Garden City Egg Dyeing and Easter Egg Hunt Planned
The Garden City Recreation Commission schedules two egg dyeing sessions for preschool to second graders at the activity center 310 N Sixth St on April 12 from 10 to 10 45 a.m. and 4 to 4 45 p.m. A $2 fee covers dyeing. An Easter egg hunt for ages 3 to second grade is set for noon April 13 at Clint Lightner Ball Field with a $1 per child fee. Pre-registration via 276-1200 is required.
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Garden City Recreation Commission
Sixth St
Clint Lightner Ball Field
Wraps Featured at Lunch and Learn Session
Finney County 4-H agent Barbara Addison leads a Lunch and Learn on wraps with samples and recipes. The program at Finney County Public Library offers tasting, coffee, and tea, beginning at 12 05 p.m. and repeated at 6 p.m. Sponsored by the Extension Office.
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Barbara Addison
Finney County 4-H
Finney County Extension Office
Finney County Public Library
Walnut St
Haysville probes superintendent spending on district card
Haysville police opened an inquiry into thousands of dollars in charges racked up by superintendent H Lynn Stevens on the district credit card. The probe followed a special school board meeting and a decision by Stevens to take paid leave and retire in July. Records show charges including flowers, meals, car washes, airline tickets, casino visits in Mayetta, Kansas City, Las Vegas hotels, totaling as much as 16 083 dollars per month.
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Haysville
H. Lynn Stevens
Bruce Armstrong
Armstrong
Stevens
Seth Konkel
Mayetta
Kan
Kansas City
Las Vegas
Governor Easter egg hunt set for Saturday
TOPEKA AP The governor's annual Easter egg hunt will be held Saturday on Cedar Crest grounds with about 100000 pieces of candy in 12000 plastic eggs. Russell Stover Candies donates the candy from Abilene and Iola. The event starts at 11 am for children aged 1 to 9, with a free shuttle from Remingtons club parking lot to Cedar Crest. If rain occurs, Gov Billy Graves and first lady Linda Graves will greet children on the Statehouse first floor.
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West Topeka
Cedar Crest
Billy Graves
Linda Graves
Statehouse
Watco Omnitrax to buy Central Kansas Railway assets
Pittsburg based Watco Cos and OmniTRAX announced a deal to acquire Central Kansas Railway assets totaling about 900 miles of track in western Kansas. The sale awaits federal approval with Watco Kansas Oklahoma Railway set to take over operations June 1. The move is billed as preservation of a transportation corridor.
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Pittsburg
Oklahoma
Kansas
Central Kansas
Watco Cos
Omnitrax
Watco
Kansas and Oklahoma
Central Kansas Railway
Hutchinson
Ed McKechnie
McKechnie
Theoni School plans prompt future by board meeting
Faithful voters head to polls to voice the future of schools. The USD 457 board heard Theoni Elementary fate and discussed donating district supplies to a new private Theoni School Association while noting legal concerns.
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USD 457 Board of Education
Theoni
Johann Bolle
Theoni School Association
Kathleen Whitley
QPA Reviews Highlight Kansas School Improvement Efforts
Kansas schools undergo Quality Performance Accreditation to secure state approval by five year plans and annual site visits. Garfield Elementary and Holcomb USD 363 staff showcase data driven improvements in math reading and equity while noting the program stays an ongoing cycle needing honest evaluation and sustained effort.
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Kansas
QPA
Garfield
Kelli Wald
Ward
Willis Pracht
Wald
QPR
Pracht
Holcomb
Daryl Prater
Prater
Ambulance purchase approved by Finney County Commission
Finney County Commissioners voted unanimously to buy an ambulance after shifting about 30,000 from the purchase line and leaving roughly 50,000 in the budget though the ambulance costs 79,000. The balance will be drawn from the general fund. EMS moves, past delays, and a plan for purchasing on a schedule were cited. Also discussed were zoning regulations, renewal of a Garden City inspection contract at 75,000, and a nurse-sharing proposal for Holcomb and Garden City schools funded by a grant with county costs for benefits and supplies.
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Finney County
EMS
Bob Prewitt
Commission
Alan Fankhauser
Fankhauser
Jim Neblett
Garden City
Irv Stephens
Stephens
Jerry Davis
Planning Commission
Halbur
Cheryl Kottke
Finney County Health Department
Holcomb
St. Catherine Hospital
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Pittsburg Company
Association
Theoni Association
Max Oyler
Jeff Crist
Garden City High School
Kevin Burr
Burr
GCHS
Buffalo Broadcasting System
Buff
Milt Pippenger
Deb Jarmer
Jarmer
Jerry Bell
Florence Wilson Elementary School
Bell
Alta Brown
Memorial Stadium
Kenneth Henderson
Whitley
Crist
Brad Nading
Michael Novinger
City Engineering Department
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