Turnaround dispute blocks Country Mart plan in Garnett
Garnett city commission weighed allowing a Country Mart truck turnaround in front of two proposed houses. City Manager Rick Deran and City Attorney Terry Solander will review options and report at the first August meeting. The rifle range repair plan includes NRA recommendations and a grant application. Citizens backing the range plan to form a certified range masters club. Budget workup nearing completion with a July 20 workshop set.
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Country Mart
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Joyce Martin
Rick Deran
Terry Solander
Martin
National Rifle Association
Bill Dick
James Bond
Deran
Department of Wildlife and Parks
Witnesses Blast State Foster Care System at Wichita Hearing
Lawmakers heard horror stories from foster parents and guardians about false accusations, custody battles, and funding strain in Kansas child welfare. In Sedgwick County 81 children entered foster care last month amid a privatized system, with many foster homes closing or rating declines.
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Patti Morgan
Garth Morgan
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Sedgwick County
Joyce Schmidkunz
Maisak
INT event and barbecue fill Garnett summer schedule
The INT League hosts two water sports meets July 31 to August 1 at Cedar Valley Reservoir with about 100 contestants in slalom, kneeboard and wakeboard events and kids classes. Barbecue cookoff entries due July 24 for July 31 event at North Lake Park with $15 single category fee. Anderson County Commission selects Edward D Jones to sell 3.8 million in hospital renovation bonds at 5.358 percent. funds expected by month’s end after voter approval.
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Cedar Valley Reservoir
Malian’s Restaurant
Amoco Food Shop
Kansas State Bank-Garnett
Astro Cap Manufacturing West
Tom Adams Construction
Beckman Motors/Ford
Anderson County Hospital
St. Lukes-Shawnee
Anderson County
Garnett Jaycees
North Lake Park
Garnett City Hall
Garnett Dairy Queen
Burns Pharmacy
Santa Fe Depot
Jerry Hunt
Mike Spellmeier
Radar studies seek hidden traces at Mine Creek battlefield
Kip Lindberg of Mine Creek Battlefield State Historical Site leads KU researchers using high frequency ground-penetrating radar to locate buried graves and the original Fort Scott road in the battlefield near Mound City Kansas. The 1864 engagement was a large cavalry fight with many unmarked graves and hidden historical roads.
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Kip Lindberg
Mine Creek Battlefield
University of Kansas
Fort Scott
Kansas
Kansas Geological Survey
Kansas State Historical Society
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