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Area/State Colby Free Press Wednesday, November 11, 2009 Page 3 Weather Facing budget crunch, county delays software cost Corner From “COUNTY,” Page 1 Kansas that still has an analog to tell them his office had found “yes” vote 937 and the total “no” • Approved an application for radio. The state is mandating up- a replacement desk for the book- vote 324. license to sell retail cereal malt the city is now charging for a $25 dates, and the costs are stagger- ing room. The old one is literally • Toured the courthouse base- beverages by Bosselman Inc. of “officer assist” if there is an occa- ing. falling apart, he said, and it takes ment to look at the boiler that is Kansas. sion where the service needs to use “We can go to narrow-banding a special size to fit the tiny room. ready for replacement a police officer to assist in loading to bring us up to code by 2012,” The cost of the new one is $800, a patient. She said the technicians she said, “with another update by and his department has the money get $26 for the whole run and an 2018. The city is putting funds to do it. The commissioners ap- officer gets $25 just for helping to aside now to prepare for the proved the request. load someone in the ambulance. change by 2012.” After no one appeared at the Umberger said she also had to She said Reno County recently public hearing for a request to buy a new computer, as she had switched their radios at a cost of vacate Block 6, Lots 1-30 and been using her personal computer $6.8 million. adjacent alley in Gem, the com- National Weather Service which was at the point of crash- “Radios are not cheap,” Mc- missioners denied the request, and Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with ing, and the department needed a Mahan said, “but with the narrow turned the request over to the city a low around 41. South wind be- computer. She purchased a laptop banding, we should be able to get of Gem, on the advice of County tween 10 and 15 mph. for just over $532, and will use it by for around $10,000 or a little Attorney Bruce Flipse. Thursday: Partly sunny, with strictly for the Emergency Medi- under. But depending on how far In other business the commis- a high near 70. South wind be- cal Service. the radios reach, that figure does sioners: tween 10 and 15 mph. Emergency Preparedness Direc- not include repeaters, if they are • Canvassed last Tuesday’s sales Thursday Night: Mostly tor Susan McMahan told County necessary.” tax vote. There were 50 provision- cloudy, with a low around 39. Commissioners Thomas County Undersheriff Mark Finley ap- al ballots. They rejected three and South wind 10 to 15 mph becom- is one of 18 counties in northwest peared before the commissioners allowed for 47, making the total ing northwest. Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly Teachers sell food for school supplies cloudy, with a high near 50. North wind between 10 and 15 mph. From “REWARDS,” Page 1 In the Neighbors Kansas pro- munities are all thrilled with the Friday Night: A slight chance gram, Rupp said, each receipt is program. of rain before midnight, then a hour shift. turned in and each school can par- To celebrate National Education slight chance of rain and snow. “Principal Lance Kranawitter ticipate in the program one night Week next week, McDonalds will Mostly cloudy, with a low around manned the drive-through nearly each semester. double the point value for each re- 30. Chance of precipitation is 20 the whole time, and was really And to make it even better, on ceipt turned in, she said. percent. good at it,” said Pam Geihsler, the night a school works the res- For information, see the “Neigh- Saturday: A 20 percent president of the Parent Teacher taurant, the point values are tripled. bors Kansas” website at www. chance of showers after noon. Organization, whose members Schools have a variety of supplies mckansas.com/colby, where a Mostly cloudy, high near 51. were there to help take receipts to choose from, including art sup- little red icon will take you to the Saturday Night: A chance of and hand out prizes to kids. plies, music, books, electronics, site and the merchandise catalog. rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, Geihsler said 332 customer playground equipment, math, life with a low around 27. Chance of transactions were counted. skills, science, the list goes on. precipitation is 30 percent. The school will be able to col- “Schools can bank their points Sunday: A chance of rain and lect points throughout November, until they are ready to order,” snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high and anyone eating at McDonalds Rupp said. LOCAL TV LISTINGS near 47. Chance of precipitation can save their receipts and turn Quality of merchandise is ex- is 40 percent. them in to the school, or give them cellent, she said, and administra- sponsored by the Sunday Night: A 20 percent to a student of the school to help tions, superintendents, principals, chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, the points to add up. teachers, school boards and com- with a low around 25. Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Man reports marijuana theft, Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. gets busted for drunk driving Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 55. SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon of marijuana while he was at a police have charged a man with tavern in Salem. Thursday Evening November 12, 2009 Monday: High, 57; Low 49 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 drunken driving after he called He then called 911 again to KAKE/ABC FlashForward Grey's Anatomy Private Practice Local Nightline Jimmy Kimmel Live Precip: Monday 0.00 inches 911 to report his marijuana as complain that deputies had not KBSL/CBS Survivor: Samoa CSI: Crime Scn The Mentalist Local Late Show-Letterman Late Late Month: 0.00 inches stolen but the dispatcher couldn’t arrived, but the dispatcher had KSNK/NBC Community Parks Office 30 Rock The Jay Leno Show Local Tonight Show Late Nigh understand him because he was trouble understanding Hoover be- KSAS/FOX Bones Fringe Local Year: 25.19 inches Cable Channels Normal: 19.95 inches vomiting while on the road. cause he was driving and stopping Marion County sheriff’s depu- several times to vomit. A & E The First 48 The First 48 The First 48 Crime 360 The First 48 (K-State Experiment Station) AMC Demolition Man End of Days Sunrise and Sunset ties say 21-year-old Calvin He was arrested on charges of ANIM Wild Pacific Wild Pacific Blue Planet Wild Pacific Wild Pacific Thursday 7:25 a.m. 5:31 p.m. Hoover, of Salem, told dispatchers driving under the influence of in- BRAVO Housewives-Atl Real Housewives OC Real Housewives OC Real Housewives OC Watch Housewife (U.S. Naval Observatory) early Tuesday that someone had toxicants. CMT Smarter Smarter Pure Country Smarter Smarter Pure Ctry broken into his truck and stolen The sheriff’s office says it has no CNN Campbell Brown Larry King Live Anderson Cooper 360 Larry King Live cash, a jacket and a small amount record of an attorney for Hoover. COMEDY Scrubs Scrubs Dunham S. 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