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The DAILY REPORT

Police & Sheriff

Incidents Reported Police Wednesday Violation of protection order ,

500 Mechanic St ., 9:50 a . m . Public contact , W . 5th Ave . and

Neosho St ., 12:01 p . m . Public contact , 700 Commercial

St ., 1:07 p . m . Agency assist , 500 S . Congress

St ., 2:18 p . m . Found property , 400 Commercial St ., 3:36 p . m . Welfare check , 2900 W . 24th

Ave ., 4:32 p . m . Found property , 1200 E . 12th

Ave ., 5:30 p . m . Found property , 1000 Congress

St ., 5:51 p . m . Sheriff Wednesday Animal bite , 400 W . 15th Ave .,

11:32 a . m . Fire , 1800 Road V , 1:10 p . m . Thursday Fugitive from justice , 400

Mechanic St ., 9:21 a . m . Thefts & Vandalism Police Wednesday Theft , 900 Graphic Arts Rd .,

2:05 p . m . Burglary , 100 W . 15th Ave ., 8:19 p . m . Burglary , 900 Constitution St .,

10:19 p . m .

Sheriff Wednesday Theft , identity , 400 Mechanic

St ., 4:37 p . m .

Animals

Pet Patrol

To report a lost or found pet , call the Humane Society at 342-4477 , 8:30 a . m . - 4:30 p . m ., Monday - Friday . Animal emergency For a nuisance animal or animal in need of care , call the Emporia Police Department , 343-4200 , or the Lyon County Sheriff ’ s Office , 342-5545 . Emporia Animal Shelter Arrangements to claim or adopt pets at the animal shelter , 1216 Hatcher St ., can be made by calling 340-6345 between 11 a . m . and 3 p . m . Saturday - Wednesday . Emporia Veterinary Hospital Pets may be up for adoption at the Emporia Veterinary Hospital : 342-6515 .

Lottery

For the latest winning numbers : kslottery . com

Kansas judge to consider blocking two-tiered voting

The Associated Press

Tourism grant application deadline Aug . 1

Special to The Gazette

The deadline for the second round of tourism grant applications is Monday .

The Emporia Convention & Visitors Bureau Tourism Grant Program was established to enhance and strengthen the positive economic impact of the tourism industry on our community .

Limited funds are available and will be used for attraction development or for developing a project / event to increase visitor traffic to Emporia . Preference will be given to marketing that

TOPEKA — A Kansas judge will consider blocking election officials from tossing out potentially thousands of votes in state and local races from people who ’ ve registered without providing citizenship documents .

Shawnee County District Judge Larry Hendricks was having a hearing Friday on a request from the American Civil Liberties Union to block a rule from Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach . The hearing comes four days before Tuesday ’ s primary election .

The ACLU filed a lawsuit earlier this month after a state board allowed Kobach to impose the rule . It applies to people who register to vote at state motor vehicle offices without providing proof of their U . S . citizenship as required by a 2013 state law .

They ’ ll receive full ballots , but only their votes for federal offices are to be counted .

is geared toward overnight room stays and projects impacting Spring , Fall and Winter occupancy rates .

CVB Tourism Grants are reimbursement grants and are not designed to cover the entire cost of a project . A mandatory completion report is required and due within 30 days of completion of your project . For the complete guidelines , application and scoring criteria , go to www . visitemporia . com . Questions should be directed to the Emporia Convention & Visitors Bureau , 719 Commercial St ., 342-1600 .

Walmart Pokemon event

The Emporia Walmart store will be having a Pokémon event from 11 a . m . - 1 p . m . Saturday .

Sign up forms for those interested in participating will be at the store Service Desk . Everyone is invited to join the fun for the Pokémon card game by bringing your own 60 card deck and / or Pokémon Go ( bring your own device ). Feel free to dress up as your favorite Pokémon .

For more information call the store at 343-1500

SOS Swim Party

Thanks to SOS , a free swim for the community is being held from 7 - 10 p . m . tonight at the Jones Aquatic Center . Learn more at www . soskansas . com / events .

