Garden City weighs fire station priorities and budget impact
Garden City commissioners debated whether to remodel the central fire station or build a third station on the east side. Commissioner Melvin Dale warned the goals language may sideline the feasibility study and future fire needs. City Manager Matt Allen urged hiring a third party to assess facility needs to guide budget decisions. See Commission, Page A5.
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Garden City Commission
Melvin Dale
Central Fire Station
Dale
Matt Allen
Allen
Testing delays in Kansas due to CETE browser issues
USD 457 Superintendent Dr. Rick Atha halted state math, reading and science tests for the week amid CETE browser based assessment problems. KSDE extended the deadline to May 16 as officials pursue fixes, noting browser based tests introduce new security and compatibility challenges across 286 districts and a pilot of the new standards.
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Center For Educational Testing Evaluation
CETE
Kansas Public
USD 457
Rick Atha
Atha
Kansas State Department of Education
KSDE
Associ
Ated
Kansas
KITE
Denise Kahler
Kahler
Trustees OK deal with NAU
Garden City Community College trustees unanimously approved an agreement with National American University to offer on campus baccalaureate programs this fall. NAU, with 37 campuses in 11 states, provides online and on site courses. local concerns were raised about the ethics and defaults at for profit schools.
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Garden City Community College Board of Trustees
GCCC
National American University
Herbert Swender
NAU
Kansas
Garden City
Carole Geier
Geier
Huelskamp highlights debt immigration and jobs at town hall
Congressman Tim Huelskamp spoke to 30 to 40 constituents at St Catherine Hospital about debt, immigration, and job security. He displayed charts on the national debt and discussed executive power, noting the Cap and Trade bill passed the House in 2009 but stalled in the Senate.
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U.S
Tim Huelskamp
R-Kan
Huelskamp
St. Catherine Hosital
St. Catherine Hospital
Washington
House of Representatives
Senate
Congress
Weather forecast for today and Thursday in brief
Today partly sunny with a high near 66 and a low around 35. Thursday brings rain with a high near 47 and a low around 36. Details on page Ag.
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