Girl Branson audition sparks family support for Mariah Unruh
Mariah Unruh, 14, finalist in a Christian music talent contest, prepares for Branson semifinals with sister Savanna and family. She raises funds, films videos for online release, and eyes a Nashville finals prize of 100000 dollars. Far from chatty, Mariah trains with prayers and favorite artists Toby Keith Tammy Trent Elvis Presley.
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Wheat prices climb as market tightens and quality concerns rise
Wheat prices continue to rise with 15 to 18 percent of this year’s crop not milling quality. Analysts note a long uptrend with exports steadier, while forecasts foresee prices up to five dollars and rain chances in western Kansas. Farmers face urgency to plant another 2003 harvest amid potential bread price impacts.
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Sept 11 impacts on economy and travel noted
After the attacks, beef demand temporarily dropped with IBP reporting stable grocery sales and no Holcomb plant layoffs. Locally, Garden City sees limited economic change. travel firms note stranded clients and a cautious rebound, while a Kansas weather program recalls a rare stormy September and hail damage impacting harvest.
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Attorney Friesen Accused of Misusing $175000 in Dotson Case
Disciplinary records reveal attorney Ernest Friesen faced a formal complaint from Stan Hazlett amid allegations he misappropriated funds entrusted by Billy Joe Dotson, a disabled inmate at Hutchinson Correctional Facility, with court orders prompting an accounting and eventual surrender of his license in 2001. The ledger shows Dotson entrusted about $337,032.62 for legal costs between 1998 and 2001, while Friesen faced prior scrutiny for client fund misdeeds and professional conduct issues dating back to 1988.
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Hutchinson Correctional Facility
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Garden City
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Governors race tempers and compromises at Kansas fair
Tim Shallenburger and Kathleen Sebelius outline flexible stances on education roads and government reform after their debate at the Kansas State Fair. Both seek cabinet reform, target agency overlap, and advocate incentives for school consolidation while defending core conservative or moderate positions. Sebelius stresses fiscally conservative yet socially moderate views and hands on leadership. Shallenburger emphasizes tourism, business recruitment, and a new children’s issues agency. Both support revising the school funding formula with inflation indexing to reach suitable education levels.
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