Cheney to speak at WWI Museum on Friday
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A visit by Vice President Dick Cheney Friday will include a speech at the National World War I Museum at the Liberty Memorial, the White House said Tuesday. The Vice President will also appear at an event for Senator Nick Jordan who is running against Congressman Dennis Moore.

Plea deal settles councilman’s ticket-fixing case
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Edwardsville Councilman Bob Lane, who allegedly received carpet and a gift certificate to a premier steak house for quashing drunken-driving tickets, has reached a plea agreement.

Biodiesel Plant to open in Greensburg
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A biodiesel plant is the latest economic development project announced for Greensburg after a tornado destroyed the town in May. Torsten Energy LLC and state officials announced Monday in Topeka that the firm, based in nearby Wright, Kan., will construct a new plant in Kiowa County. It eventually will employ 20 to 25 people.

Rucker to run from Shawnee County DA
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Veteran prosecutor Eric Rucker took a step Monday toward a possible run for Shawnee County district attorney. Rucker, 55, filed paperwork with the Kansas Secretary of State’s office naming Duane Nightingale, who has long been active in the Republican Party, as his treasurer for a potential bid in next year's election for district attorney.

Gatehouse Media purchases local papers in Kansas and Missouri
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The Kansas papers were the Dodge City Daily Globe, The Newton Kansan, The Pittsburg Morning Sun, and The Girard City Press. Missouri papers include the Independence Examiner. Gatehouse Media, Inc., headquartered in Fairport, New York, is one of the largest publishers of locally based print and online media in the United States as measured by its 101 daily publications, including many more Kansas and Missouri newspapers not formerly mentioned.