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RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES WILL BE COMMON BY SUNRISE WEDNESDAY SOUTH OF A HILLSDALE LAKE TO BOONVILLE LINE.

Originally published 09:40 a.m., May 31, 2008 Updated 09:40 a.m., May 31, 2008 Premises identification program is the latest, greatest promotional campaign designed to encourage Kansas livestock owners to ...

The Kansas Legislature's debate on coal and electric power is over for this year, but the controversy will linger for months -- on the campaign trail and in the courts.

Read more at sfgate.com ... TOPICS: US: California KEYWORDS: california ; disaster ; earthquake ; usgs This sounds like the start of a great office pool! 04/14/2008 5:24:35 PM PDT by Larry R. Johnson To: Larry ... via Free Republic

State officials say 19-year-old Joshua David Walker fell from a balcony early Saturday morning at the university's Jardine Apartment Complex. via KSNW-TV

Katie Dreiling has joined WDM Architects as a graphic artist. ACCOUNTING Carole Brady has joined Kennedy and Coe's Wealth Creation and Management Group as a consultant. via Kansas.com

When Dixon Johnson pilots a commercial jet from the West Coast, he lets the passengers know when they're flying over Marquette. via WIBW-TV Topeka

During December the Kiwanis Club participated in its annual Christmas shopping for selected children. via Chanute Tribune

“We're gravely concerned that if we don't have a permit by June 1, we'll lose our partners -- it's just that simple”

Legislators who support the expansion of a coal-fired power plant went hunting Tuesday for the votes they will need to get around Gov. via Topeka Capital-Journal

“We went some distance out of our way to articulate both sides”

Kansans are conflicted about global warming, but they, nevertheless, strongly support the state's decision to deny permits to build two new coal-fired power plants in Holcomb, according to a statewide poll ... via Salina Journal

Peppernut Shoppe and Ten Thousand Villages Market: The 23rd annual event from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Garden Valley Church, 1701 N. Third St., will feature homemade pies, cinnamon rolls, bierocks, kolaches, ... via Garden City Telegram

“We're always looking for other ways to make more gains as the years go on”

Sixty-four percent of second-graders at Dodge City Public Schools are reading at or above their grade level at the start of the school year, an assessment administered during the first nine weeks of the 2007-08 ... via Dodge City Daily Globe

“I keep that here to remind myself of the experience and what it could be like if you don't put your best foot forward in terms of what you do all the time.”

In Steve Johnson's east-side office sits a brown men's cap, a significant artifact in the banker's personal and professional life. Fifteen years ago, Johnson -- then a commercial banker for Bank IV -- traveled to the city of Voronezh in southwest Russia to help bankers in a country that was moving from communism to democracy.

He was there at the request of some Wichita customers who were trying to establish trade with Russia.

A big part of his visit there was to help existing banks and newly chartered banks move to an American system of banking. Read more

“I may wax nostalgia but to me Eisenhower was a great president. The economy was great, it was post World War II and I think the people felt great about themselves. As a nation, it was probably our highest point about how we perceive ourselves.”

New Yorker Barry Landau saw the White House as a child and his memories of the sight have never left him. via Abilene Reflector-Chronicle

“It still seems like a fairy tale.”

Ty Pennington , host of ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," visited Saturday with family members and neighbors at the Kansas City, Kan., renovation site to be featured on the show. via Kansas.com

Debbie Kranz and Jana Brooks have joined the staff of Drs. Greg and Eric Johnson, Gage Center Dental Group PA. via The Topeka Capital-Journal

Tony Delarosa, 25, 143 Cloverleaf Road, was arrested at 4:39 a.m. at Quicker Mart, 4005 E. U.S. Highway 50, on allegations of battery, auto burglary and transporting an open container of alcohol. via Garden City Telegram

“This is driven by resident needs”

Residents don't have to leave Garden City this weekend to give time to others, raise funds for a cause, enjoy some entertainment or learn more about their health and the history of their hometown. via Garden City Telegram

“I feel like I've got to wake up.”

Originally published Thursday, January 20, 2005

EUREKA - The sheriff of Greenwood County was shot to death Wednesday. Sheriff Matt Samuels, 42, was shot about 10 a.m. at a home in the Hilltop area of northeast Greenwood County. Samuels was serving a search warrant for the home, and an arrest warrant for a man wanted on burglary and theft charges and a parole violation, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation said.

Although early reports had the sheriff airlifted to a Wichita hospital, Whitney Watson, spokesman for the Kansas attorney general's office, said that Samuels died at the scene. Read more

Lisa Patterson lpatterson at ci.lawrence.ks.us Tue Oct 2 08:36:43 CDT 2007 NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: City of Lawrence, Kansas Waste Reduction and Recycling Division: www.LawrenceRecycles.org DATE: ... via City of Lawrence