Weatherize volunteers aid elderly homes in Garden City
Volunteers helped weatherize homes in the west Garden City area during the Day of Caring. Black Hills Energy supplied materials while volunteers wrapped windows, sealed doors, and cut insulation frames for older houses. Local participants shared that the effort strengthens community ties and provides hands on help for seniors and disabled residents.
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Mary Street
Garden City
Phi Escareno
Black Hills Energy
Dylan Rau
Frizzell
Neighbors honor fallen soldier through stocking drive tribute
Community members recall Travis Bachman, killed overseas, as relatives organize a Christmas stocking drive to support troops. His wife and neighbors describe his sacrifice and family focus, with 650 stockings planned by November 21 to aid a unit overseas. The effort honors his memory and helps local families cope.
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Witzke
Travis
Bachman
Tyler
Raleigh
Wilson
First Southern Baptist Church
Amber
First Assembly of God Church
Campus
Garden City
KPERS pension gap eyed as cost rises under plan changes
Kansas faces an approaching unfunded liability of about 8.3 billion through 2033 for KPERS benefits. A commission weighs using up to 5 billion in bonds and expanding state tax dollars while lawmakers push toward a 401(k) style system for new hires. Public employee groups oppose changes but the debate centers on long term funding and 2012 legislative actions.
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Brownback
Commission
KPERS
House
Mike O’neal
Hutchinson
Frederick Poccia
Study Commission
Overland Park
Kansas
Explosion at Atchison grain elevator suspends search
Heavy equipment and federal investigators were to arrive as crews pursued a dangerous recovery effort after an explosion at Bartlett Grain’s Atchison elevator. A missing worker, Travis Keil, a site inspector for 16 years, was among those unaccounted for as families waited. Authorities cautioned the cause remained unknown while OSHA noted grain dust explosions’ history and risks in elevators nationwide.
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Cocking
Bartlett Grain
Travis Keil
Gary
Ramona Keil
Salina
Atchison
Gary Keil
Bill Fellows
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Nebraska
Illinois
Ohio
South Dakota
Louisiana
Toledo
Kansas
OSHA
DeBruce Grain, Inc
Haysville
Tom Tunnell
Kansas Grain and Feed Association
Bartlett Grain Co
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Tunnell
University of Kansas Hospital
Kan
Dennis McCulloch
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Finney County Young Professionals
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Laya Martial
Colle
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