Motor Carriers to host meetings in Garden City Wichita Topeka
The Kansas Motor Carriers Association with the Kansas Commission and Department of Revenue will hold 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Finnup Center Lee Richardson Zoo in Garden City to brief on trucking topics. Speakers include Mike Hoeme Pat Platt Al Gerstner Tom Whitaker and Deann Williams. Attendance is free. KMCA founded 1936 to represent Kansas trucking with over 1400 members.
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Kansas Motor Carriers Association
Kansas Commission
Kansas Department of Revenue
Garden City
Wichita
Topeka
Finnup Center
Lee Richardson Zoo
KCC
Mike Hoeme
Kansas Corporation Commission
Pat Platt
al Gerstner
Kansas Dept. of Revenue
Tom Whitaker
Deann Williams
Kansas Motor Association
Kansas
KMCA
Bethel College selects 12th president LaVerne Epp
Bethel College in North Newton Kansas names LaVerne Epp longtime board vice chairman and Bethel alum to lead after a yearlong search. Epp 1972 graduate replaces Douglas Penner and assumes duties after unanimous board vote on Saturday.
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North Newton
Kan
Bethel College
Lawrence
LaVerne Epp
Central Kansas College
Epp
Bethel
Douglas Penner
Brookover Co. paints sign after Nebraska win over K State
The North feedyard at Brookover Co. in Nebraska will repaint its large sign from purple to red after Nebraska Cornhuskers beat Kansas State Wildcats 31 to 21. E C Brookover, a K State graduate, and Rob Cook, a UNL alumnus, have long bet on the game with the sign as bragging rights. Derrick Schmidt, a Johnson County Community College student, proposed the painting idea and may repaint around Thanksgiving if Schmidt is home.
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Brookover Company
North
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Kansas State Wildcats
Brookover Companies
Wildcats
Nebraska
K-State
E.C. Brookover
Rob Cook
UNL
Brookover
Cook
Lincoln
Neb
Derrick Schmidt
Johnson County Community College
Derrick
Schmidt
Security lapses exposed at Kansas City International Airport
The Kansas City Star analyzed FAA records from the 1990s showing 256 security lapse cases at KCI, with 457 total violations and fines totaling 418000 dollars. Undercover agents carried fake weapons past screeners and into restricted areas, prompting questions from officials about airport safety and training.
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Kansas City International Airport
Kansas City Star
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
KCI
KCI Airlines
General Accounting Office
Congress
Star
Kansas City
Teresa Loar
Council
Board of
Airports Council
Vanguard Airlines
TWA
International Total Services
American
Julia Bishop-Cross
Lakin mother and daughter graduate in leadership program
Tammy Meisel of Lakin and her daughter Anna 24 of Topeka completed an eight month Partners in Policymaking leadership course sponsored by the Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities. They attended a Topeka conference November 3 to celebrate and promote advocacy, job, housing, and education guidance. The final session capped 128 hours of training from March through November with next class applications opening for March 2002.
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Lakin
Tammy Meisel
Anna
Topeka
The
Kansas Council On Developmental Disabilities
Meisel
Kansas Partners In Policymaking
Josie Torrez
Construction moves at Sullivan Elementary School
In Ulysses earth tremors during ongoing construction create a teachable moment for students and staff. The $10.3 million bond funded additions to Sullivan Elementary, Ulysses High, and Hickok Elementary, with McBride Construction handling phase one and future phases expanding classrooms and facilities.
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Sullivan
Sullivan Elementary School
Ulysses
Jodi Pfingsten
Sullivan Elementary
Ulysses High School
Sullivan and Hickok
Bill Hall
Hickok Elementary School
McBride Construction Inc
Hugoton
McBride
Hall
Pfingston
Grant County
Frances Roberts
Frances
Lakin Plans Chamber to Boost Local Economy
Bret Graham, owner of Lakin Dairy Queen and first chamber president, explains how a local chamber aims to boost business and attract new residents. After initial skepticism, organizers seek a self-contained group with affordable dues, a mission, and three goals to present at a Thursday meeting in the Kearny County Extension Office.
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Bret Graham
Lakin Dairy Queen
Lakin Chamber of Commerce
Graham
Chamber of Commerce
Lakin
Area Chambers
Pride Committee
Kearny County Extension Office
Main Street
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