Chris Biggs named Secretary of State

3/16/2010

“Protecting the integrity of our state’s securities has been my mission for the past eight years. I bring that same experience and resolve to protecting the integrity of our state’s business filings and electoral system. I am honored, and truly humbled, to be selected for this new post,”  Secretary Biggs said.

Prior to being named Kansas’ security commissioner in 2003, Biggs had served as an attorney in public service, including 14 years as Geary County Attorney. Biggs is a graduate of Kansas State University and KU Law School.

Biggs currently lives in rural Geary County.

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Toyota dismisses account of runaway Prius

3/16/2010
By ELLIOT SPAGAT and TOM KRISHER Associated Press Writers

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Toyota Motor Corp. dismissed the story of a man who claimed his Prius sped out of control on the California freeway, saying Monday that its own tests found the car's gas pedal and backup safety system were working just fine.

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Floodplain map appeal sent to FEMA

3/16/2010
By CHRIS HUNTER Salina Journal

A large box of maps and 100 to 200 citizen appeals to the remapped floodplain by the Federal Emergency Management Agency is on its way to officials in Washington, D.C.

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Parkinson tries to find right mix of taxes

3/16/2010
By TIM UNRUH Salina Journal

On a quest for the "right mix" of solutions to close an estimated $400 million budget gap next year, Gov. Mark Parkinson fears the recipe is different between the Kansas House and Senate.

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As the smoke clears

3/16/2010
By DAVID CLOUSTON Salina Journal

Alan Jilka describes his 2002 vote in favor of a partial ban on smoking in restaurants as the single most controversial vote in his 12 years on the Salina City Commission.

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Recession has states looking to gambling

3/16/2010
By MICHAEL J. CRUMB Associated Press Writer

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Faced with a drop in gambling revenue, states are adding games, considering new casinos and increasing lottery options -- anything to keep their cut of the profits rolling in.

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Baby steps

3/16/2010
By MICHAEL STRAND Salina Journal

"This looks pitiful!" Alexcis Barnes said as she finished her first attempt at putting a cloth diaper on a baby.

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$14.5 million is proposed for BiCenter

3/16/2010
By CHRIS HUNTER Salina Journal

At 31 years old, Salina's Bicentennial Center is showing signs of aging, but manager Marshall Perry hopes to give the building an injection of life with a $14.5 million facelift.

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Multiple tips lead to drug bust

3/16/2010

Multiple tips from the public and officer surveillance led to the Sunday arrest of three people on drug charges on the second and third floors of an apartment house at 116 W. Jewell.

The I-135/I-70 Drug Task Force found meth lab chemicals, drug paraphernalia and 5.7 grams of methamphetamine with a street value of $570 in apartments C and D, according to Lt. Jim Norton, the task force commander. Nathan T. McLaughlin, 28, who rents the apartments on the second floor, was arrested.

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Gas prices

3/16/2010

24/7 Store, 2230 N. Ninth

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