Finney County commissioners to meet on paint bid approval
Roundup Finney County commissioners will hold a 15 minute meeting at 8 30 a m Tuesday in the County Administrative Building 311 N Ninth St to approve a bid for paint to stripe miles of highway repaved this summer After the bid is accepted they will attend the annual Southwest Kansas Association of Counties meeting in Dighton
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Ninth St
Southwest Kansas Association of Counties
Dighton
Sheriff seeks tips on stolen farm gear in Tribune
Greeley County Sheriff Mark Rine asks Tribune residents for information after a 1998 Caterpillar Challenger CH55 and a red 1994 Sunflower 9432 Wheat drill with fertilizer tank were stolen from a county field between 6:45 p.m. Wednesday and 9 a.m. Thursday. The loss is valued at $150,000 and tips can be called into the sheriff's office at (620) 376-4233.
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Greeley County
Sheriff's Office
Boo at the Zoo marks 13th Halloween event at Lee Richardson Zoo
The Boo at the Zoo celebration runs from 5 to 8 30 p.m. on October 21 at Lee Richardson Zoo in Wichita. Admission is 3 dollars per person with advance tickets sold at Safari Shoppe Ward's Garden Center and the Zoo Development Office. Advance tick ets grant entry at a separate line. If weather forces a change the event will move to October 28.
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Lee Richardson Zoo
Finnup Drive
S. Fourth St
Friends of the
Ward’s Garden Center
N. Taylor Plaza
Library hosts one day classical record sale
The Friends of the Finney County Public Library will hold a one day classical record sale at the library located at 605 E Walnut St from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct 14. Twenty five 33 1/3 rpm records from the 1950s through the 1990s will be offered at 1.50 dollars per record.
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Friends of the Finney County Public Library
Walnut St
Professor's trial ends with jury deadlocked
CLATHE AP Jurors deadlocked in the first degree murder trial of David Lee Stagg a college professor accused of killing his lover and staging the death as suicide. The 11 hour two day deliberation ended with a mistrial as the Johnson County District Court set a new trial date. Stagg 58 a music professor at the University of Central Missouri Warrensburg is charged with strangling William J Jennings 51 at his Shawnee home in April 2004 after a two year relationship.
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Clathe
David Lee Stagg
Johnson County
Stagg
University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg
William J. Jennings
Kansan candidates outline health care plans to curb costs
Governors candidates Barnett Sebelius and Praeger plus Democratic Bonnie Sharp present varied health care ideas. Barnett calls for a Kansas Insurance Connector marketplace with tax free payrolls and a low cost high deductible option. Sebelius backs insurer bargaining and child coverage. Praeger pushes high risk pools for small business and no state funds. Sharp urges preventive care and transparency on premiums.
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Topeka
Hns
Jim Barnett
Barnett
Kathleen Sebelius
Sebelius
Kansas
Sandy Praeger
Praeger
Ness
Connecticut
New York State
Bonnie Sharp
Sharp
Corn yields lag in southwest Kansas harvest
In southwest Kansas corn yields trend lower amid heat and stress. Merle Blood reports about 220 bushels per acre in a Garden City area sample, while Kansas State University officials note wider regional declines. Finney County and area co-op managers cite yields 160 to 210, with overall 2006 harvest below last year and prices around 2.81 to 2.82 per bushel.
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Merle Blood
Blood
Garden City
Curtis Thompson
Kansas State University Extension
Kansas
Thompson
Southwest
US Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics
Ken Jameson
Dodge City Co-op
Montezuma
Gossett
Gray County
Lightner
Jamie
Kline Morrison clash over Supreme Court criticisms in race
In Kansas, Republican Phill Kline and Democrat Paul Morrison spar as they run for attorney general, each answering court criticism from the Kansas Supreme Court. The dispute centers on Kline's handling of abortion records and a 2002 ruling that questioned Morrison's prosecutorial conduct, highlighting concerns about experience and competence in the AG's office.
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Phill Kline
Paul Morrison
Kansas Supreme Court
Kline
Morrison
Volves Kline
District Court
Supreme Court
Eric Rucker
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