Pilot of ferry in crash suspended without pay
Richard Smith, pilot of the Staten Island ferry involved in the fatal crash last month that killed 10, was suspended without pay after he failed to schedule meetings with investigators from the city Department of Transportation and the National Transportation Safety Board. Smith remains hospitalized, with no clear date for a meeting.
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NEW York
Staten Island
Richard Smith
City Department
Health panel cites prevention cutting state medical costs
California cut youth smoking in half through comprehensive programs with Oregon and Florida showing similar declines. Billie Hall of Sunflower Foundation in Topeka announced plans for anti obesity programs and a blueprint for communities to address obesity while expanding grants to promote nutrition and healthy living.
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Marmet
California
Oregon
Florida
Sunflower Foundation
Billie Hall
Kansas pheasant season opens as tourism boost eyes economy
Rural towns in Kansas brace for opening pheasant season with motels full and hunter traffic lifting sales. The 2001 IAFWA report ranks Kansas first for pheasant hunting, contributing about 121.4 million in retail sales and 54.5 million in salaries, supporting roughly 3,000 jobs.
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Omy
Kansas
Rodgers
International Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies
Libera
Sally Fuller
Convention and Tourism Bureau
Garden City
WenDee LaPlant
Finney
Garden City weighs soccer field name and public notices
City agenda items include naming the KH soccer field after Ignacio Rudy Valenzuela a 23 year street department worker who died at 102 and considering a nomination for Martin Esquivel who helped develop soccer in Garden City. A zoo tourism meeting is set for Dec 9 at the Administrative Center after a poorly attended Oct 21 session.
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Irene
D.C
Recreation Commission Board
Ignacio
Rudy” Valenzuela
City of
Garden City
Lee Richardson Zoo Advisory Board
Finney County Convention and Tourism Board
Eighth St
Brothers serve country in Vietnam across decades
Five McCoy brothers from Lakin served in the Navy through the Vietnam era 1965 to the early 1970s. Eddie and David worked in aviation electronics while Dennis and Harold served on USS Bexar, with Harold and Dennis sharing close quarters. One brother Jerry died in a 2000 plane crash, leaving the others to stay in touch via email and reunions.
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Eddie McCoy
Topeka
Veterans’ Administration
San Diego
Eddie
David McCoy
Newfoundland
Aviation
Chief McCoy
Dennis
Harold McCoy
Bexar
Vietnam
Calfax
Calif
SBC
Dennis McCoy
Harold
Jackson
Mich
Lakin
Brother
Navy
South China Sea
McCoy
Sullivan Brothers
Waterloo
Iowa
Juneau
Guadalcanal
Department of the Navy Personnel Command
Commander
Naval Military Personnel Command
Longmont
Colo
Ball Inc
Hubble
Jerry McCoy
Loveland
Scott
David
Jerry
Maxine Scott
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Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce
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MLE
E. Hwy
Lakin, Kansas
Tpit Ins Insurance, Inc
Fleming Garden City
Aco Insurance Group
MM MR
Los Rol
Oil Alley
Hard Rock Lanes
Ehresman Hot Nails
Golden Corral Movie Gallery
Kadee’s
Koffee
Lone Star Steakhouse
el Charro Plaza
Hotel Traditions
Team Electronics Americana Shoppe
United Methodist
Americano Applebee’s
Maurices
Heart ‘N Home
Ward
Pet & Garden Garden
True Value
San Juan
Radiance
Totally Racing Baker Boot Mr. Goodcents
Salvation Army
Waitt Radio
Kin Oo
Boyds Bears
Lifetime
Methodist
Cominghomekansas.org
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Khalefa
De’Eric
Eric
Happ
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