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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 2012
Page
3
Lee Richardson Zoo will shut all day Saturday for A Wild Affair in the Wild Asia exhibit at 6 p.m. The zoo reopens Sunday at 8 a.m. For information call 276-1250.
In Wichita, Stephen and Linda Schneider appeal to the 10th Circuit after being convicted in 2010 of unlawfully prescribing drugs, health care fraud, and money laundering tied to 68 overdose deaths. New lawyers accuse the U.S. prosecutor of debasing justice by changing position on conflict-free counsel. The office says it is reviewing the filings and will respond in court.
Kansas wheat inspectors report the 2012 winter crop shows a small quality decline with lower protein and test weights. The Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service and Kansas Grain Inspection Service analyzed 11,200 samples across 46 counties. Average test weight 61.1 lb/bu. protein 12.4 percent. About 88 percent of samples graded No. 1, 16 percent No. 2, and 1 percent No. 3 or below.
In the latest government update Kansas crops show only slight improvement with limited rain. 71 percent of corn, 73 percent of soybeans, and 68 percent of sorghum are in poor to very poor condition. Range and pasture remain largely poor at 89 percent, and cattle producers continue hay feeding and herd culling.
The American Family Association of Kansas and Missouri filed a petition in Johnson County Court seeking a grand jury to decide if a statue in a northeast Kansas arboretum is obscene and should be moved.
The Joint Committee on Employee Pay Plan Oversight urged about 7.5 percent raises for more than a thousand corrections officers and other staff. The measures, funded in 2012, target corrections facilities in Lansing El Dorado Hutchinson and five smaller sites plus the Kansas Juvenile Corrections Complex and Larned. Raises, ranging 5 to 12.5 percent, would affect 4,296 workers about a quarter of the state payroll and aim to bring pay closer to private sector levels.
The 86th annual Community Mexican Fiesta begins Friday with a 7 p.m. queen crowning at Garden City Community College. Saturday features a Main Street parade, Stevens Park celebration, and a 8 p.m. dance at the Finney County Exhibition Building with bands from Dodge City. Other events include Jungle Boogie ticketed night, pizza and movie night, a Sunday market at Westlake Hardware, and a church fundraiser film Rise and Shine. Contact Angelica Castillo Chappel for details.
Kansas state Department of Labor reports 36 000 job vacancies April to June 2012, up 17.3 percent from the prior year, while average unemployment was 88 739. Vacancy density favors education health services and leisure hospitality with food prep and serving workers most in demand. average wage 11.73 per hour.
The Kansas Department of Transportation awards Garden City 3.25 million dollars for Schulman Avenue and US 50 400 bypass road work near a future Menards store. City notes originally sought 4 million. site preparation and utility sewer water work proceed. Laren Road sewer project starts this week. City rezones 0.72 acres at 2602 Schulman Ave to single family. Hispanic Heritage Month proclaimed Sept 15 to Oct 15. Fiesta to be held this weekend. Meeting set for Sept 18 at City Administrative Center.
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