Eastern Star Meeting Focuses on I'm Fine
Finney Chapter No. 359 of the Order of the Eastern Star met on November 6 with Evelyn Van Vleet as worthy matron and 17 members in attendance. Reports included the District No. 35 meeting held November 3 in Garden City. A statewide redistricting plan to 12 districts starts April 2002, listing District 12 chapters in Greensburg to Garden City. Funds raised for Breath of Life Cystic Fibrosis totaled $4,000. Tabby Tops project aids Rainbow for Girls and Ronald McDonald Houses. The next stated meeting is 7:30 p.m. November 20 at the Masonic Temple with Linda Evans hosting.
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Finney
Order of the Eastern Star
Evelyn van Vleet
Alan Cheatum
Donna Bennett
Garden City
Greensburg
Ulysses
Coldwater
Ensign
Medicine Lodge
Great Bend
Liberal
Dodge City
Ness City
Lakin
St. John
Pratt
Bennett
van Vleet
Oberlin
Kansas Eastern Star
Ronald McDonald Houses
Kansas
Wichita
Masonic Temple
W. Olive St
Linda Evans
Vanguard Airlines posts smaller quarterly loss in aid aided quarter
Vanguard Airlines, based in Kansas City, reported a $3.6 million loss for the quarter ending September 30, reduced from $4.71 million a year earlier. Federal aid offset much of the impact of September 11, with operating revenue at $32.76 million from $35.48 million year over year, while the carrier explores a government-backed financing plan and stock options to preserve cash.
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Kansas City, Mo
Vanguard Airlines
Vanguard
Scott Dickson
Dickson
Kansas City
Arson case tests mental competency in Garden City
A 36 year old Garden City woman Jan Dirks charged with aggravated arson seeks independent mental health evaluation after state hospital ruled she competent. Judge Richardson delayed further action, keeping Dirks jailed on 200000 bond while she undergoes a new assessment to determine if further treatment or continued legal action is needed. The case stems from a August 27 apartment fire at 1801 Sloan St No 3 that damaged adjacent units.
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Garden City
Larned State Security Hospital
Jan Dirks
Dirks
Thomas Richardson
Richardson
Finney County
Sloan St
No. 3
Fourplex
State Hospital
Finney County Attorney’s Office
John Wheeler
Area Mental Health Facility
Larned State Security
Larned
Legislators back shortline tax plan for Watco rail credit
The Joint Interim Tax Committee backed a 20 year 500000 income tax credit to Watco owner of the Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad to rehabilitate track in central and western Kansas for grain shipments. The plan aims to improve rail links to ports and support grain delivery while generating 61 million for track repairs.
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Topeka
Watco
Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad
Kansas
House
Senate
Joe Shriver
Arkansas City
Dave Kerr
R Hutchinson
Kansas & Oklahoma
Ed McKechnie
Salina
Osborne
Great Bend
Colorado
Larned
Kingman
Pratt
Coats
McKechnie
K&o
Kansas City postal facility clears tests after anthrax scare
After cleaning, the Stamp Fulfillment Center in Kansas City reported negative anthrax tests. More than 600 environmental samples from the center and its perimeter were negative, and no infections occurred. The Stamp Distribution Center nearby also did not test positive and remained open.
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Kansas City
Kansas City, Mo
Washington
Gary Stone
Nuclear plant drill tests terror readiness near Kansas
Nuclear workers at Wolf Creek and local officials launch a planned two day mass evacuation drill within ten miles and radiation monitoring to fifty miles. The exercise follows two years of planning after Three Mile Island and after Sept. 11, with NRC oversight and armed National Guard patrols at Wolf Creek.
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Burlington
Kan
Wolf Creek
Three Mile Island
Wichita
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
National Guard
NRC
Susan Maycock
Kansas
Maycock
Peppernut Shop to Benefit Garden Valley Church Fund
Garden Valley Church hosts its 17th annual Peppernut Shop this Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1701 N Third St. The event funds Heart-to-Heart, the church women’s group, with proceeds supporting local and international service projects and mission work. Readable foods include peppernuts zwieback bierocks and New Year’s cookies. Handmade Ten Thousand Villages items from 30 countries will also be sold, with proceeds aiding the crafts organization as well.
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Garden Valley Church
N. Third St
Ruth Prieb
Steve Prieb
Prieb
Garden Valley
Hutchinson
Ten Thousand Villages
Lawrence official calls efficiency changes in education
Lawrence Superintendent Randy Weseman urges rethinking programs and administration to boost efficiency. He cites cutting admin positions to save 435000 used for teacher pay, classroom size and leadership teams, while pushing for performance based funding and clearer efficiency definitions to avoid harm to districts.
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Topeka
Lawrence
Randy Weseman
Weseman
Legislative Educational Planning Committee
Kansas
House Education
Ralph Tanner
Baldwin City
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