Baldwin depot renovation nears completion for tourist train
Baldwin Kansas seeks a new tourist railroad after renovating the 1906 depot. Santa Fe Trail Historical Society leaders estimate costs of 25 to 30 thousand dollars and foresee a May start for operations if bids and line purchase proceed. The project leverages local support and regional rail history.
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Baldwin
Kan
Phil Barnthouse
Baldwin Grain Elevator
Barnthouse
Santa Fe Railway
Ottawa
The
Historical Society
Midway Railroad Association
Grandview
Grandview Group
David Johnson
Kansas City
Santa Fe
KPERS Halts Financial Links To South Africa
The Kansas Public Employees Retirement System board voted to begin withdrawing investments from U.S. firms doing business in South Africa that have not signed the Sullivan Principles opposing apartheid. The action, praised by state employee and black community groups, signals a staged divestment with further steps planned at the October meeting and emphasizes fiduciary duties alongside social goals.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Public Employees Retirement System
KPERS
U.S
South Africa
William J. Lucero
Sonny Scroggins
Scroggins
Lucero
Kansas Neurological Institute
Russell
KNI
Mont C. Draper III
Wichita
Draper
Harold M. Goodman
Mark L. Youngers
Hutchinson
Marshall Crowther
Regents Okay Changes To Fred Bramlage Coliseum Plan
Kansas Regents Facilities Committee endorses a scaled down 13,000 to 13,500 seat version after debates over scrapping the 16.1 million project. Lowest bid exceeded by 1.8 million, design revisions may cut 500,000 more, with ground breaking possible in late spring if within budget.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Board of Regents
Fred Bramlage
Kansas State University
Regents
Larry Jones
Wichita
Patricia Caruthers
Ms. Caruthers
Jones
William B. Livingston
Livingston
Warren Corman
Kansas State
John Hipp
Colorado
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