City votes to sell theater to West for improvements and venue use
The City Commission voted to sell the theater to Duane West for about 3 million dollars in a plan to turn the State into a theater in the round while keeping options for a joint proposal with FCPA and GCRC. FCPA and GCRC officials urged a single ownership path, and discussions will continue on how to improve the building and fund renovations while preserving its historic character.
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GCRC
Brian Nelson
Brian Seagraves
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Pamplin
Nelsor
Mark Pamplin
Commission
John Washington
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Dodge
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Wichita
Main Street
Garden City
Chris Law
Law
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Tevin Briscoe
Michael Prieto
Garden City High School
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Prieto
New USD 457 board gains four new seats and incumbents
Voters elected four new USD 457 board members Nanninga Standley Cruz and Wallace. Espino and Wallace expressed mixed feelings about outcomes while current leaders Hopkins Bors and Clifford stay on. Nanninga and Standley begin July 1term. Six seats on USD 363 also filled with three incumbents and three newcomers Ruda Johnson and Peterson taking seats.
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Cruz
Kansas Department of Transportation
Nanninga
Standley
Tve
Wallace
Antonio Espino
Espino
Gloria Hopkins
Lara Bors
Jean Clifford
USD 363 Board of Education
Sean Sheets
Kasey Robinson
Jill George
Ryan Ruda
Jean Johnson
Curtis Peterson
Robinson
Gayla Lohfink
George
Mary Ann Bennett
Sheets
Ruda
Johnson
Peterson
Tim Miller
Mike Pfeifer
Scott Knoll
GCCC trustees reelect Crist as board lineup shifts
Crist the farmer will begin a second term as a trustee, thanking supporters. Hitz rejects attack ad claims while indicating possible nonrun again, and Wolf Martinez Douglass Neufeld Schwartz join the six member board effective July 1 as three seats rotate.
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Finney County Sheriffs
Martinez
Hitz
Citizens For Good Government
Garden City Telegram
Wolf, Crist
Merilyn Douglass
Melvin Neufeld
Ron Schwartz
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