Newcomer Douglass Tops Garden City College Board Vote
Douglass won the most votes in the Garden City Community College Board of Trustees race with 3,837 ballots, about 30 percent, to secure one of four open seats. Incumbent Bill Clifford and newcomer Ron Schwartz also won terms, with Merilyn Douglass and Jim Randall trailing in the four candidate field.
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Merilyn Douglass
Ron Schwartz
Garden City Community College Board of Trustees
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Siena Medical Clinic
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Jim Randall
Ronald Schwartz
Clifford
Ms. Douglass
Schwartz
Finney County
Randall
Western State Bank
Gray County tops area turnout in April election
Voter participation ranged from 35 to 53 percent across 12 area counties with Gray County at 53 percent. County Clerk Bonnie Swartz noted turnout higher than expected, while Finney County reported 35 percent. Strong showing linked to proposed same sex marriage ban and Horse Thief Reservoir project.
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Horse Thief
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Grant County
Dighton Mayoral Candidate Fitel Dies After Sudden Illness
Dighton mayoral hopeful Fitel died after a fast onset illness linked to a cancerous tumor found in March. Her death occurred at her daughter’s Lincoln home. Funeral set for Friday at First United Methodist Church in Dighton with burial at Coren Memorial Cemetery and memorials to Tabitha Health Care. Councilman Strong recalled her serious approach to city issues.
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Omaha
Neb
Vicki
Lincoln
Glenn Eitel
Eitel
First United Methodist Church
Dighton
David Randall
Coren Memorial Cemetery
Tabitha
Sharp wins write-in seat on Holcomb school board
Janet Sharp, 50, a First National Bank teller, won Holcomb USD 363 Board of Education Position 6 with 104 write-in votes (61 percent) to Russell Komlofske's 67 (39 percent). Komlofske, 40, a farmer, will finish his term in July. Incumbents Jay Powers and Mike Pfeifer were re-elected, Powers with 332 votes (67 percent) over Corey Becker.
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Russell Komlofske
Holcomb Usd
Board of Education
Sharp
First National Bank of Holcomb
Komlofske
Janet
Jay Powers
Mike Pfeifer
Powers
Corey Becker
Mitch Williams
Sunflower Electric
Pfeifer
Rob McCallister
Kansas school board race yields Becker and Pfeifer winners
Incumbent Pfeifer trails in a tight board race as the Kansas Legislature weighs a new school finance package that could boost state spending by up to 127 million dollars. Political newcomer Jon Becker wins position 4 with over 96 percent while Becker aims to attend meetings and learn the issues. District residents anticipate funding changes affecting at risk, bilingual, and special education programs.
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Jon
Kansas
Kathleen Sebelius
State Supreme Court
Jon Becker
Becker
First Baptist Church
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