Ellis man hospitalised after semitrailer rollover
Timothy E. Haddock, 27, of Ellis, was driving a 1995 freight semitrailer westbound on Kansas Highway 156 east of Garden City when the right side veered off the road Tuesday at about 7 10 a.m. The vehicle rolled over into the north ditch, resting with tractor and trailer facing different directions. Haddock, wearing a seat belt, was transported to St Catherine Hospital. No other occupants or vehicles were involved.
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Garden City Rec Commission sets noon meeting Thursday
The Garden City Recreation Commission will meet at noon Thursday at 310 N. Sixth St. with Water's Edge of Lenexa, the city pool design consultant, to discuss the Big Pool plan to convert the pool into more of a water park.
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Airport board seeks volunteers for new seats
The Garden City Regional Airport Advisory Board will meet at 5 30 p m Thursday at Flight Deck Restaurant inviting residents to fill two newly created seats. Applicants must reside in Garden City and commit at least two hours monthly. nominees may be forwarded to the Garden City Commission for appointment.
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Meth workshop at GCCC set for Monday
The public is invited to learn about local and statewide efforts to combat methamphetamine during a presentation at Garden City Community College from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday. The session will be at GCCC's John Collins Technical Building in rooms V-109 and V-111. People should register in advance by contacting Paula Moisio at 276-9647 or paula.moisio gcccks.edu.
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Smallpox clinics adopt new guidelines
TOPEKA AP Smallpox vaccination clinics were rescheduled as the Kansas Department of Health and Environment reviewed CDC guidelines. State epidemiologist Dr Gianfranco Pezzino said screening forms now include heart conditions and the state had vaccinated 435 health workers through Friday. The CDC does not recommend vaccination for those with heart disease or at high risk. KDHE temporarily suspended the program, canceling Garden City and Great Bend clinics, but the suspension was lifted and clinics will be rescheduled.
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Budget deal and bond plan loom in Topeka
Legislative negotiators draft an unbalanced 10.2 billion dollar budget for the next year with a projected 230 million dollar deficit. Gov. Kathleen Sebelius backs a 175 million dollar tobacco bond to cover part of the gap while a House committee sends the bond plan to the full chamber with reservations.
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Kansas Legislature negotiates budget amid tax concerns and stalled bills
House and Senate negotiators finish a no tax increase budget draft likely to run a deficit while a governor plan to issue 175 million in bonds awaits full House action. Two Latino activist bills stall in the Senate, no session days counted, and tax hike proponents push ahead as lawmakers prepare to reconvene.
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Money questions slow Garden City teacher negotiations
The Garden City USD 457 teachers negotiations stall as officials await state budget outcomes to gauge local funding. Deputy Superintendent Jim Lentz and district leaders caution that a potential $55 per pupil cut could mean about $520,000 less funding this year, delaying progress until May meetings.
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Mike Utz
John Scheppner
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Topeka
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Former Garden City teacher’s diversion request denied
Pamela Camille O’Donnell, 47, a former Garden City High School choir director, faced forgery and theft charges after allegedly stealing over $8,300 from a booster club account between December 2001 and March 2002. Her diversion request was denied March 24. she resigned in May and faces further court action. She now teaches music at Williams Science and Fine Arts Magnet Elementary in Topeka.
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Legislators end French investment ban in budget talks
Kansas House backed off a ban on KS Public Employees Retirement System investing in French firms or subsidiaries while Senate approved Cedar Bluff Reservoir water sale delay until a study is finished. The swap aims to protect water use while signaling stance on France policy.
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