Night Out strengthens ties in Gillespie Place neighborhood
Debra Bolton hosts annual National Night Out gatherings in the 1000 block of Gillespie Place drawing neighbors from across the area. Emergency crews including Garden City police Capt. Randy Ralston and the fire department attended, emphasizing police and resident collaboration to deter harassment and boost community safety.
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Debra Bolton
Gillespie Place
Bolton
Borhood
Octavio Morales
Morales
Jim Dawson
Garden City
Randy Ralston
GCPD
Ralston
Adam Patterson
Audit calls for rethink of school nurse costs
The legislative audit highlights nurse salaries about 19000 higher than unlicensed staff and suggests splitting nurse duties across schools. It cites Shawnee Heights USD 450 and Seaman USD 345 as peers using shared nurses and health aides, with mixed views on immediate emergency care and student outcomes. A separate note says USD 437 plans a committee to study supplemental coaching pay, aiming to cut costs by 34000 to 77000 annually.
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Lcator
USD 487
Auburn-Washburn
Shawnee County
Shawnee Heights
USD 450
Martin Stessman
Stessman
Seaman Usd 345
Christine Tuck
National Association of School Nurses
USD 345
Tuck
Association
Dietrich
Milk plant gains city approval for on site wastewater system
The city approves a development agreement for a Milk plant project on a 156 acre site with a 10 year lease option and a $2.5 million pre purchase of treated effluent for 20 years. The city will reuse one million gallons daily for parks and other city areas while granting a 70 percent real property tax abatement and potential IRB. Open date targeted May 31 2017 with preliminary design possible fall 2016.
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Muirhead
Dan Fankhauser
Finney County Commission
Finney County Economic Development Corp
Dairy Farmers of America Board
Grisell
Kansas Department of Revenue
Central Fire Station
Chris Law
Steve Cottrell
Kansas adults face disability at one in five
A CDC BRFSS report shows 20 percent of Kansas adults have at least one disability with walking difficulty most common at 13 percent, followed by cognitive impairment 9 percent and vision issues 3 percent. The 2013 survey involved about 22,800 Kansans and highlighted disparities by income and education.
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Kansas
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Minnesota
Alabama
Martha Hodgesmith
Independent Living
University of Kansas
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