TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8. 2005
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TOPEKA The state has issued more fines to restaurants since changing the food inspection program's guidelines and increasing inspector training after a 2001 review.
Records show that the Kansas Department of Health and Environment has issued 611 fines since 2001 and collected $770,000. That is up from the 63 fines levied from 1998 through 2000. Sharon Watson, a spokeswoman for KDHE, said there were 7,433 licensed restaurants in the state.
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Watson said the new guidelines and increased training resulted in stricter and more consistent enforcement of existing state codes. She also said fines were a last resort, used when restaurant owners didn't solve a problem after it was brought to their attention.
Inspectors mainly check to ensure that kitchens are free of rodents and insects and that food is properly handled and kept at the right temperature
at least 140 degrees for hot foods and no more than 41 degrees for cold foods. Restaurants are given one to two weeks to fix violations.
"Our purpose is to ensure the food is safe for the public." Watson said.
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If the violation is found again during a follow-up inspection, fines ranging from $250 to $500 per violation could be issued.
per violation could be lethal. If an "imminent health hazard" is identified that cannot be easily fixed, such as a cockroach infestation, no running water or, a sewage backup, then KDHE can close the restaurant, Watson said.
"We require them to correct what we find," Watson said, explaining that a restaurant owner must immediately throw out cold or mishandled food.
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The department closed one restaurant and suspended the licenses of 23 others in 2004. It closed three and suspended eight in 2003 and closed six and suspended nine in 2002.
Russ Loub, owner of the Little Apple Brewing Company and chairman of the Kansas Restaurant and Hospitality Board Association, said it was a fair system.
The inspectors are just doing their jobs, Loub said.
"It comes down to the operator, not the enforcer," he said.
Twistin' the night away
Dustin Elliott, Olathe sophomore, grimaces while trying to reach red with his right hand while Kristen Eckman, Las Vegas sophomore, reaches it with ease on Saturday night. Eckman and Elliott played Twister during Up 'til Dawn in the Kansas Union. Held at the University for the first time, the event raised $53,500 for the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. "This is a great organization benefiting cancer patients and I've loved every minute of it," said Sean Smith, Winter Park, Fla., junior, and public relations chairman.
STATE
Duane Rector, who uses U.S. 50 when he travels the 60 miles from his home south of Syracuse to Garden City for doctors' or other appointments, has rearranged his schedule so as not to get caught in busy traffic.
GARDEN CITY — People who regularly drive on Kansas' deadliest two-lane highway know how dangerous it can be.
Expansion planned for deadly stretch of Kansas expressway
"I will either stay later or leave earlier," Rector said. "It scares me when I see people just whipping in and out of traffic and not paying any attention."
U. S. 50, which runs in Kansas from the Colorado border to Emporia, recorded its second and third fatalities this year on Friday and Sunday.
Killed in Friday's accident was Todd Svitak, 40, of Pilsen, a passenger in a 1989 Dodge van that van crossed the center line west of Peabody and struck a westbound semitrailer head-on, said Marion County Undersheriff Randy Brazil.
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In Sunday's accident, Sean Michael Swanson,
19, of Brewster, died about 7:40 a.m. when his
car crossed the center line about two miles west
of Cimarron and collided with a bus, according
According to accident records, 97 deaths happened on U.S.50 from 1999 to the end of 2003 more than any other two-lane road in the state Interstate 70, which is longer and carries nearly five times as much traffic in Kansas, also recorded 97 fatalities during that time period. The third-most fatalities,80, occurred on U.S.54 which carries nearly twice as much traffic as U.S.50.
Construction is planned for one busy stretch of U.S. 50 in Finney County, Starting in March, U.S. 50 on the east side of Garden City, will be turned into a divided four-lane highway, said Kansas Department of Transportation Construction Engineer Leroy Koehn.
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The Associated Press
- Yesterday's University Daily Kansan contained an error. In the photo illustration credit accompanying the story, "Photography business declines," Kit Leffler's name was misspelled.
CORRECTION
ON THE RECORD
A 22-year-old KU student reported to Lawrence police that someone had damaged his 2000 Dodge Neon sometime between 3 p.m. Thursday and 10:40 p.m. Friday in the 2500 block of W. 31st Street. The damage is estimated at $300.
A 22-year-old KU student reported to Lawrence police that someone had stolen her purse between 3 and 9 a.m. Friday from the 1200 block of Ohio Street. The total value of the purse and items in it is $717.
- A 19-year-old KU student reported to Lawrence police that someone had damaged the rear window of her white Toyota sometime between 2 and 4:20 a.m. Sunday. The damage is estimated at $500.
A 20-year-old KU student reported to Lawrence police that someone had stolen his bike sometime between 5 p.m. Friday and 11:40 a.m. Feb.5 from the 1900 block of Stewart Avenue.The bike is valued at $200.
A 19-year-old KU student reported to Lawrence police that someone had damaged the hood of her car between 9:30 p.m. Feb.2 and 3 p.m. Thursday in the 1800 block of Naismith Drive. The damage is estimated at $500.
A 19-year-old KU student reported to the KU Public Safety Office that someone had damaged a ceiling at 2:30 a.m. Sunday in Ellsworth Hall. The damage is estimated at $300.
A 19-year-old KU student reported to the KU Public Safety Office that someone had stolen a messenger bag.iPod and an English book between 6 and 8 p.m. Wednesday from KU parking lot 90. The bag is valued at $10, the iPod is valued at $400 and the book is valued at $40.
ON CAMPUS
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THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS FEBRUARY 8,2005 STUDENT SENATE PRESENTED BY one community, many voices
Listen to and talk with a panel of KU faculty men on the topic of race and gender within society. Featuring Dean Richard Johnson, Rueben Perez & Dave Walter Tuesday February 8th at 7:00 pm in Ellsworth Hall lobby For questions, contact Steve at mensoutreach@ku.edu
International Mother Language Day 'February 21'
February 20 Discussion and Film Show
@ 2:00 - 6:00 pm in ECM
February 22 Information Table and Display
@ 12:00 - 2:00 pm in Kansas Union
Organized by Bangladesh Student Association of KU