GOP seeks quick renewal of Kansas Lottery
Kansas GOP leaders push to renew the Kansas Lottery early in the 2001 session to stabilize budget planning and avoid tying renewal to other issues. Democrats fear gaps in the agency’s operations and call for thorough review amid a criminal case against a former employee. The sunset is July 1, 2002, but leaders say a year is needed to wind down. The debate centers on budget implications, control of revenues, and whether to act swiftly or carefully.
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Topeka
GOP
House
Kent Glasscock
Manhattan
Senate
Richard Lee Knowlton
Knowlton
Shawnee County
Jim Garner
D-Coffeyville
Kansas
Dave Kerr
R-Hutchinson
Lana Oleen
Oleen
Garner
Anthony Hensley
Kerr
Thut
Glasscock
Three Garden City teens spark first holiday parade
In Garden City, high school sophomores Megan Frazier Amy Carnahan and Megan Price organized a town parade. From a tentative plan a few weeks ago the event drew 32 entries, including Clydesdale horses and multiple Santas, with support from Wendy’s hot chocolate, the high school choir, and downtown businesses.
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Garden City
Santa Claus
Main Street
Stevens Park
Megan Frazier
Amy Carnahan
Megan Price
Prive
Frazier
Carnahan
Price
Wendy’s
Garden City High School
Methodist Church
Fire destroys Hesston restaurant with decades of local history
AP reports RJ's Eatery in Hesston burned Wednesday afternoon, gutting the former Hitchin Post and Howard's. The blaze began as the restaurant had just closed, with six months pregnant Sandy Toews exiting safely and firefighters working for hours to control the flames. Investigators were to determine the cause. Local residents recalled its long role as a community staple and the owners hoped to reopen another venture.
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Hesston
Rj’s
Hitchin’ Post
Howard’s
Randy
Sandy Toews
Kansas
Aj’s
Newton
Richard Wiens
Randy Toews
Kurt Ford
U.S. Highway 81
Ridge Road
Howard Wohlgemuth
Toews
Wohlgemuth
Kansas Farmers Scramble For Hay As Drought Bites
Kansas ranchers face tight hay supplies after last summer's drought. Dwindling alfalfa and pastures forced earlier feeding, with some farmers importing Canadian hay and paying up to 120 dollars a ton for dairy quality stock. Prices for grinding alfalfa soar, Kansas production down 16 percent to 6.07 million tons. Some northeast ranchers report scarce supplies, while southeast areas hold up better.
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Wichita
Kansas
Canada
Gary Mills
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Dodge City
Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service
Robinson
Larry Oltjen
Oltjen
Hamilton
Mike Collinge
Woman gets eight life terms for death of two sons
Mary Bass, 32, was handed eight consecutive life terms in Jackson County for the abuse deaths of two of her sons. A judge found her mentally ill but did not overturn the verdicts after a jury convicted her of 12 murder and abuse charges, including two second degree murder counts. The defense had argued multiple personalities controlled Bass, including one named Sharon. jurors recommended eight life terms plus 32 years.
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Kansas City
Jackson County
John R. O'Malley
Mary Bass
der — Bass
Bass
Sharon
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