Wellsville City Hall inspector retires after 20 years
Wayne Linder, longtime Wellsville building inspector and former contractor for the new city hall, retires at 69. He recalls city planning, updated codes, and a city hall project he helped design and build, with final costs around 260000. He plans to spend more time fishing, golf, guitar, and microphone work.
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Wayne Linder
Wellsville
Kansas
Rhiannon Ross Herald
Linder
Wellsville City Hall
Donna Layton
Suspect arrested in Melvern fatal shooting
Osage County deputies arrested Jeffrey A. Garcia at Garnett on suspicion of second degree murder after Lance Holloway was found shot to death in Melvern early Sunday. An autopsy was planned and the case would go to the county attorney for possible charges. Further details were expected later today or tomorrow.
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Melvern
Osage County
Lance Holloway
Garnett
West Emporia Street
Jeffrey A. Garcia
Laurie Dunn
Dunn
Prices at the pump may be past their prime
Gas prices rose 19 cents in three weeks due to high crude costs strong demand and higher refining costs. The Lundberg Survey reported average prices at 2.32 per gallon for all grades with self serve regular at 2.29 and premium at 2.48. Crude around 58 dollars may stay above 50 into next year.
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Alicia Chang
Los Angeles
Trilby Lundberg
Lundberg
Energy Department
Energy Information Administration
Bakersfield
Newark
Kansas school funding plan inches toward court ruling
Kansas lawmakers approved a 127 million dollar annual school funding increase and met the Supreme Court deadline, aiming to satisfy the court amid a long running dispute led by districts such as Dodge City and Salina. The court has signaled concern over adequacy and fairness, while Gov. Sebelius hesitates to sign the bill and Democrats warn of political maneuvering.
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Kansas Supreme Court
Kathleen Sebelius
Pit Ae
Montana
Arkansas
Areca
Kansas
Dodge City
Salina
Ohio
Senate
Derek Schmidt
R-Independence
Supreme Court
Sebelius
Sharol Little
Manhattan and
Ogden
Schmidt
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