Ulysses, KS

PDF of print edition Western Kansas Community Foundation Awards Local Grants       Western Kansas Community Foundation and the Grant County Fund Advisory Committee have awarded three local organizations grants to support community projects. More ... Upshaw Resigns       The Board of Trustees of The Legacy @ Park View and Park View Assisted Living received the resignation of Administrator, Billie Upshaw at their regular meeting this past week. Ms. Upshaw has served as administrator of the two county-owned and operated facilities for the past ten years. More ... Ulysses Residents come home with honors       Several members of the Ulysses American GI Forum attended the American GI Forum State Conference in Kansas City June 11-13, and they came home with honors. The American GI Forum is a family veterans' organization that was founded sixty-one years ago by Dr. Hector P. Garcia. Dr. More ... MORAN SUPPORTS STRENGTHENING U.S. BORDERS       Congressman Jerry Moran supported stronger U.S. border protection included in the Homeland Security Appropriations Act. The legislation provides funding to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and includes provisions to increase border patrol agents, border security fencing, infrastructure an... More ... City Council Hears WKCAC Budget Request By Jim Spooner       WKCAC stands for Western Kansas Child Advocacy Center. They put their budget request before the city council on June 24, 2009. The focus of the Center is to provide a voice in the courts for children that are abused or otherwise traumatized by crime. More ... MORAN OBJECTS TO RULE CHANGE THAT COULD CRIMINALIZE BOY SCOUTS AND SPORTSMEN      WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Jerry Moran joined 70 members of the House of Representatives in asking U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to halt a proposed regulation to expand the 50- year-old definition of "switchblades" to include a ban on pocket knives commonly use... More ...