Holcomb USD 363 enrollment drives set at high school
Holcomb school district wide enrollment for USD 363 Holcomb runs 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Holcomb High School 600 N Jones Ave. Those unable to attend may enroll Wednesday at the appropriate school. Supply lists available at enrollment or on the district Web site and district office at 277 2629 for more information.
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Holcomb
Holcomb High School
N. Jones Ave
Pld
USDA commodities distribution schedule announced
USDA commodities will be distributed Tuesday from 10 a.m. to noon at the Senior Center 907 N 10th St and 1 to 3 p.m. at the Salvation Army 216 N Ninth St. Items include grapefruit juice corn flakes canned chicken peanut butter orange juice and green beans. Bring own boxes and proof of Finney County residency and income for each household member. Call Barbara Jensen at 272-3620 for details.
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USDA
Senior Center
N. 10Th St
Salvation Army
Ninth St
Finney County
Barbara Jensen
GCHS yearbooks available Thursday at enrollment
The Garden City High School yearbook staff will distribute 2008 yearbooks during enrollment on Thursday in room 120. Students may pick up yearbooks, and 2009 yearbooks costing $45 will be offered for order. Enrollment runs 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m., with some exclusions for sold-by-mail participants.
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Garden City High School
GCHS
N. Main St
USD 457
Dole seeks bipartisan work on health care forum
Former senator Bob Dole returns to Kansas for a health care forum sponsored by the Bipartisan Policy Center and the University of Kansas Business School Institute of Politics. Dole aims to influence next president with bipartisan ideas as the forum opens Monday evening.
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Dole
Topeka
Bob Dole
Senate
Institute of Politics
University of Kansas
Voters weigh in on Scott County law enforcement center
Scott City residents decide on a 4.2 million bond for a 19 710 square foot jail complex at Kansas Highway 96 and Kingsley Street. If approved, bonds for 15 years would fund construction starting as early as November with completion by late 2009 or early 2010. The center would house 20 inmates, include evidence storage and offices, replacing the 1950s facility with rotted doors and minimal amenities.
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Scott County
Kansas Highway 96
Kingsley Street
Scott City
Jerry Buxton
Building Commission
Buxton
City
Chris Jurgens
Jurgens
Sheriff’s Office
Low primary turnout seen in Kansas races
TOPEKA AP The lack of contested races on Tuesday's primary ballots is expected to produce the second-lowest turnout since 1990, according to Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh. The Johnson County race for a half-cent sales tax and the Kline Howe Republican primary may cause a small spike, but Thornburgh cautions it will not be a barn burner.
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Topeka
Secretary of State
Ron Thornburgh
Johnson County
Phill Kline
Steve Howe
Thornburgh
Spanish Peaks ranger Doug Bressan retires after 33 years
Doug Bressan, long time camp ranger at Spanish Peaks near Walsenburg Colorado, retires as budget cuts end the position. He remains on the ranch he loves, a landmark to generations of Southwest Kansas Boy Scouts who recall his varied skills from EMS to carpentry and guiding hiking and climbing programs.
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Doug Bressan
Walsenburg
Colo
Southwest Kansas
Bressan
Kansas
Doug
Spanish Peaks
Eric Relph
Relph
Coast Guard
National Forest Service
John Veesart
Finney County Ems
Veesart
Boy Scout Ranch
Commission to hear presentation on bridge inspections
Finney County commissioners will hear John Ellermann report on the Kansas Local Bridge Task Force. The group formed after the August Minneapolis I 35W bridge collapse studied inspections and local control options with KDOT and FHWA funding implications.
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John Ellermann
Finney County Public Works
Finney
Ellermann
Kansas Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
KDOT
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Holcomb School
Marshall County
Frankfort
Kansas Animal Health Department
John Huningdake
Emacion
Luninghake
Dan Harding
Decatur
Lil
Finney County Commission
Finney County Administrative Center
Jerry Younger