Local mental health centers brace for funding cuts across region
Area Mental Health Center in a 13 county region plans for worst case as state grant cuts loom ranging from 800000 to 1200000. Rick Gray notes funding from state 20 percent and SRS redistribution pressuring outpatient and crisis services while lobbying lawmakers.
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Rick Gray
Kansas
Gray
MediKan
SRS
AMHC
Dodge City
Garden City
Scott City
Ulysses
Neighbors profile shows woman’s career twists and lifelong learning
A longtime educator who taught math at a high school in 1993 and 1994 later moved to the finance sector, rising to supervisor at Fidelity State Bank now Commerce Bank. Since September she has led the financial aid department at GCCC while balancing family and ongoing learning, planning to quilt in retirement.
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Blau
GCCC
Tree care tips from the Garden City workshop
In southwestern Kansas a fall aeration window in late September and early October was highlighted along with proper fertilization and pruning. Experts from KSU and local arborists discussed bagworm timing, borers, and tree planting while praising Garden City’s 1973 tree board for public education and a first place display board honor.
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Kansas
Brandy Snodgrass
Garden City
Fagerness
Bob Bauerfeind
KSU
Charlie Barden
KSA
Ned Tisserat
Garden City Tree Board
Geier
Tree Board
Police logs list arrests and citations Friday and Saturday
Friday reports show Jay Kells cited for driving while suspended and Cynthia Scott cited for failing to register an animal. Juan Lopez arrested on two warrants at the Law Enforcement Center. The logs note theft at Wal-Mart and multiple drinks, detains, and curfew violations. Saturday entries include probation violation arrest, intoxicated pedestrian, domestic battery arrest, and curfew. Property theft losses totaling hundreds of dollars are recorded from several locations.
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Jay Kells
Jennie Barker
Jenny Avenue
Cynthia Scott
W. Campbell Sr
Isabel Ave
Juan Lopez
Rocky Ford
Colo
Law Enforcement Center
N. Ninth St
Jennifer Dunn
Cliff Place
Animal Shelter
Daniel Zeller
Fleming St
N. Main St
Jerrod Bakken
S. Dawn
Zerr
Maria Tornero
Inge Ave
Inge Avenue
Gorge Rosales
Kansas Ave
Wal-Mart
Nathan Finck
Sixth St
North Sixth Street
Ralph Ortega
Eighth St
North 13Th Street
Alex Wilson
Campus Drive
Martin Ramirez
Deerfield
North 10Th Street
Ebner Alexander
Buffalo Jones Ave
West Buffalo Jones Avenue
Beau Guerrero
E. Chestnut St
Tiffany Kemp
East Chestnut Street
Jaime A. Jurahom
Osage Court
Hackberry Street
PATH
Lacer G. Curnutt
Okla
Kansas Avenue
Roger M. Loesch
E. US. Highway 50
Henderson
Commanche County
Garden City Fire Department Calls and Animal Impounds
Garden City Fire Department reports multiple calls including a fluid spill on Air Service Road and a gas leak on U.S. Highway 50. Also listed are a carbon monoxide alarm, a rescue, a fire alarm, and an EMS assist. The city and Finney County animal shelter impounded several animals from multiple blocks, with owner contact and three day hold periods noted.
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Air Service Road
E. U.S. Highway 50
Ibp
Third
Price Streets
Walnut St
E. Fulton St
Garden City
Finney County
Isabel Ave
U.S. Highway 50
Pats Drive
Conrad Avenue
West Mary Street
Earth Day lessons teach kids to recycle and save water
Students at Garfield Elementary and Sublette rural classes visited the zoo for Earth Day activities hosted by teachers Jennifer Collins and Deanna Myers. They learned about recycling, endangered animals, and habitat preservation, while guest demonstrator Rich Renner showcased a pedal powered Recycle Cycle built from trash and recycled goods.
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Page al Cando
Jennifer Long
Finney County Conservation District
Jennifer Collins
Garfield Elementary
Zoo
Yolanda Rodriguez
Collins
Deanna Myers
Myers
Sublette
Rich Renner
Overland Park
Renner
Steve Trash
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Bauerfeind
Bop
N. Main
Diva-Store.com
Safford Avenue
North
Taylor Avenue
Garden City Fire Department
West
Campbell Street
Zoe
East
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