Stand Up! tour sparks talk on cyber bullying at AHMS
Shanterra McBride deputy executive director of Empower Program will speak at 7 p.m. today in Abe Hubert Middle School gym about cyber bullying and Internet harassment. The Stand Up! tour, sponsored by Unicel, highlights solutions to exploitation in chat rooms and instant messages. The Empower Program provides education preventing peer aggression nationwide.
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Shanterra McBride
Empower
Abe Hubert
St McBride
Unicel
Rural Cellular Corp
Fiddlers And Singers To Perform Sunday in Scott City
The White Woman Basin Chapter of the Old Time Fiddlers Pickers and Singers will perform from 2 to 4 30 p m Sunday at the VIP Center 300 Church St Scott City Western and gospel music will be featured A break is planned at 3 p.m Local musicians may join and the public is welcome at no charge
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White Woman Basin
VIP Center
Church St
Scott City
Sand Hills Radio Club Holds Swapfest Picnic Sunday
The Sand Hills Amateur Radio Club hosts its annual Swapfest picnic named Sharefest from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Scott County 4-H building in Scott City. Attendees should bring a covered dish. Door prizes and Swapfest tables will be available. For questions call (620) 872-2625 or email acde odsgc.net or revcom wbsnet.org.
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Sand Hills Amateur Radio Club
Scott County 4-H
Scott City
Odsgc
Wbsnet.org
School gets E coli instead of ladybugs
LAWRENCE AP. Broken Arrow Elementary School planned lady bugs for science classes but received an E coli K-12 slant culture due to a shipping error. Officials say students were never in danger as the vial is a harmless strain used for microscopic observation.
Student given probation for coffee prank at school
SENEXA AP A Lenexa eighth grader was placed on six months probation after being found guilty of adulterating a teacher’s coffee with a cherry sports drink on Jan 26. A second count from Jan 5 was not proven. The teacher required hospital care for arm pain and palpitations.
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Senexa
Trailridge Middle School
Lenexa
Stephen Mirakian
Kristiane Gray
Kline campaign used state site email list for fundraising
Attorney General Phill Kline's campaign drew on an email list compiled via a state office website to solicit funds for his re election. Democratic challenger Paul Morrison's campaign criticized the method as inappropriate, while Kline's spokeswoman defended it, noting recipients could opt out. The state site allows users to submit addresses to receive information.
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Topeka
Phill Kline
Kline
Mark Simpson
Paul Morrison
Sherriene Jones
Jones
Attorney General
AG Kline memo urged church outreach in re election bid
An internal memo from Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline instructs campaign staff to target conservative churchgoers with aggressive outreach. It calls for church services to mention the campaign and for “money people” to be invited, with lit drops and large event crowds. The memo, dated August 8, was leaked and authenticated by Kline’s camp. It mentions quiet phone calls, Slimfast notes, and scheduling, while campaign emails from klineforay.com solicited contributions and highlighted issues like weak sentencing laws.
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Topeka
Phill Kline
Kline
Paul Morrison
Johnson County
Bill Roche
Statehouse
Spearville wind farm becomes fully operational
The Spearville Wind Energy Facility in southwest Kansas, a 100.5 megawatt project with 67 towers across 5,000 acres, is now fully online. It will power about 33,000 homes, much of it routed to the Kansas City area, with Sprint Nextel as its first customer.
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Spearville
Kansas City Power & Light
Kansas
Kansas City
Kansas City Power
Bill Downey
Dodge City
Kcp&l
Flint Hills
Kathleen Sebelius
Sprint Nextel Corp
Overland Park
Elk River
Butler County
Gray County
Montezuma
Scott City School Board to vote on tax abatement plan
Scott City USD 466 board unanimously approved a resolution of intent to accept the Neighborhood Revitalization Plan at the next meeting, with a public hearing set for Oct 16. The plan offers 90 percent abatement first year, declining to 10 percent by year five, tied to growth and shared by USD 466, the city, and Scott County.
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Scott City
USD 466 Board of Education
Scott County
Don Wells
Wells
Board of Education
College St. Wells
Commissioner’s
Court St
Kenton Eckels
Eckels
Scott
Morrison starts TV ads in Kansas attorney general race
Democrat Paul Morrison launches two 30 second TV spots in Topeka and Wichita aimed at framing him as a tough on crime candidate with strong priorities. Ads feature Morrison family scenes and reference prosecutions of serial killers, death penalty support, and privacy of medical records.
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Morrison
Attorney General
Topeka
Paul Morrison
Phill Kline
Johnson County
Wichita
Kansas
Kline
Sherriene Jones
Jones
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Center For Politics
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Daren Reid
Panhandle Steel Erectors
Garden Valley Church Family Center
Scott School Board
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