Skip Landis
Landis
Aflac
Federal Mediation and
John Doern
Mike Pfeifer
Holcomb Association of Teachers
Wiley
Insurers aid Greensburg with mobile office after tornado
Linda Crowe of People's Insurance Agency set up a makeshift Greensburg office after May 4 tornado destruction. A Florida Insurance Agents motor coach arrived May 12, providing Internet, fax, computers, printers, and living amenities to speed claims. About 40 million in Greensburg claims have been paid, with average payouts around 110 thousand and ranges from 15 to 294 thousand.
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Greensburg
Florida
Linda Crowe
People’s Insurance Agency
Coldwater
Florida Association of Insurance Agents
Crowe
Paul Tompkins
Kansas Association of Insurance Agents
Tompkins
Topeka
Sargent Insurance Agency
People’s Insurance
Kansas Lacks State Rules For Private Security Guards
In Kansas there are no state licensing or background check requirements for private security guards, leaving regulation to localities. About 7,300 certified peace officers exist, with some estimates showing guards equal or higher. Cities like Emporia Lenexa Prairie Village Salina Topeka Wichita regulate guards. Wolf Creek security may use deadly force.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kyle Smith
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
KBI
FBI
Wolf Creek
Tom Deatrick
Deatrick
Emporia
Lenexa
Prairie Village
Salina
Wichita
KU Medical Center, Hospital Extend Talks Over Affiliation Plans
The KU Medical Center and University of Kansas Hospital will miss the May 3 deadline to outline their future relationship. Boards moved to keep negotiations open beyond the deadline as they seek a guiding agreement to protect the hospital from the Medical Center's planned affiliation with St. Luke's in Kansas City Missouri.
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St. Luke’s Hospital System
Kansas City
University of Kansas Hospital
Dennis McCulloch
Amy Jordan Wooden
Medical Center
St. Luke’s
Kansas
Missouri
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