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Leavenworth to preserve dozens of historic buildings
The Associated Press
LEAVENWORTH — Thanks to a local preservationist group, more than three dozen historic buildings at a Veterans Affairs hospital campus will be redeveloped rather than demolished.
"This points out how important citizen involvement is, whatever the issue," said Sally Hatcher, president of the Kansas Preservation Alliance and a member of the local group, Veterans Administration of Leavenworth Opportunities for Re-use. "One person or a small group of people can make a big difference."
The Pioneer Group of Topeka will oversee the redevelopment of the 38 buildings at the Eisenhower VA campus.
Ross Freeman, the group's president, estimated the project would cost about $65 million and
"It has been a long process," said Robert M. Malone Jr., director of the VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System. "Government officials, historic preservation groups and businesses have come together to allow the VA to achieve its goals of using health care money for veterans, expanding the National Cemetery and saving the historic buildings using non-VA money."
take three years to complete.
Freeman said the 72 acres on the VA campus include four parcels of land, some of which can be developed relatively quickly and others that will take longer.
The first parcel involves five residential buildings, once used as housing for doctors and nurses.
The plan is for historic preservation of those homes with the goal of using them for private rental residences, Freeman said.
The second parcel involves five larger buildings that Freeman said could be preserved and used for small businesses and offices.
The other two parcels, south of the hospital, are larger buildings, such as the former mess hall. Freeman expects those to take longer and require more money to develop.
"There are a series of proposed uses for those," he said. "One would be a transitional living program, which is presently on the campus now, which would be enlarged to help relieve the load on the hospital for veterans after they complete their in-hospitalization period."
School districts and colleges could also use some of the larger buildings, he said, and the auditorium — although not a historic building — could be used by theater groups or for meetings.
Elected official removal examined
The measure, which passed the Senate last week on a 36-3 vote, would eliminate incompetence as grounds for a potential recall
TOPEKA — A House committee might take up a bill next week making it harder to recall elected officials, the panel's chairman says.
The Associated Press
and clarify the definition of misconduct for purposes of trying to remove an official from office.
Also, local and state officials who review recall petitions could consider whether facts in a case merit such action. Currently, the secretary of state or county attorneys and election officers verify that the petitions are completed
correctly.
The bill is now before the House Ethics and Elections Committee, which could review it next week.
Under current law, elected officials can be recalled for incompetence, a felony conviction, misconduct in office and failing to perform a legal duty prescribed by law.
Great Bend newspaper to alter print schedule
GREAT BEND -The Great Bend Tribune, which has published for 127 years will become a morning newspaper, beginning March 29.
the newspaper also announced it will publish Tuesday through Saturday, dropping its current Sunday and Monday editions.
Tribune Publisher Judy Murphy said the Sunday edition will be replaced by a Weekend Edition, to be published Saturday.
The changes follow a trend in Kansas journalism toward morning newspapers.The Kansas Press Association said only 18 of the 44 daily newspapers in the state are published in the afternoon.
The Tribune is the oldest, continually operated business in Great Bend.
The Associated Press
Soldiers at Fort Riley given orders to deploy
TOPEKA—An additional 2,100 active duty soldiers at Fort Riley have received orders to deploy as the United States readies for a possible war with Iraq. Fort Riley officials said Tuesday.
Approximately 2,100 soldiers, including the remainder of the 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division and additional troops from the 937th Engineer Group received
orders to deploy in support of Central Command operations. Spokeswoman Christie Vanover said the soldiers were previously on alert.
The Associated Press
Teacher from Liberal wins Pancake Race
Pentagon officials gave orders over the weekend to more than 60,000 soldiers, sailors and airmen to deploy to the Persian Gulf, raising the number of U.S. forces in the region to 300,000.
LIBERAL — Physical education teacher Cheri Bevis won Liberal's fifth-straight victory Tuesday in the annual International Pancake Race rivalry with Olney, England.
Bevis, 26, ran the 415-yard course in 61.52 seconds, beating Juliet Minter's time of 63.0 seconds in Olney.
The race is held in Liberal and Olney, England, on Shrove Tuesday, which is also known as Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday.
It is the last day before the Lenten season, when Christians are encouraged to give up luxuries.
Bevis, an assistant basketball coach at West Middle School in Liberal, took the lead after the first turn and held on to it to take the victory.
Temperatures were in the 20s, with a strong wind and snow flurries, making it a frigid race for the 12 runners.
The Associated Press
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