Garden City smoking ban may head to public vote
A push to repeal Garden City’s smoking ban could begin within a week. Local fraternal groups led by Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion Post No. 9 organize the petition. The ordinance passed Aug 8 takes effect Jan 8, 2007 and bans smoking in restaurants bars and public facilities within 50 feet of entrances.
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Garden City Commission
Leroy Rose
Rose
Garden City
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion Post
Randy Grisell
Pleasingly healthy lunch shifts at Stones Intermediate Center
In the cafeteria at Charles O Stones Intermediate Center staff distribute raffle tickets for National School Lunch Week. The USD 457 cafeteria serves about 450 students across four shifts with a pizza favored menu based on a recent student vote. About half of students receive free lunches, with 12 percent on reduced price.
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Charles O. Stones Intermediate Center
Nutrition Services Department
USD 457
District-wide menu choices drive student meals
Cy Johnson, nutrition services director, said district menus are student driven. New products roll out to one or two schools for taste tests, then district-wide if well received. If most items end up in the trash, the changes are halted. Further details appear on District page AS.
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Cy Johnson
Nutrition Services
Debate over tuition and higher education in Kansas
Kansas City AP report on Governor Kathleen Sebelius and challenger Jim Barnett. Sebelius pledges higher education as top priority in a second term. Barnett criticizes rising tuition and stagnant state aid, citing economy and State Board of Regents funding. They clash on stem cell policy and eminent domain for economic development. Barnett accuses Sebelius of gloom. Sebelius notes $112 million in higher ed spending phased in during term. Page AS.
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Kansas City
Kan
Kathleen Sebelius
Jim Barnett
Barnett
State Board of Regents
Sebelius
State beef packers cut back operations
Southwest Kansas meatpacking plants scale back hours as demand drops. Tyson Foods says no layoffs, with Holcomb workers likely to see hours fall from 40 to 35–40 weekly due to market conditions and export losses.
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Liberal
Kansas
Gary Mickelson
Tyson Foods
Springdale
Ark
Tyson Fresh Meats
Holcomb
Kansas State forecast turns positive for 2007 wheat crop
Kansas State University researchers project a rebound in 2007 wheat yields after a down year in southwest Kansas. Extension economist Troy Dumler notes potential profit if producers average 40 bushels per acre and futures run around 4.30 a bushel, though volatility remains high and higher prices could boost output.
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Kansas State University Research and Extension
Kansas
Troy Dumler
Extension
Dumler
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