GARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) Mexico’s government is helping promote a health-care screening and prevention program in southwestern Kansas. The Garden City Telegram the Mexican government has donated $31,000 to support a staff position with the Juntos Center for Advancing Latino Health. The Juntos program is an initiative of the University of Kansas Medical Center. The staff member will help connect people to clinics in Liberal, Great Bend, Dodge City and Garden City where they can be screened for cancer, diabetes and other illnesses. Juntos Center director Dr. Paula Cupertino says the program brings the services of KU Medical Center to…
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EMPORIA, Kan. (AP) The toll from fires blamed on Fourth of July fireworks is adding up around Kansas. In Hutchinson, authorities estimate the damage at $600,000 from a fire that left a home in ruins and killed a couple’s two dogs. Investigators say Thursday’s pre-dawn blaze apparently began when fireworks landed on the roof from somewhere in the neighborhood. Fireworks are also suspected in several house fires in the Wichita area. Even spent fireworks can spark a blaze. WIBW-TV reports a house in Emporia went up in flames Thursday when two children put a couple of spent sparklers in the…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Democrat who couldn’t seek a Kansas House seat because his filing form was lost now hopes to run as an independent. Larry Meeker of Lake Quivira says he’ll kick off a petition drive Saturday in Shawnee. He needs signatures from 4 percent of the registered voters in the 17th House District in the Kansas City area to qualify as a candidate in the November general election. Meeker can gather signatures until Aug. 6, the day before the state’s primary election. State Rep. Brett Hildabrand, of Shawnee, and another Republican also are running for the seat. Democrats…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A legislative oversight committee is scheduled to consider seeking additional audits of Kansas school district operations and a new review of the cost to implement national education standards. The Legislative Post Audit Committee has asked the state’s independent auditing staff to review school district operations over recent years, looking for ways to help districts find efficiencies in spending and organization. The audits generally have found that districts could save money by purchasing supplies in bulk and by modifying the way their academic schedules are assembled. Committee members will meet Tuesday in Topeka to discuss future audits, as…
PITTSBURG, Kan. (AP) A 23-year-old southeast Kansas woman has been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison in the April death of her newborn son. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Karen Marie Bailey of LeRoy was sentenced Thursday to 13 years and seven months in prison. She pleaded guilty earlier to second-degree murder and aggravated endangerment of a child. Prosecutors say Bailey gave birth April 2 in her car and left the baby unattended there for several hours, which resulted in his death.
Beginning July 1, Kansas State University will be combining their performing arts programs to create the new School of Music, Theatre and Dance. “Over the past year, the faculty, staff and department heads of the music department and the communications study, theatre and dance departments had a conversation about the future of the programs and how they fit within the school’s 2025 plan,” said Peter Dorhout, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. These discussions led to making the decision to combine the programs to make an even better creative outlet for student. “Not only will the school be a wonderful draw for…
KDOT has approved bids for state highway construction and maintenance projects in Kansas. Local projects receiving funding include U.S. 24 from the east city limits of Wamego to the west city limits of St. Mary’s for sealing. The project was projected to cost $360,978.16, and the contract was awarded to Vance Brothers, inc., out of Kansas City. A Riley County project to repair bridges has received the green light. Mill Valley Construction Inc. our of Olathe will receive $211,591.25 dollars to complete the construction.
1. Riley County Police are reporting an unattended death occurred in Manhattan on Thursday. According to police 26-year-old Blake Birnbaum was found in his apartment at 1420 Cambridge Place after a welfare check was requested by a member of Birnbaum’s famiily. Police say the death was not found to be suspicious, and foul play is not suspected. An autopsy has been requested by authorities for cause of death. 2. An early morning incident on the 4th of July has prompted an investigation by the Riley County Police Department. Police say 20-year-old Kelli Friedel reported that a friend battered her outside of her residence, at 1010 Bertrand street.…
Riley County Commissioners gathered Thursday to continue adjusting the budget for fiscal year 2013. Commissioners finalized a $500,000 transfer from the general fund to the capital improvement project fund. That increased the CIP balance from $500,000 to $1 million. “The modification of the CIP transfer will allow the commission to activate $500,000 of non-funded CIP projects in 2013,” Johnette Shepek, county budget and finance officer, said. The Riley County Health Department’s appropriation was increased from $212,000 to $215,000 to account for cost of living adjustments. Also, the commission decided to allocate just $45,000 to the animal shelter fund; $20,000 less than…
Press Release from Congresswwoman Lynn Jenkins Washington—Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins issued the following statement today in response to the latest jobs report released by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. In June, the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 8.2%. “Today’s disappointing jobs report marks the third straight month of bad news for the economy. There are still 12.7 million unemployed Americans struggling to find work and millions more that have completely given up looking. “We have yet to make much, if any, progress in the past six months. We can do better. It is time for Washington to wake up, and…