Phone scam targets locals amid city development and holiday events
Finney County deputies warn residents about a phone solicitor asking for personal data under the guise of free cell phones. Contact number shows busy signal. Sheriff urges caution and provides 272 3700. Nearby, Fourth Street closure from Spruce to Walnut lasts through Nov 11 for St Catherine Hospital’s $30 million project and patient tower access. Garden City Recreation Commission offers two Christmas caroling classes for youth, with details and contact 276 1200.
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Kansas Colorado River Compact Commission Appointments
Gov. Bill Graves reappointed Randy Hayzlett of Lakin and David Brenn of Garden City Thursday to the Kansas Colorado River Compact Commission. The three member Kansas side includes Brenn, Hayzlett, and Chief Engineer David Pope. The commission governs Arkansas River water allocation for irrigation and related uses between Kansas and Colorado.
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Texas firm withdraws wind energy plan near Rosalia
EL DORADO AP A Texas based energy company Zilkha Renewable Energy of Houston withdrew its proposal to build up to 73 windmills along U S 54 near Rosalia The 230 foot towers would have supplied power to about 30000 homes Wayne Walker Zilkha southwest region director for project development said the company is unsure if it will pursue the project later. ROAD CONDITION HOTLINE 1 800 585 7623
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Kline vows breadth of experience in bid for attorney general
Phill Kline campaigns across the state asserting his criminal and civil case work and legislative service give him broader qualifications than Democrat Chris Biggs. He advocates stiffer sex crime penalties including longer terms for sexual predators and adds three years for gun use in felonies while supporting more prisons and cutting a Microsoft lawsuit to fund other needs. He visits The Telegram and plans stops in Liberal Liberal Colby and Goodland with supporters.
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Sebelius Leads Kansans in Polls as Race Narrows
A Lawrence Journal World linked poll shows Democrat Kathleen Sebelius leading Republican Tim Shallenburger 49 to 42 with 7 percent undecided among 625 Kansas voters. Other polls show Sebelius with larger margins, while analysts cite GOP energizing visits and shifts among undecideds.
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Mark Peterson
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Dick Cheney
Married rivals clash in Reno County judicial race
In Reno County Kansas, Democratic challenger Sarah Sweet McKinnon and Republican incumbent Steve Becker, both lawyers and spouses, spar for Division 3 on November 5. Sweet McKinnon argues Becker lacks energy while Becker notes broad name recognition and readiness for the result. District clerk Pam Moses comments on their professional rapport.
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Legal Services
Former priest pleads innocent in Nemaha sex case
SENECA AP A former priest pleaded innocent Thursday to indecent liberties with a child a felony. Dennis Schmitz 41 is charged with lewd fondling of a 15 year old boy in 1999 at a ranch near Seneca. A pretrial hearing is set for Dec 13 and trial for Jan 22. Earlier this month he was sentenced to 32 months in Douglas County for molesting the same boy in 1998.
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Insurers Come and Go in Kansas in Poll Debate
In Topeka Kathleen Sebelius argues that 200 new insurance companies have opened in Kansas since she became state insurance commissioner eight years ago. Tim Shallenburger counterpoints with seven insurers leaving, noting Mutual of Omaha and Conseco pulled specific lines but continue other coverages in Kansas.
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