Operation Christmas Child shoebox drive begins in Southwest Kansas
Southwest Kansas residents are packing shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child a Samaritan s Purse project led by Franklin Graham. Drop off at Garden Valley Church First Baptist Church Scott City and Patterson Avenue Church of God with daytime hours through Friday and weekend slots. Boxes from the region go to Dodge City then Denver with last drop by Nov 18 in Garden City. Last year the area collected over 14000 boxes. For details visit samaritanspurse.org/oce.
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Samaritan’s Purse
Franklin Graham
Garden Valley Church
N. Third St
First Baptist Church
S. College
Scott City
Patterson Avenue
Dodge City
Denver
Oklahoma Panhandle
KDOT repair on K-27 bridge near Syracuse under way
The Kansas Department of Transportation begins work to repair a bridge on K-27 over the Arkansas River south of Syracuse. The project involves resetting or replacing bearing devices and lifting four girders at different times. Traffic will be reduced to one lane at times under flagger control, with completion expected by mid December, weather permitting.
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Kansas Department of Transportation
Arkansas River
Syracuse
Extension council election results announced
Finney County Extension Council results from November 6 show top vote earners who will fill three seats per committee. Agriculture losers Mike Deaver Steve Hoffman Dennis Zerr. Family and Consumer Sciences Rannette Heitschmidt Tracy Johnson Rafaela Solis. 4-H Jennifer Jones Tina Kendall Tami Meng. Economic Development Millie Norman Ray Purdy Keith Strasser. Terms begin January 1, 2013.
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Finney County Extension Council
Mike Deaver
Steve Hoffman
Dennis Zerr
Rannette Heitschmidt
Tracy Johnson
Rafaela Solis
Jennifer Jones
Tina Kendall
Tami Meng
Millie Norman
Ray Purdy
Keith Strasser
Kansas Chamber leaders to visit Garden City Thursday
Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce hosts Mike O Neal former Kansas Speaker of the House and Kansas Chamber CEO and Kent Beisner Chief Operating Officer at 2 p m Thursday at Samys Spirits and Steakhouse 1911 E Kansas Ave Finney County business reps may ask questions about chamber advocacy in today s economy the event is free and open to the public contact 276 3264 or chamber gcnet com for details
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Garden City Area
Gcnet.com
GCCC trustees OK new purchases and bids
Garden City Community College trustees approved multiple purchases and contracts at Tuesday's meeting. Bid details include a $24,500 fire alarm upgrade by Caro Electric, a $25,920 floor replacement in the Mary Jo Williams Learning Center, and a $43,675 HP computer lab purchase from CDW Government. Unanimous consent covered library and athletic complex alarm work, a class advertising deal with The Telegram, and continued capital outlay levy funding. New staff were introduced including Bruce Exstrom, Shajia Donecker, and Virga West.
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Garden City Community College Board of Trustees
Terri Worf
Steve Sterling
Jeff Crist
Merilyn Douglass
Ron Schwartz
Bill Clifford
Saffell Library
Dennis Perryman
Caro Electric
Garden City
Herbert Snender
GCCC
Wichita
Mary Jo Williams Comprehensive Learning Center
J&m
Hewlett-Packard
Acer
Frederick Finnup
CDW
Vernon Hills
Ill
Kansas City
Chicago
Auburn
Wash
Bruce Exstrom
Shajia Donecker
Virga West
West
Broacbuster
Follet Higher Education Group
River Grove, Il
Judge blocks use of Kansas voter names in close race
A federal judge barred candidates in Kansas 54th House District from contacting voters with uncounted provisional ballots and set a hearing with Secretary of State Kris Kobach amid a dispute with Democratic state Rep. Ann Mah and Republican challenger Ken Corbet. The judge also prohibited use of voter names released by Douglas and Shawnee counties, as Osage County certified its results without releasing names. Mah trails Corbet by 44 votes in a race that hinges on provisional ballots and post election review. Provisional ballots remain under review while the suit seeks to protect voter privacy and limit contact by candidates.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kris Kobach
J. Thomas Marten
Kobach
Ann Mah
Ken Corbet
Marten
Douglas
Shawnee
Osage
Osage County
Shawnee County
Douglas County
Mah
Corbet
Douglas and
Arizona
Alabama
Jamie Shew
VA KU Medical Center expand telemedicine access for Kansas veterans
The Veterans Administration and KU Medical Center will broaden telemedicine for Kansas veterans, starting with mental health care and video consultations to reduce travel to VA facilities. The program, piloted since 2011, aims to extend to other services and safety net hospitals, with Garden City first to sign on.
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University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas
William Patterson
Missouri
Patterson
Garden City
Kansas City
Kan
Sam Brown
Brownback
Tom Sloan
Lawrence
Sloan
Lee Tafanelli
Kansas National
Wichita
Leavenworth
Tafanelli
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