Family Night Out at Burger King to Benefit Edith Scheuerman PTO
Edith Scheuerman Elementary School hosts a Family Night Out fundraiser Tuesday from 5 to 8 pm at Burger King 1601 N Taylor. A percentage of sales supports the school’s Parent Teachers Organization and student resources.
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Burger King
Edith Scheuerman
N. Taylor
Parent Teachers Organization
Food service license renewals due January first
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment reminds licensees that 2002 food service renewals must be received by January 31 to avoid penalties. Renewal notices go to current operators November 1 and 2 with fees up to $130 for food service, and $50 to $150 for retail and processing licenses. Lodging renewals mailed October 16 and 17. If notices are missing, contact KDHE at Topeka addresses or by phone or fax.
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Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Food Service
KDHE
Kdhe Food Protection and Consumer Safety Program
Jackson St
Suite
Topeka
Western files final rate plan for Kansas utilities
Western Resources proposes a final rate design reducing KGE bills by about 4.5 percent for residential customers and 10 percent for commercial users while increasing KPL residential rates by nearly 7 percent and 4 percent for commercial. The plan, submitted to the Kansas Corporation Commission, would cut a typical KGE 750 kWh monthly bill to about 62.31 before summer adjustments and raise KPL bills by up to 3.88 in cities, 1.88 in rural areas. A $6 monthly service fee would apply to all customers.
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Wichita, Kan
Western Resources
KGE
KPL
Western
KGB
Kansas Corporation Commission
Wichita Eagle
KCC
Walker Hendrix
Citizens’ Utility Ratepayer Board
Tailgate policy fuels underage drinking at KU games
University of Kansas tailgating policy has coincided with a surge in underage drinking citations near campus. Lawrenc e Police and ABC data show citations rising from about 2.5 per game to 23 or 25 per game day on the first two home games. Officials note most offenses occur in campus neighborhoods and parking lots with limited tailgating.
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Lawrence
University of Kansas
Memorial Stadium
Jo Hardesty
University
Lawrence Municipal Court
State Alcoholic Beverage Control
Jan Mahlios
Maine Street
ABC
Alcoholic Beverage Control
Pete Bodyk
Bodyk
Kansas
Hardesty
Uni
Athletics
Darren Cook
Cook
Quadruplets Baptized At St Mary Church In Wichita
Cristal Kristina Karen and George Cruz, eight month old quadruplets, were baptized at St Mary Catholic Church with their extended family present. The baptism followed months of planning hindered by illness and winter weather. Mary Magdalena Cruz described the busy routine of caring for four infants, including frequent diaper changes, feeding, bathing, and coordinating outfits. The family hosted a post baptism celebration for about 80 guests at the VFW Hall with godparents from Kansas, Texas, and Mexico.
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Carlos Garcia-Pesia
St. Mary Catholic Church
Cruz
Kristina
George
Cristal
Karen
George Cruz
St. Mary Catholic
Iginia
Mary Magdalena Cruz
Mary
St. Mary
VFW
Kansas
Texas
Mexico
Flor Cruz
Cruzes
Juarez
Ance
Bitterly cold winter forecast for Missouri and Kansas
Old man winter is expected to bring below average temperatures to Missouri and Kansas this coming season. Forecaster Suzanne Fortin says highs in the 40s by late November and 30s by the new year are likely with a sluggish oscillation pattern keeping Arctic air sweeping south.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Suzanne Fortin
Weather Service
Pleasant Hill
Fortin
Moscow
Alaska
National Weather Service
Arctic
Canada
Mexico
Australia
Fort Hays State to Dig Dinosaur in Colorado
Fort Hays State University seeks Kansas residents to help uncover a newly found dinosaur skeleton in southeast Colorado. A $27,490 Forest Service grant funds excavation, plaster sealing, and transport to Sternberg Museum. The dig in Comanche National Grassland targets 150 million year old sauropods, with 80 feet length and up to 50 tons weight, and includes a teacher program for fieldwork and graduate credit.
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Wichita
Fort Hays State University
Kansas
Colorado
Forest Service
Fort Hays State
Sternberg Museum of Natural History
Comanche National Grassland
Sternberg
Greg Liggett
The
Wichita Eagle
Schumacher
Kansas-Colorado
Liggett
University
Gram
Colorado Dig
Picketwire Canyonlands Dinosaur Tracksite
Water regulation may end Kansas sand and gravel industry
Kansas' 125 million sand and gravel sector warns a new groundwater rule could force pits to buy water rights when expanding or relocating. Western Kansas lacks available rights, risking closures for operators exhausting sites, though officials say reforms protect a finite resource.
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Wichita
Kansas
Woody Moses
Kansas Aggregate Producers Association
Lisa Taylor
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