County Fair Events

Tonight at 6 p . m . is the County Fair Dog Show in the Anderson Building on the Lyon County Fairgrounds . Fair events Saturday begin at 9 a . m ., the public fashion revue is 5 p . m . and shooting sports awards are at 7 p . m ., all in the Anderson Building . Sunday is an 8 a . m . horse show in the arena and cat or hand pets at 11 a . m . in the Anderson Building . The next fair events are Thursday .

Election campaign reports

Political candidates are required to file campaign reports . These reports contain the names of most contributors , the amounts of their contributions and how the funds are being spent .

The Governmental Ethics Committee encourages Kansans to view state candidate reports at www . kansas . gov / ethics and county candidate reports at the county election office .

Peter Pan Park Crawl

Healthier Lyon County has joined with area fitness groups to hold the second annual Park Crawl , 7 - 9 a . m . Saturday in Peter Pan Park . This free event allows the community to try 20-minute sessions in zumba , Jump Start , boot camp , kickboxing and yoga . Learn more at facebook . com / healthierlyoncounty .

About Town

Election information

Non-partisan information on the 2016 election is available from the League of Women Voters at www . emporia . lwv . org . Kansas election forms are at www . ksos . org and the county election office , 341-3243 , 430 Commercial St .

Women for Kansas also has information at womenforkansas . org / women-kansas-2016-voting-guide and a decision-making tool designed to help voters determine whether a specific candidate shares their values is at lifttheshade . com .

Honor Flight spaghetti supper

A spaghetti supper to support Southern Lyon County ’ s Honor Flight program is 5 - 7 p . m . Saturday at the Hartford Community Center . Pasta , garlic bread , salad and dessert are available for a free-will offering to help students from the school district attend as guardians . Each student will raise the cost for the veteran , who attends for free , and for their own expenses .

Sertoma train rides

The Sertoma Club of Emporia operates the miniature train in Soden ’ s Grove four days a week . The schedule is 6:30 - 8:30 p . m . or dusk , Wednesday , Saturday and Sunday ; and 9 - 11 a . m . Thursday . All are welcome .

Farmers Market Saturday

The Emporia Farmers Market opens at 8 a . m . Saturday in the parking lot at Seventh Avenue and Merchant Street . A variety of fresh , locally grown produce will be available , as well as plants , baked goods , crafts and more . Learn more at www . emporiafarmersmarket . org .

Rubber Ducky Races

Race rubber ducks in the lazy river Aug . 6 at the Jones Aquatic Center and win a prize , including 2015 JAC Punch cards , swim toys , concession items and more . It ’ s $ 2 per duck and the fun begins at 1:45 p . m . Information : emporiarec . org , 340-6400 .

Mast reacts to RNC trip

By Peggy Mast Special to the Gazette

Editor ’ s Note : Kansas State Rep . Peggy Mast ( R- Emporia ) spent the week of July 18-22 in Cleveland for the Republican National Convention . She shared some of her thoughts on the experience with The Gazette .

I have returned from the convention and it was a very exciting experience . I was extremely impressed with the quality of the people I met there . Although I was surrounded by thousands of people , I did not experience anyone who was less than perfectly polite . The people of Cleveland welcomed us with open arms . There were very many law enforcement ( officials ) from all across the nation there to make sure we were safe and they were all so pleasant as well .

I was also very impressed with the quality of people who Donald Trump associates with . Bob Dole was sitting in the dignitaries seat with a Trump family member the first night and then later moved down onto the floor to sit with the Kansas Delegation . He was happy to be a part of the action .

( On day two , there were ) lots of celebrities like Duck Dynasty ’ s Willie Robertson ; Marcus Luttrell the Lone Survivor and Navy Seal ( he was amazing ),

Pat Smith ( A Gold Star Mom of a Navy Seal that was shot down ( I think it was Extortion 17 ), — he tugged at our heart strings — Mark Geist and John Tiegen , Security Team from Benghazi and advisors to the movie 13 Hours and Former New York City Mayor , Rudy Giuliani . It was American Hero Day on steroids ! Very patriotic and very moving . Mrs . Melania Trump then spoke to bring the more gentile side into focus . It was a very arousing day . The theme of the day was Make America Safe Again .

Courtesy photo

Courtesy photo

Former U . S . Senator and 1996 Presidential candidate Bob Dole of Kansas sits alongside the family of 2016 Republican nominee Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland .

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