YMCA to Offer Fall Aerobics Classes Roundup
The Garden City Family YMCA announces fall aerobics offerings including Yoga Toning Exercise Balls Step Zumba Body Sculpting The Burn Body Flex Cardio Strength Stretch and Turbo Kick. For details on days times and registrations visit gardencityymca.org or call 275-1199.
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Garden City Family Ymca
Holcomb Council Approves Court Clerk and Fire Roles
The Holcomb City Council unanimously appointed Tyra Haar as municipal court clerk and approved Todd Nowak and Larry Pander for Holcomb Fire Department roles. Nowak will be a driver or operator, Pander a firefighter. Volunteer firefighters earn $15 per call, meeting, or training. A 25 minute closed session addressed personnel and attorney-client matters with no action. The next meeting is 7 p.m. Sept. 26 at 200 N. Lynch St.
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Holcomb
Tyra Haar
Todd Nowak
Larry Pander
Holcomb Fire Department
Nowak
Pander
Bill Knight
Knight
Tracy Davis
N. Lynch St
KU Won't Ban Tobacco on All Campuses
Lawrence officials say the University of Kansas will not adopt a campuswide tobacco ban despite a rising trend. A spokesman notes medical campuses in Kansas City and Wichita banned all tobacco since 2006, with smoking limited to designated areas at Memorial Stadium and chewing tobacco allowed in student housing.
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Lawrence
University of Kansas
Americans For Nonsmokers’ Rights
University of Missouri
Lawrence Journal-World Reports
Kansas
Tim Caboni
Kansas City
Kan
Wichita
Two Women Steal from Wichita School Staff
Two black females aged 20 to 25, one six to seven months pregnant, sneaked into Wichita schools and stole from staff. Police say at least four schools have been targeted since the year began, with the latest at Jackson Elementary as staff were busy with students leaving. They described the suspects as between 5 feet and 5 feet 6 inches tall.
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Wichita
Jackson Elementary
John Allison
Census shows Kansas real income drop and rising poverty
Census Bureau data show Kansans real household income fell to its lowest since 1995 while poverty climbs to 402000 in 2011 from 400000 in 2010. Median income adjusted for inflation dropped about 7,000 annually over the decade, with Kansas $4,000 below the national average in 2011.
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Census Bureau
Kansas
Randy Owen
Wichita
Garden City fall cleanup to run Oct 1 through Oct 12
City plans a two week residential cleanup with eight collection areas and special Friday collection days on Oct 5 and Oct 12. Regulations require separating debris into specific piles and decharged appliances, with notices issued for uncertified units. Residents urged to place items at the curb the day before pickup and call 276-1270 for missed areas.
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Main Street
Hager
Kansas Avenue
Mary Street
Main
Fleming Streets
Taylor Avenue
Fulton Street
Center Street
Jennie Barker
Prairie Wind
Center Streets
Campbell Street
Finney County
South Raceway Road
Ellermann
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