Public Health Week forum to discuss pandemic plan in Garden City
Finney County Health Department and state public health groups sponsor a Legislative Health forum in Garden City at 6 30 p m Thursday at the Clarion Inn 1911 Contact Kristi Schmitt at 272 3600 for details The event features Kansas House Speaker Melvin Neufeld and offers a free registrationless chance to learn about the state pandemic plan and health reform Also Garden City Community College hosts a free ceramics workshop 6 10 p m Wednesday by Elisa Stone with contact Brian McCallum at 276 9587 for attendance details.
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USD 457 Announces Free Screening Clinic for Garden City Kids
USD 457 will host a no charge screening for Garden City children aged 3 to 5 at Trinity Lutheran Church on Fleming Street. Trained staff will assess hearing vision motor skills communication and thinking abilities in about 90 minutes per child. Appointments and rescheduling info via the Early Childhood Department at 276 5149 or 271 8847.
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Groundbreaking for HorseThief Dam Planned
Area residents are invited to the April 19 groundbreaking of the HorseThief Reservoir dam and park near Jetmore. The Pawnee Watershed District and HorseThief districts urge public attendance at 2 p.m. at Buckner Creek site eight miles west of Jetmore.
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Coal plant lobbying heats up as lawmakers head home
Lawmakers pause for April break as Sunflower Electric and partners push for a 1,400 megawatt coal project facing emissions concerns. Allies plan ads and Earth Day outreach while Sierra Club and Great Plains Alliance promote renewable energy, with lobbying totals rising to 694000 through February.
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Celebrate the Week of the Young Child in Garden City
Garden City hosts a free Saturday celebration for the Week of the Young Child. A downtown parade at 10 am opens activities in Stevens Park with live entertainment and booths. The Early Childhood Task Force and partners stress investing in early childhood to boost future school success and local employment.
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Public invited to breakfast with KU Med Center exec
The public is invited Wednesday at 7:30 a.m. to a Finney County Kids Coalition breakfast at the Clarion Inn featuring David Adkins vice chancellor for external affairs at KU Medical Center. Reservations required. The event covers workforce needs, early childhood development, and how investing in children supports economic growth. Speakers emphasize milestones, child care as economic development, and long term workforce plans.
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University of Kansas Medical Center
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Finney County Kids’ Coalition
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Garden City
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Scott City boosts growth via tax rebates and new development
In Scott City Kansas, a Marshall County town of 3,640, new construction on Main Street signals growth aided by the Neighborhood Revitalization Act. A Best Western motel, Pamida department store, and Rough Body Shop have opened with 25 new jobs. Homeowners can obtain five year tax discounts, first year 90 percent, under the program begun in 2007. The town aims to link a 50 room motel, a 4,000 square foot Jerry Thomas Art Gallery, and a museum with a streetscape grant to a unified US 83 corridor. The library expansion and a new concrete runway at the Scott County Airport are funded by local and federal sources.
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Richard Spencer
Lake Scott State Park
Jerry Thomas
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Kansas Department of Transportation
Scott Community Foundation
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