District Districts Board Awards Security Upgrades at GCHS and Rural Schools
The Garden City district approves adding school resource officers at GCHS and selects Barker, Buffalo Jones, Gertrude Walker, and Pierceville Plymell as likely sites for upgraded security cameras and controlled access. Vendors may be invited to bid. expected cost near 45,000 for GCHS share with police department funding. A threat assessment program trains counselors to identify and prevent bullying and violence.
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Craig Wheeler
Commerce Bank
Atha
Safety Committee
Rick Lewis
Scott Delk
Kansas City Area
Assa Abloy Door Security Solutions
Mike Utz
Garden City Police Department
Robert Scrivner
U.S. Department of Education
Secret Service
Jennie Barker
Pierceville- Plymell
Charles O. Stones
Garden City Educators’ Association
Com
Graduation decorum reforms eyed after fireworks incident
Garden City High School principal James Mireles outlined steps to improve graduation decorum, including alphabetized seating, banning audience seating on the field, and prohibiting air horns, following last year’s fireworks incident. The board also authorized selling Friend School for 100000 via United Country Midwest eServices Inc. with a 6 percent broker fee.
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George Hopkins
Bruce Reichmuth
Darren Dennis
Garden City High School
James Mireles
Mireles
Friend School
United Country Mid West eServices Inc
Salina
Highway Crash Kills Two On Kansas Highway
A two vehicle crash left Bowen and Stratman dead at the scene around 9 11 p m. Firefighters let the fire burn out despite no threat to others. Debris included an engine block frame and axles as responders controlled traffic for six hours at the four mile closure.
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Bowen
Shelton
KHP
Knoefel
Finney County
John Andrews
Anderson Road
Buffalo Jones Avenue
Mary Street
Andrews
Stratman
Garden City
Holcomb
Finney County Sheriff’s Deputies
RHP
Farming: Wheat Crop Damaged by Cold Weather
Kansas State University extension wheat specialist Jim Shroyer notes that nearly half the wheat crop was damaged by low temperatures. He cautions not to rush harvest decisions and stresses uncertainty about the extent of the damage as plants begin to warm and resume growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Shroyer
Kansas State University
Districtwide training to continue under approved proposal
The plan calls for ongoing training and development of district wide strategies. It states that intervention costs would be minimal and any needed funds would be absorbed by each school's allocated budget for programs and supplies at the start of the school year.
Ethanol Plant Road Deal Reaches Agreement in County
Business County and Scoular reached a road agreement easing access for an ethanol plant project in Finney County. Sunflower and Scoular avoided Sagebrush route delays with new options on Sunflower property. Construction could start by October and run about 18 months, with 100 million gallons annual output and 50 full-time jobs.
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Sunflower
Scoular
Pete Olson
Olson
Hellerich
Gustin
SHC
Lance Rupp
Rupp
Sagebrush
Cliff Mayo
Holcomb
Mayo
Roman Halbur
Halbur
Finney County
Sagebrush Corp
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