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Month: March 2012

Ellis County Continues Planning and Development Membership

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The Ellis County Commission received letters from the City of Ellis and the Ellis Community Foundation in support of continued membership with Northwest Kansas Planning and Development. Following last week’s presentation from the executive director, the county commission Monday agreed to pay the dues for another year. However Commission Chair Swede Holmgren requested better communication.

The commission approved the membership fee of $37,800 on a 2-1 vote with Dean Haselhorst voting no. He says it’s too much to pay to be a member of an organization.

Man Sentenced For Dodge City Bank Holdup

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A California man is going to prison for the armed holdup of a Dodge City bank in October 2010.

The U.S. Attorney’s office says 33-year-old Angel Garcia Aguirre, of Santa Paula, California, was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years and three months behind bars.

Garcia Aguirre pleaded guilty last year to one count each of bank robbery and brandishing a firearm, admitting he and another man robbed a Bank of America branch in Dodge City on October 21, 2010. He said he stood in the lobby while the other man jumped over a teller’s counter and grabbed money.

Garcia Aguirre was shot and wounded by police the following day when he climbed out a window of a home where investigators confronted him and tried to scale a fence.

Kansas Grocer Gets 6 Months In Prison For Fraud

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A Wichita grocery store owner will go to federal prison for his part in a scheme that paid customers cash for less than the value of their food stamps and pocketed the difference.

Ahmed Al-Maleki was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District Judge J. Thomas Marten to six months in prison followed by six months of home detention. The owner of Kansas Food Market had pleaded guilty to conspiracy, wire fraud, and food stamp fraud.

Marten also found that the loss to taxpayers amounted to $130,000 and ordered Al-Maleki to pay restitution in that amount.

Marten said there are consequences to breaking the law. But he also imposed a sentence below advisory guidelines because Al-Maleki’s wife speaks no English and cannot drive, making it difficult to care for their five children.

Fort Riley Soldier Killed In Afghanistan

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The Department of Defense says a military police officer from southwestern Wisconsin has died while serving in Afghanistan.

Thirty-year-old Staff Sgt. Jesse Grindey of Hazel Green died Monday in Kandahar province.

No details of Grindey’s death were released. The U.S. Army is investigating his death.

Grindey was a military policeman assigned to the 287th Military Police Company, 97th Military Police Battalion based at Fort Riley. It was his second deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn.

Grindey joined the Army 10 years ago. His stepmother says he had just been deployed to Afghanistan on December 31.

Grindey was married and had two children.

Sunny And Very Warm Weather Continues

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It will be sunny and warm today along with fairly light winds.

There is a slight chance of an isolated thunderstorm late this afternoon and evening, especially near the Oklahoma border, but most areas will stay dry, Warm weather will persist through Monday along with a little better chance for thunderstorms by Monday and Tuesday.

Very warm overnight lows can be expected this weekend, especially in south central Kansas where 6 am readings between 60 and 65F can be expected.

Today: Sunny, with a high near 83. West northwest wind between 7 and 11 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. West southwest wind at 8 mph becoming east southeast.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 79. South wind around 7 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. South wind around 6 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 82. South wind between 6 and 15 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.

Saturday: Sunny and breezy, with a high near 82.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy and breezy, with a low around 58.

Sunday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high near 78.

Kansas Restaurant Inspection Results Available Online

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TOPEKA – A website will assist Kansans who want to know how restaurants they frequent fare during state food safety inspections.

The website,https://www.ksda.gov/food_safety/content/336, allows visitors to search for and view inspection results based on business name, county, city or inspection date.

“The inspections are a snapshot of the conditions our inspectors document at the time of their unannounced inspection,” said Kansas Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Lodging Program Manager Steve Moris.

The Kansas Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Lodging program promotes public safety by regulating lodging facilities and the production, distribution and storage of food products in Kansas. The program inspects grocery stores, restaurants, convenience stores, schools, senior meal sites, mobile food units, food wholesalers and warehouses, food processors, food manufacturers and lodging facilities.

Restaurants and other food facilities in Kansas are inspected at least once a year. While the inspection reports provide information about conditions inspectors found on a given day, the department encourages people to look at the inspection history of a facility to get a broader picture of its track record.

The inspection report website existed in the past, but had not been updated since an internal inspection system upgrade in May.

End To Sales Tax On Groceries In Kansas?

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Kansas would no longer charge sales tax on groceries under an amendment approved by the House.

The 76-44 vote Tuesday came as the chamber debated a plan that would reduce income tax rates for individuals and some classes of businesses.

Rep. Jana Goodman, a Leavenworth Republican, offered the amendment on groceries, arguing that all Kansas residents deserved to have more money in their pockets. Ending the sales tax on groceries would cost the state an estimated $350 million annually.

Goodman says Kansas is struggling in a recession and the best way to start a recovery is by cutting taxes.

The amendment was 1 of several considered by the House as it debated the income tax measure.

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HHS Principal to Retire

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Hays High School Principal Michael Hester has announced his intention to retire after the next school year. Hester will have served as principal for 13 years.

In a statement he says that he hopes issuing the notice a year in advance will give the district and his family time for long-range planning, and he says he’s committed to making the transition smooth and efficient.

Hester’s retirement from USD 489 will be official June 28, 2013.

No State Dog For Kansas

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A proposal to name a state dog has lost its bite.

A Kansas House committee on Tuesday declined to hear a bill that would have named the cairn terrier the official state dog. The breed is best known in Kansas for playing Toto in “The Wizard of Oz.”

Brenda Moore, of the South Central Kansas Kennel Club, originally asked State Rep. Ed Trimmer, a Democrat from Winfield, to introduce the bill.

She said she plans to conduct a statewide campaign this summer, including a petition drive to present to state politicians.

The Wichita Eagle reports Trimmer said he plans to re-introduce the bill next year. In the meantime, he will visit with Kansas schoolchildren about the process of getting the Legislature to pass a law.

Humane Society Pet of the Week

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This is Trina she is a 4 year old Lab/Chow mix.  She is a very playful girl that loves playing catch with a tennis ball.

She would make a great addition to a family that can give her lots of attention and room to play.  If you are interested in Trina please come visit her at the shelter!
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