Five Kansas cows to be slaughtered after TB tests
State and federal officials survey 18 southwest dairies as about 50,000 cattle are screened for TB. Five cows will be slaughtered after testing, with origins including Celtic Dairy in Tribune and Royal Farms in Cimarron, amid efforts to curb spread from New Mexico and Arizona herds.
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Kansas
New Mexico
Arizona
George Teagarden
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Royal Farms
Cimarron
Celtic
Tribune
Teagarden
Coolidge
US. Department of Agri
Garden City to fluoridate city water to safe levels
The Garden City commission unanimously approved fluoridating the water supply after strong medical support including 10 letters from St Catherine Hospital doctors dentists Garden City USD 457 and Russell Child Development Center. Pediatrician Stephen Meyers cited AMA CDC and ADA findings and noted fluoridation lowers cavities, costing less over a lifetime than repair.
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Commission
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American Medical Association
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
American Dental Association
Budget hopes for USD 457 special education amid funding fight
Fifteen USD 457 departments sought more funds last week as they await a state Supreme Court ruling on the finance package and final budget decisions by the Board of Education. Karen Johnson, district special education director, praised the budget committee for not cutting her department while outlining a plan to protect services. The district plans to maintain a $7,861,789 special education budget and shift funds to vocational salaries, though cuts to para-educator positions in early childhood rooms could reduce support for students with special needs.
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Board of Education
Karen Johnson
Johnson
Early Lee
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Perkins makes Garden City history as first Mexican woman mayor
Juana Janie Perkins 42 was unanimously chosen by the Garden City Commission to become the city’s first Mexican woman mayor, joining Bonnie Talley as only the second female mayor in Garden City’s history. Perkins, migrant coordinator for Garden City USD 457, emigrated from Guanajuato at age 10 and thanked her family and community amid the ceremony.
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Janie Perkins
City Commission
Perkins
Juana
Janie” Perkins
Harold
Garden City
Garden City Commission
Bonnie Talley
Commission
Laura Ingalls
San Antonio de Aceves
Guanajuato
Mexico
Missing Maltese Abby Gail highlights pet theft concerns
The theft of a four-pound Maltese named Abby Gail from a Wal-Mart parking lot raises questions about how often pets vanish or are stolen. Finney County Humane Society volunteer Mark Morell notes a late 2004 surge in dog theft reports, with fears of a possible upsurge despite a taper.
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Wal-Mart
Kansas Ave
Mark Morell
Finney County Humane Society
Tle
Morell
Garden City
Finney County
Dodge City
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Telegam
Jean Payne
Reynaldo Mesa
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J.R. Behan
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David Crase
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