Third fire station in works for Garden City
City officials seek to staff a third fire station with three firefighters around the clock. Voters rejected a half cent sales tax renewal, endangering funding for the new station and a road project. The plan aims to improve ISO rating and four minute response time while addressing ladder truck gaps.
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Bob Halloran
Shelton
Garden City
Jeff Whitham
Halloran
Regional airport plan could unite Kansas cities
Esquivel new airport chief says regional air service is the major change ahead. He urges a regional dialogue with Dodge City and Liberal if EAS funding falters, as Kansas cities like Garden City and Great Bend rely on subsidies. A $600,000 air cargo building and $100,000 parking project are planned with JAG II Construction.
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Dodge City
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Great Bend
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Goodland
Denver
Kansas City
Southwest
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Missing journalist freed by former rebels in Philippines
Arlyn de la Cruz, 32, who had been missing for three months, was released by former Muslim rebels on Jolo island around 5:30 a.m. She had earlier interviewed American missionaries Martin and Gracia Burnham, captives of Abu Sayyaf, and was taken to Zamboanga airport for transport to Manila.
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Zamboanga, Philippines
Philippines
Arlyn de la Cruz
Martin and
Gracia Burnham
Abu Sayyaf Group
Col
Romeo Tolentino
de la Cruz
Jolo Island
Zamboanga
Mindanao Island
Manila
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