Garden City woman burned in office blaze at Agri Parts Center
Marilyn Thomas, 63, suffered second and third degree burns when her blouse ignited while lighting a cigarette with a perfume candle at 11 43 a m Friday in an Agri Parts Center office at 1724 Lincoln Road Finney County Undersheriff John Andrews said her husband Frankie, 64, helped extinguish the fire and was treated for minor burns. She was airlifted to Via Christi Burn Center after initial care at St Catherine Hospital where she remained in critical condition.
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Garden City
Finney County
John Andrews
Agri Parts Center
Lincoln Road
Marilyn Thomas
Andrews
Thomas
Frankie
USD 457 Special Meeting Tonight for Superintendent Search
USD 457 Board of Education schedules a 5 30 p m special meeting at the Educational Support Center 1205 Fleming St to discuss the superintendent search. Candidates Robert Neel Betsy Graham and Richard Atha are vying to replace retiring Jim Lentz with Augusta district already courting him. The board met with the three candidates and prepared for negotiations after a closed personnel session.
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USD 457 Board of Education
Fleming St
Robert Neel
Guymon
Okla
Betsy Graham
Wewoka
Richard Atha
Baytown
Jim Lentz
Augusta
Parenting Classes on Thursday Nights at Mosaic Offices
The Unified Support Agency continues a series of parenting classes every Thursday in April from 6 45 to 9 p.m. at 2708 N 11th St with English instruction and Spanish translators. Classes include study skills for grades four through 12 and arrangements for younger elementary students. For information call (866) 872 0010.
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Unified Support Agency
Mosaic
N. 11Th St
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Garden City Ballroom Dance Class Opens at GCRC
Garden City Recreation Commission offers a seven week ballroom dance course taught by Brian and Krista Hobbs. Students pair up to learn waltz American swing rumba and merengue with sessions Saturdays 3 to 4 30 pm. Cost 40 per couple ages 16 and up. Call 276 1200 or visit the activity center to join. Visa and Mastercard accepted.
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Garden City Recreation Commission
Brian
Krista Hobbs
GCRC
N. Sixth St
VISA
Mastercard
Kansas district faces budget cuts amid state finance delay
USD 457 committees weigh 2 percent cuts across district budgets risking 3 elementary teacher positions and 10 paraprofessionals districtwide. Middle school electives may lose posts as budget gaps loom while Gov Sebelius awaits a legislative decision on up to 127 million for schools.
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Kansas
Kathleen Sebelius
Garden City
Suzanne Smith
Gertrude Walker
Board of Education
Jack Otero
Abe Hubert
Otero
Karen Johnson
Shellaine Schwatken
State Supreme Court
Randy Sleep
Sleep
GCHS
Windsor Hotel restoration begins with window work and plans
Kinney Glass started replacing ground floor windows at the Windsor Hotel 1887 building in a partnership led by Finney County Preservation Alliance and Garden City Downtown Vision. The project, supported by Downtown Vision incentives and IWW funds, aims to secure the structure and enable future tours by Beef Empire Days.
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Windsor
Kinney Glass
Finney County Preservation Alliance
Garden City Downtown Vision, Inc
Downtown Vision
Cathy McKinley
Alliance
McKinley
Kansas Main Street Program
William T. Kemper
Vision
Garland
Windsor Hotel
Don Harness
Heritage Trust
Harness
Finnup Foundation
Katherine Strackeljohn
Treanor Architects PA
Topeka
Lawrence
Treanor
Nadia Zhiri
Pioneer Group
Parkville
Marvel & Associates
N. Main St
Harold Hallmark
Senators push for tighter oversight of Head Start program
Senate and House hearings probe financial abuses at Head Start centers including Kansas City’s KCMC with former CFO Nyakatura pleading guilty to bribery and money laundering. The Kansas City Star reported high executive pay and the agency relinquished its grant amid multi million debt as the Denver based Community Development Institute assumes management serving 2700 preschoolers.
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Washington
Kansas City
Senate
Congress
Lamar Alexander
Rtenn
House
Government Accountability Office
Head Start
Kcmc Child Development Corp
Senate Education Subcommittee
KCMC
Andrew Nyakatura
The
Kansas City Star
Dwayne Crompton
Crompton
Community Development Institute of Denver
Wheel of Fortune to Tape 15 Shows in Kansas City
Pat Sajak and Vanna White bring Wheel of Fortune to Kansas City for a three week run at Battle Hall convention center. Fifteen shows taped over Friday to Sunday with themes Kansas City Week Mom and Me Week Big 12 College Week and a studio audience of 3200 across four exhibition halls.
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Kansas City
Pat Sajak
Vanna White
Battle Hall Convention Center
Country Club Plaza
Friedman
Whiteman Air Force Base
Knob Noster
Battle
Culver City
Calif
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