Euthanizations rise at Finney County shelter amid stray influx
The Finney County Humane Society reports a stream of stray and abandoned dogs and cats despite steady adoptions. On one June day alone 30 dogs were euthanized to free kennel space. Volunteers blame the economy, urging spaying and neutering, fostering, and use of a new Facebook page to find homes and reduce deaths. Crematory services are planned for this fall with fees to be announced.
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Danna Jones
Finney County Humane Society
Jones
Nancy Garhart
Finneycohs.org
Facebook
Finney County
Garden City Animal
Humane Society
Shelter and Humane Society
Hermann
Local educator Sitts passes away in Garden City
Longtime Garden City educator and namesake of Florence Wilson Elementary, Sitts, has died. Colleagues praised her as loving, kind, and deeply involved in district and community life, noting her birthday celebrations at the intermediate center bearing her name. Funeral plans pending.
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Sitts
Charles Stones
Garden City
USD 457
Stones
Florence Wilson
Wilson
Golden Streets
Cessna
Colyer eyes Medicaid changes to curb rising costs
Kansas officials plan a broad Medicaid overhaul to trim costs nearing 2.8 billion over eight years. Colyer says cuts may involve home and community based services, nursing home shifts, and reduced beds with a focus on letting the elderly stay in their homes. The administration hints at federal funding cuts and program transfers as part of the plan, with details due weeks away.
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Mark Parkinson
Colyer
Brownback
Kansas
Paul Davis
Lawrence
Davis
Brownback Administration
Debra Zehr
The
Kansas Association of Homes and Services
Shawn Sullivan
Zehr
Kansas Health Institute News Service
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Man sues Facebook over privacy concerns
A Kansas lawsuit accuses Facebook of intercepting electronic communications under the Wiretap Act plus state law claims including violation of the Kansas Consumer Protection Act. It seeks a preliminary injunction, damages of 100 per day per member or 10,000 per violation, punitive damages, attorney fees and costs.
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Jacobs
Kansas
Electronic Privacy Information Center
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Federal Trade Commission
Facebook
Jules Polonetsky
AOL
Future of Privacy Forum Think Tank
Polonetsky
Graham
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