Water line dispute over rural district project near preserve
David Millstein and wife Susan fight Rural Water District No 4 over routing a new 6 inch water line along their property edge near a Baker University nature preserve. District says upgrade ensures pressure and maintenance, while opponents call it costly and unnecessary.
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Jefferson County to revamp six mile Wellman Road project
Jefferson County will begin Tuesday a 1.6 million dollar project to improve six miles of Wellman Road between First and 54th streets. The work includes six foot shoulders each side and relocating Rural Water District No. 13 facilities. Commuters are advised to use U S Highway 59 as an alternate route during construction which is expected to run through fall 2005 and possibly into spring.
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Ceremony set for Kansas Guard Battery departure
A departure ceremony at 1 p.m. July 1 in Lee Arena Washburn University Topeka honors nearly 150 soldiers from the Kansas Army National Guard Headquarters and Headquarters Battery 1st Battalion 127th Field Artillery. Kathleen Sebelius will participate as commander in chief. The public is invited as soldiers deploy to Iraq.
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Topeka
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Kathleen Sebelius
Iraq
Bicyclists Bond Over Bloopers On Cross Country Ride
Maryville Missouri hosts Border Raiders riders as 193 cyclists travel a 400 mile trek through four states. The group passes from Kansas to Missouri and Iowa with stories growing along the route. Twin mix ups at Maryville spotlight Mistaken identity with Fran Gale and Alyce Daws sharing features and confusion.
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Nebraska
Iowa
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St. Joseph
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Juli Williams
Clathe
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Hamburg
Board back to square one in Kansas education leader search
The State Board of Education postponed selecting a new education commissioner after a closed session. Alexa Posny and Sharol Little remain candidates, but the board will reconvene July 11-12 with renewed discussions and possibly hire a headhunter, as hundreds of emails voiced concerns.
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Topeka
State Board of Education
Andy Tompkins
Kansas University
Alexa Posny
Sharol Little
Manhattan-Ogden
Steve Abrams
Arkansas City
Bill Wagnon
Tompkins
Abrams
Wagnon
County bans exotic animals in circuses
Douglas County commissioners approved a ban on circuses with exotic animals in unincorporated areas and designated elephants as a dangerous exotic species by a 2 to 1 vote. Animal Outreach of Kansas urged action amid concerns about disease, animal welfare, and past complaints from humane groups.
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Douglas County
Jere McElhaney
Bob Johnson
Animal Outreach of
Kansas
Ann Wilson
Wilson
Lawrence Humane Society
Midge Grinstead
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