SATANTA, Kan. (AP) Rain is a reason to party in the small southwest Kansas town of Satanta. The Haskell County town postponed its fireworks celebration on July Fourth because of a two-year drought. After 2 inches of rain fell last Friday, the fireworks will be lit this Saturday, during a party celebrating the town’s 100th anniversary. Satanta marks Oct. 22, 1912 as its founding because it was the day the first train arrived after steel tracks for the railroad were completed. The Hutchinson Daily News reports Saturday’s party is the culmination of a year of celebrations.
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GOVE, Kan. (AP) Meetings are planned for Tuesday to discuss the U.S. Postal Service’s plan to reduce hours at northwest Kansas postal offices. The meetings will be held Tuesday afternoon in Healy and later that day in Gove. The postal service wants to reduce service at Gove from eight hours to four. Gove, with 65 residents, is the smallest county seat in Kansas. The Hays Daily News reports residents plan to attend the meeting, but many believe the decision is already made and reducing the hours is better than closing the post office. The postal service plans to reduce hours…
PITTSBURG, Kan. (AP) Organizers of a southeast Kansas art festival are looking for artists from Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas and Oklahoma to participate in a large exhibit planned for downtown Pittsburg. SEK Art Fest 2012 says the exhibit will run from May to September and have the theme “Mining Memories” to celebrate the region’s mining heritage. The Joplin Globe reports artists can submit proposals for how they would decorate large fiberglass coal buckets. the designs must answer the question, “What makes southeast Kansas great?” A panel that includes some local artists will select the designs that will be used in the…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Several Kansas food companies have been working to boost their export opportunities. The Kansas Department of Agriculture says in a release Friday that five Kansas food companies participated in a forum this month in Chicago where to develop business with representatives from 30 countries. The Kansas companies participated in sessions on free trade agreements, foreign market pricing and consumer preferences worldwide. The companies that participated in the Food Export Midwest Marketing Forum in Chicago were CopperLeaf Gourmet of Lawrence, New Beginnings Food Company of Kansas City, Pantry Shelf of Hutchinson, Rabbit Creek Products of Louisburg and Sticky…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Topeka police say they discourage people who are confronted by burglars from taking matters into their own hands, despite recent incidents in which local residents did just that. During a 48-hour stretch earlier this month, two suspected burglars were arrested by police. The Topeka Capital Journal reports one of the men was brought to the ground by a victim and two neighbors, while the other eluded a pursuing victim but was nabbed by police. Police Capt. Brian Desch says the department doesn’t have a policy regarding victims who run down intruders, but he said for every story…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Former Fort Riley soldier Joshua Priest has been sentenced to 10 months in prison and ordered to pay $30,000 restitution for taking part in a sham marriage. Priest admitted this summer that he married a Jamaican woman so he could collect additional benefits from the military and so the woman could become a legal immigrant.
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GOP Presidential nominee Mitt Romney has sharply criticized President Barack Obama over public spats with Israel. Why does it matter? American jews are a small but important segment of voters, and increasingly valuable in this tight election. <iframe width=”425″ height=”239″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/uFnDD-_xXpk” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe>
During Sunday’s Riley County Commission Forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of Manhattan/Riley County, all four candidates had an opportunity to answer different questions and address their views on a variety of issues. Democratic Candidate for District 2, Scott Seel said his party affiliation is important to him, but not more important than his views. Meanwhile, Seel mentioned he supports the 1/2 cent sales tax renewal due to the need for it in the area. He added with all of the people at the football stadium, Country Stampede, etc. every year, that those are people we are sharing that tax burden with. …
On Monday, department updates held the majority of the agenda ideas as the Lois Schlegel, county appraiser, Dustin Trego, managment assistant of operations, and Leu Lowery, public works director, were among those listed. For the appraiser’s office, numbers are sitting at about average with some a little higher and others a little lower, but Schlegel said that they are ahead of the number of sales for the year so far. The transportation update saw a lower number of riders, but the region is looking to meet on Tuesday to continue extending the option of public transportation between counties. There was…