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Pancake Events Kickoff Saturday - March 01, 2011
Pancake Day festivities will get under way Saturday morning with pancake flipping, eating, and cooking contests at the Seward County Event Center, 1040 Stadium Drive. Registration for the eating and f...
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Oklahoma House Panel Passes Illegal Immigrant Bill - February 28, 2011
An Oklahoma House committee has approved anti-illegal immigrant legislation that would give Oklahoma law enforcement officials new authority to assess the immigration status of motorists. The House J...
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40% Kansas Wheat In Poor Shape - February 28, 2011
A new report offers a grim assessment of the shape of the Kansas winter wheat crop. Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service reported Monday that 40% of the wheat is in poor to very poor condition, wit...
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Kansas School Gets “No Child Left Behind” Waiver - February 28, 2011
The federal government has granted a central Kansas school district a waiver from the federally mandated No Child Left Behind program. The waiver from the U.S. Department of Education will let the ...
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Dodge City Walmart Manager Accused of Stealing $40,000 - February 28, 2011
Dodge City store manager is accused of stealing $40,000 from the store safe. Dodge City police said Randall Wilson, 30, was arrested last week. Police said Wilson was an Assistant Manager of Wal-M...
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Wildfires Consume Several Acres In West Texas - February 28, 2011
Several wildfires burned in West Texas over the weekend with the largest fire burning about 30,000 acres in the Panhandle northeast of Amarillo, destroying 27 homes and damaging seven others, Kearney...
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Kansas Seeks To Opt Out Of “No Child Left Behind” - February 28, 2011
The United States Congress is working to re-authorize the “No Child Left Behind" legislation. The federal law requires 100 percent of students to meet grade level standards by the 2013-201...
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Liberal National Guardsmen To Deploy - February 28, 2011
A Wichita-based Kansas Army National Guard unit is preparing to leave for a year-long deployment to the Horn of Africa. About 550 soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillery will have a de...
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Deadline To Enter Cooking Contest Approaches - February 28, 2011
The deadline to enter the annual Pancake Day cooking and recipe contest, set for Mar. 5 at the Seward County Event Center, is 5 p.m. Thursday. The contest is open to anyone age 12 or older living with...
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10 To Compete In International Pancake Race - February 28, 2011
It could be anyone’s race this year, as the ten ladies who will run in the Mar. 8 International Pancake Day Race include nine first-time competitors. The latest entrants are Jessica Simpson, 2...
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