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Sherrer opts out of Kansas governor race cites family time
Lt. Gov. Gary Sherrer says he will not seek the Republican nomination for governor due to missed time with family. He endorses no candidate as Stovall exits, Glasscock weighs funds from Stovall’s campaign and a state ethics panel fast tracks a ruling on who may claim that money.
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Rehabbing rehab center on track at Ransom Memorial Hospital
Ransom Memorial Hospital chief administrator Larry Felix said plans to transform 901 S. Main, the former Apple Mart building, into a north campus housing rehabilitation and home health services with offices. The project, funded from cash, aims to add an in house MRI, a women’s imaging center, and ER and lab upgrades, with initial floor plans anticipated soon. Felix noted the 901 Main purchase avoided debt and followed last year’s positive hospital bottom line.
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Vision check reveals Ottawa futures from public planning talks
Ottawa residents shared scenarios at a Vision steering committee meeting discussing future forces shaping the city. Groups explored high tech growth from U S 59, governance cooperation, community involvement, new industries, schools and infrastructure, and preserving a small town feel in a 21st century Ottawa.
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Brownback backs Arctic refuge drilling plan
U S Senator Sam Brownback voiced continued support for a bill to permit oil drilling in Alaska s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge coastal plain three miles by three miles wide in a vast area. He argued for developing domestic resources and warned against relying on foreign oil amid Middle East fighting. Brownback noted opponents from Senate Democrats plan to filibuster.
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Insect orders Unearthed New Mantophasmatodea Discovery
Researchers from Denmark and Germany report the first new insect order in nearly a century, Mantophasmatodea, based on three specimens. One amber-encased example is about 45 million years old, other African specimens are adult, carnivorous, wingless, and resemble crickets without jumping hind legs.
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