Zoo group awarded 2000 grant for Kansas Waters Exhibit
The Friends of the Lee Richardson received a $2000 grant from Garden City Target and the Target District office in Overland Park. The funds will finish the Kansas Waters Exhibit housing North American river otters and native Kansas fish. Plans include a new swift fox exhibit north of the otters with an overhead walkway, bidding in the coming weeks and ready by late spring or early summer.
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Target
Overland Park
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Aging conference planned for Oct 28 in Dodge City
The third annual aging conference runs 8 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. October 28 and 29 at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Dodge City. Topics include elderly medication issues infection control in long term care and geriatric nutrition. The program offers up to 15 contact hours for registered nurses licensed practical nurses dietitians and other health care professionals. Information from The University of Kansas Medical Center Southwest Kansas Area Health Education Center 1501 Fulton Terrace Suite 1 Garden City or 275-0259.
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Knights of Columbus
Dodge City
University of Kansas Medical Center
Southwest Kansas Area Health
Tickets On Sale Oct 27 For GCRC The Cemetery Club
Garden City Recreation Commission will offer dinner theater production The Cemetery Club. Tickets cost 22 dollars, include meal and show, and are sold at 310 N Sixth St weekdays 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. Performances run Nov 14 to 16 at Plaza Hotel Ballroom 1911 E Kansas Ave with two evening shows and a Sunday lunch show.
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GCRC
N. Sixth St
Anka
Plaza Hotel
E. Kansas Ave
West Nile cases rise in Kansas with 80 total
AP reports Kansas has 80 confirmed West Nile cases in 2003 with three deaths, plus 545 unverified cases cited by KCHE and two deaths. Latest verified victims include a 55-year-old from Harvey County and a 40-year-old from Marshall County, with KCHE counting only serious cases.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
KCHE
Harvey County
Marshall County
Gas costs hit Kansas farmers as prices soar in 2004
In southwestern Kansas high natural gas prices boost irrigation and fertilizer costs, shaving profits for corn and sorghum. Farmers like Ulysses grower Larry Kepley face higher pump costs and limited wellhead gas supplies as Hugoton field declines. Experts warn fertilizer use and output may shrink next spring.
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Wichita
Kevin Chuyvetter
Kansas State University
Kansas
Chayvetter
Chuyvetter
General Accounting Office
GAO
Duane Hund
Hund
Hugoton
Oklahoma
Texas
Ulysses
Larry Kepley
Kepley
Telegram receives 1435 check to cover legal costs ends KDOT case
The Telegram in Kansas received a 1435 payment from the Kansas Department of Transportation ending a five year legal dispute over Open Records Act access. The Kansas Supreme Court ruled in May that KDOT must cover prelitigation costs, though not all fees. The Telegram sought safety ratings for railroad crossings after a fatal 1998 crash in Finney County and fought KDOT refusals in court.
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Kansas Supreme Court
Mike Merriam
Topeka
Merriam
Heather Becker
Holcomb
Railroad Avenue
Chmelka Road
Telegram
KDOT
Finney County
Ings
Supreme Court
Steve Delaney
Kansas
Howard
USD 457 to Review Changes in Special Education
USD 457 Board of Education will hear updates on the district’s special education efforts at a Monday night meeting. Superintendent Jim Lentz notes a shift from past practices as the district tests new delivery methods for the early childhood program.
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Special Education Department
Jim Lentz
USD 457
Pierceville
Plymell
Jennie Barker
Garfield
Karen Johnson
Johnson
Lentz
Board weighs building plans and superintendent evaluation
USD 457 board discusses whether to convert an existing building or construct anew given enrollment growth. If growth stalls, new construction seems unlikely. Also on the agenda is choosing an evaluation form for the superintendent after 90 days and one year, with goals as the basis and a comments section.
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Lentz
Finney County to be Named StormReady Community
Finney County commissioners will recognize the county as a National Weather Service StormReady community at their Monday meeting. The session includes a plan to annex 1,110 feet of a vacated street into Pierceville's agricultural land, a bid approval for metal culvert pipes, and three executive sessions on nonelected personnel matters.
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Finney County
National Weather Service
Pierceville
Finney County Emergency Medical Services
Wichita Opens Water Treatment Center for Polluted Water
Wichita dedicates the Area Treatment and Remediation Center to process 1.2 million gallons daily. The facility feeds a man made creek in a park with a fountain, waterfall, and an aquarium stocked with native flora and fauna. It also features a display on local business spending over 20 million dollars to treat groundwater contaminated by industrial solvents near a square mile area.
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Wichita
Wichita Area
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