Dust Bowl documentary by Ken Burns to air on SHPTV
Ken Burns presents a two part, four hour Dust Bowl documentary on Smoky Hills Public Television. It chronicles the 1930s ecological disaster that devastated Great Plains farmlands and sparked suffocating dust storms. The film uses survivor interviews and archival footage to explain causes and impacts.
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Great Plains
Dust Bowl
Woody Guthrie
Southern Plains
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Library board to meet Monday afternoon
The Finney County Public Library board of directors will meet at 5 p.m. Monday at the library, 605 E. Walnut St.
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Finney County Public Library Board of Directors
Walnut St
Christmas Traditions Exhibit at Stauth Museum Montezuma
The Christmas Traditions of Southwest Kansas 2012 exhibit runs through November 26 at Stauth Memorial Museum 111 N. Aztec Montezuma. Local clubs and merchants contribute 13 displays showing home and business Christmas decor with names from Cimarron Dodge City Montezuma Spearville Ulysses and more.
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Southwest Kansas
Stauth Memorial Museum
N. Aztec
Montezuma
Clark Pharmacy
Cimarron
Carolyn Shultz
Jemima
Vicki Peterson
Dodge City
Bluelight Fce
Jodi Holmes
Montezuma Township
Just For You
Kim Legleiter
Doug Classen
Norma Salisbury
Betty Johnson
Spearville
Joanne Lance
Ulysses
Unopposed Huelskamp drawin write in votes in Reno County
In Reno County write ins dominated the congress race as Jack Mace led with the most write in votes while Tim Huelskamp ran unopposed. Voters offered a mix of names none as humorous and some religious and famous figures in a colorful array of write ins.
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Reno County
Congress
U.S
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Fowler
Hutchinson
Betty Boop
Bob Dylan
State Senate
Dave Kerr
Kerr
Jack Mace
Mace
Mickey Mouse
Donald Duck
Jesus Christ
Voting rights group calls for Kobach resignation in out of state appearances
KanVote accuses Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach of spending too much time away from Kansas for immigration and voter ID matters. The group cites 17 TV and live appearances, six out-of-state trips, and a Wichita Sedgwick County voting delay as context for its demand. Kobach defends travels as official duties or permissible events, noting two trips were non attendance on Texas and Mississippi proceedings.
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Topeka
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State Objection Board
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Mississippi
Missouri
US Commission On Civil Rights
Birmingham
Ala
Sedgwick
County Week Budget Talk Sets 2013 CVB Plan
Finney County Commission will review the 2013 Convention and Visitors Bureau budget on Monday, about 600000 more than 2012. The budget highlights include 800000 in guest tax revenue, 629000 cash on hand, and 358500 in total expenses down from 386800 in 2012. The CVB remains funded by a 6 percent transient guest tax with quarterly state transfers. Discussions with FCEDC about using excess bed tax for economic development continue, with no decisions yet. A joint lunch meeting with multiple county officials will precede additional agenda items at 8:30 a.m. at the Finney County Administrative Center.
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Finney County Commission
Convention and Visitors Bureau
Randy Partington
Lynn Schoonover
CVB
Garden City
Schoonover
Finney County Economic Development Corp
FCEDC
County Commission
Finney County
County Health Department
Public Works Department
Dodge City
Ford County
Liberal
Seward County
Carol Brown
Ninth St
Garden City to raise trash rates for multi family units
Garden City faces a two year rate increase for multi family trash collection, rising from 12.80 to 16 in 201? and to 19.25 in 2014, aligning with single family rates and funding solid waste services. The plan calls for 50 cent annual hikes 2016 through 2023, with 2015 set at 22 for residential and 15.25 for commercial. City meetings set for Tuesday to consider the ordinance amid other items.
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Garden City
Sam Curran
Public Works
Curran
James Mireles
Garden City Commission
Eighth St
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