Tonganoxie Board hires four coaches for new baseball and softball teams
The Tonganoxie School Board named four coaches for the district s new baseball and softball programs created after a community drive raised nearly 16000 in startup funds. Chris Herron heads baseball and Mark Mail leads softball with Andrew Gilner and Barbara Gurss as assistants. Startup funds were a condition of approval, and coaches are paid a share of base salaries. The board discussed hazmat cleanup, district growth planning, and financial condition in separate actions.
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Tonganoxie
Chris Herron
Mark Mail
Andrew Gilner
Bar
McClure
Assisants
Frank LaPlaca
Crowds rush to burial site before closing
Crowds gathered at Dickson Mounds Museum in Lewistown Illinois to view the public Indian burial exhibit before its February 1 closure. Attendance surged last weekend with 3,412 visitors, ten times a typical January Sunday, as state officials respond to American Indian group concerns.
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Lewistown
Ill
Dickson Mounds Museum
Judith Franke
Franke
Chicago
Peoria
Wickliffe
Illinois River Valley
Fulton County
Harn
Jesse Takes-Horse
Illinois
Dix
Salina
Kan
Judge inspects new county jail in Wichita
U S District Judge Frank Theis toured the 418 bed county jail under construction and said it looks up to snuff compared with the old Sedgwick County Jail. He noted the old jail was overcrowded and tied to a 23.3 ton project. Theis said his jurisdiction ends if the American Correctional Association inspection is passed next month. Moving inmates is hoped after February 15.
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Wichita
Sedgwick
U.S
Frank Theis
Theis
American Correctional Assn
Oskaloosa Board Considers student medication policy change
The Oskaloosa school board discussed permitting officials to give medications to students with parental and doctor approval. Supt. James White expects approval at the Feb 12 meeting, replacing a ban that prevented nurse or staff administration. The board also extended Gilbert Farmer's contract and met in executive session over two parents’ grade complaints.
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Oskaloosa School Board
James White
Oskaloosa
White
Gilbert Farmer
Baldwin postpones administrator action
Baldwin City Council on Monday tabled a revised draft of duties for a new city administrator a step toward hiring Baldwin's first administrator by March 15. The move aims to give council members time to digest the document and outlines duties including annual budget, monthly financial reports, internal controls, grant searches, growth planning, and city property management. Salary discussed ranges from 30000 to 35000 with applications due February 16 and initial screening by February 19.
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Baldwin
Baldwin City
Loren Litteer
Litteer
Jane Resin
Association of
Baker University
Robert C. Harder
Harder
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
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Kirk Kahler
Bara Gurss
Stephen McClure
Kansas City Royals
Kevin Seitzer
Sandy Bushman
Archaeologist Alan Harn
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White Sale
Ousdahl
Lawrence
Jcpenney Company, Inc
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