Debate over wastewater plant site heats up

With the general election nearly upon us, it’s important to know what your current elected official, Rep. Pat George, has done for Kansas families.               Providers of services to disabled children through the Technology Assist Waiver and Home and Community-Based Services (a division of SRS) have struggled to bring attention to a very small program that has a significant impact for Kansas families facing the challenges that come with caring for severely disabled children in family settings. For the last two legislative sessions, Rep. Pat George has taken the time to understand and support this program for medically fragile children. His experience helps him recognize that keeping consumers and workers at home (in their own communities) not only saves costs, but keeps children, their families and caregivers at home.

I would like to devote my column today to those immigrants who are waiting for the documents that will bring them forward into a regular American life. Official papers giving them the right to be in the shade if they so desire, not in the shadows.

Ethelrita Clara Stein, 75, died Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008, at her residence in Wright.

Michael J. Soza, 74, passed away, Wed., August 13, 2008.

Five legendary Kansas cowboys will be honored for their contributions to the western life as they are inducted into the Kansas Cowboy Hall of Fame in Dodge City.

One man worried that building a wastewater reclamation plant north of the Dodge City limits will hinder growth in that part of town.
    Another man said he wants to be certain the city is spending its tax dollars wisely on the project.
    And a third wondered why the city had to decide immediately whether to purchase about 312 acres just outside the north city limits for the plant.

On Saturday, Esteban Garcia caught a 14-inch fish, not a 7-inch fish as Monday's Fishing Derby mistakenly said. The Globe regrets the error.

Five legendary Kansas cowboys will be honored for their contributions to the western life as they are inducted into the Kansas Cowboy Hall of Fame in Dodge City.

Whether or not they were pleased by appraisals of their belongings, people were eager to tell the stories of their prized possessions at the recent "Antiques Roadshow" event at the Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center in Wichita.
    "Antiques Roadshow" is PBS’ highest-rated television series, with 11 million viewers weekly. Eighty appraisers conducted the taped appraisals in Wichita for the first time for the series' six-city summer tour.

Saturday afternoon's rain gave a dual nature to the racetrack at Dodge City Raceway Park for that evening's races.
    Dodge City Harley Davidson sprint driver Jason Martin maneuvered his way through a significantly slippery track during heat races that turned into a sticky, speedy course during his feature win.
    The Liberal native started the 25-lap sprint car main event from row five and wove his way through traffic all evening long. Two key cautions also played a role in Martin's win.

The Mid America Youth Basketball Dodge City tournament blew through town like a whirlwind and wrapped up as quickly as the action got started. Pool play for the six different divisions started Friday and the championship brackets all concluded Sunday, with Dodge City teams taking medals or trophies in each division a local team was entered.

    The little dribblers were out in full force Monday and Tuesday for the Junior Demon basketball camp. The camp conducted by Dodge City High School girls' basketball coach Justin Briggs will conclude today.

Born into a family of soccer players, Ezequiel Alvarez Jr. is steadily approaching the threshold of a professional career in the sport.
    The 15-year-old Dodge City boy's father, Ezequiel Sr., coaches the adult soccer league team Rio Grande. His brother, Adrian, started playing in Dodge City's Multicultural Soccer League for children when he was 6 and is still playing today.